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<head>Preface</head> | <head>Preface</head> | ||
every borough in England might be proud to | <p>every borough in England might be proud to acknowledge<lb/> | ||
for its representative, Mr. Howard was, by the chance<lb/> | |||
of Election war, thrown out of his seat in an Assembly, which <lb/> | of Election war, thrown out of his seat in an Assembly, which <lb/> | ||
might be more reverenced had it more men in it like him.—<lb/> | might be more reverenced had it more men in it like him.—<lb/> | ||
Will any one say, because the | Will any one say, because the Burgesses of Bedford were so <lb/> | ||
corrupt as to be insensible to his merits, or so fortunate as <lb/> | corrupt as to be insensible to his merits, or so fortunate as <lb/> | ||
to have met with still superior merits in a rival candidate, <lb/> | to have met with still superior merits in a rival candidate, <lb/> | ||
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worth the taking? I should be curious to see the person <lb/> | worth the taking? I should be curious to see the person <lb/> | ||
who would say so. I will still suffer myself therefore to <lb/> | who would say so. I will still suffer myself therefore to <lb/> | ||
hope to see the time, when the representatives of the | hope to see the time, when the representatives of the public<lb/> | ||
will no longer disdain to take their constituents into <lb/> | |||
council, and when Bills will be printed for the perusal, <lb/> | council, and when Bills will be printed for the perusal, <lb/> | ||
not of the members of the House only, but of the members of <lb/> | not of the members of the House only, but of the members of <lb/> | ||
the community. | the community.</p> | ||
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As to what concerns the author of that preface, that <hi rend="underline">he</hi> <lb/> | As to what concerns the author of that preface, that <hi rend="underline">he</hi> <lb/> | ||
had no peculiar aversion to the interference of the public<lb/> | had no peculiar aversion to the interference of the public<lb/> | ||
at large, may be inferred from other passages in the same <lb/> | at large, may be inferred from other passages in the same <lb/> | ||
discourse. <hi rend="superscript">[a]</hi> The case seems to be that in omitting to take<lb/> | discourse. <hi rend="superscript">[a]</hi> The case seems to be that in omitting to take<lb/></p> | ||
<head>NOTE.</head> | <head>NOTE.</head> | ||
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[a] See p.9 "Many usefull and essential amendments" says <lb/> | [a] See p.9 "Many <sic>usefull</sic> and essential amendments" says <lb/> | ||
he," even at present may be expected from <hi rend="underline">others</hi> who will "give <lb/> their immediate attention". | he," even at present may be expected from <hi rend="underline">others</hi> who will "give <lb/> their immediate attention".</p> | ||
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9
Preface
every borough in England might be proud to acknowledge
for its representative, Mr. Howard was, by the chance
of Election war, thrown out of his seat in an Assembly, which
might be more reverenced had it more men in it like him.—
Will any one say, because the Burgesses of Bedford were so
corrupt as to be insensible to his merits, or so fortunate as
to have met with still superior merits in a rival candidate,
that it would be one of no advantage to the public for Mr.-
Howard to have had the perusal of such a Bill? and
that in a question of police Mr. Howards opinion is not
worth the taking? I should be curious to see the person
who would say so. I will still suffer myself therefore to
hope to see the time, when the representatives of the public
will no longer disdain to take their constituents into
council, and when Bills will be printed for the perusal,
not of the members of the House only, but of the members of
the community.
As to what concerns the author of that preface, that he
had no peculiar aversion to the interference of the public
at large, may be inferred from other passages in the same
discourse. [a] The case seems to be that in omitting to take
NOTE.
[a] See p.9 "Many usefull and essential amendments" says
he," even at present may be expected from others who will "give
their immediate attention".
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