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whilst in New South Wales cannot commit crimes<lb/> | whilst in New South Wales cannot commit crimes<lb/> | ||
in England, the distance between the two places<lb/> | in England, the distance between the two places<lb/> | ||
in a considerable degree <del | in a considerable degree <del>procludes</del> <add>precludes</add> his illegal action<lb/> | ||
and this is the sum of the advantage</p> | and this is the sum of the advantage</p> | ||
<p>Whilst the Convict is at Botany Bay he<lb/> | <p>Whilst the Convict is at Botany Bay he<lb/> | ||
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remains the same, and the Crimes which are <lb/> | remains the same, and the Crimes which are <lb/> | ||
mischievous in the Mother country are <sic>mischevous</sic><lb/> | mischievous in the Mother country are <sic>mischevous</sic><lb/> | ||
in the Colony.- <del>This punishment therefore does</del><add>we ought not therefore to attribute to this punishment</add><lb/> | in the Colony.- <del>This punishment therefore does</del> <add>we ought not therefore to attribute to this punishment</add><lb/> | ||
<del>not possess this</del><add>an</add> advantage which it does not<lb/> | <del>not possess this</del> <add>an</add> advantage which it does not<lb/> | ||
possess. That <del>the</del> <add>an</add> inhabitant of London should rejoice<lb/> | possess. That <del>the</del> <add>an</add> inhabitant of London should rejoice<lb/> | ||
in the removal to a distance of a dangerous character<lb/> | in the removal to a distance of a dangerous character<lb/> | ||
is easily comprehended <add><del>it is</del> his</add><del>his</del> particular interest is touched<lb/> | is easily comprehended <add><del>it is</del> his</add> <del>his</del> particular interest is touched<lb/> | ||
But <del>that</del> a punishment ought not to meet the approbation <lb/> | But <del>that</del> a punishment ought not to meet the approbation <lb/> | ||
of a Legislator which without diminishing the number of times<lb/> | of a Legislator which without diminishing the number of times<lb/> | ||
committed; only changes the place of their | committed; only changes the place of their Commission...</p><pb/> | ||
employed in the manufacture of this article &
when every ship that arrives is provided with an
abundant supply the sale of it being more certain
and more profitable than that of any other commodity?
Such has been the state of the convict population
of this Colony - past reformation none - future reformation
still more hopeless - we have perhaps dwelt too
long upon this part of the subject: fortunately the
Copies which remain may be compressed into a
Narrower Compass
III The Third object or end of Punishment is
Incapacitation taking from the delinquent the
power of committing the same crimes-
Transportation accomplishes this object
with relation to a certain place The Convict
whilst in New South Wales cannot commit crimes
in England, the distance between the two places
in a considerable degree procludes precludes his illegal action
and this is the sum of the advantage
Whilst the Convict is at Botany Bay he
need not be dreaded in England, but his character
remains the same, and the Crimes which are
mischievous in the Mother country are mischevous
in the Colony.- This punishment therefore does we ought not therefore to attribute to this punishment
not possess this an advantage which it does not
possess. That the an inhabitant of London should rejoice
in the removal to a distance of a dangerous character
is easily comprehended it is his his particular interest is touched
But that a punishment ought not to meet the approbation
of a Legislator which without diminishing the number of times
committed; only changes the place of their Commission...
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