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<!-- heading in pencil --> <head>26 March 1802<lb/>Despotism 1</head> <p>My Lord if the pretence of seeing in an Act<lb/>of Parliament what is not there is to be allowed<lb/> | |||
— and on the strength <add>under colour</add> of that pretence men are<lb/>to be suffered to be turned into waste paper<lb/>if <!-- brackets in pencil -->[at no other <sic>expence</sic> than that of an<lb/>undetectable lie,] the Executive power is to<lb/>be suffered — and suffered whenever it pleases<lb/>and as often as it pleases to tread upon<lb/>the work of the legislature — the Constitution<lb/>is at an end.</p> <p>The Act<hi rend="superscript">[+]</hi> <note><hi rend="superscript">[+]</hi> the Penitentiary<lb/>Act, in prescribing<lb/>the part to be taken<lb/>by the Treasury in<lb/>the institution of<lb/>an Establishment<lb/>says required</note> says required — The Finance Committee<lb/>takes notice of its having said required<lb/>— and <del>up</del> after this my Lord — and after I<lb/>had told him of this — his man in office<lb/>had the effrontery <add>assurance</add> to maintain to me <add>join me/insist upon it to my face </add><lb/>that it was <add>and always was and would be</add> in their power to do it or<lb/>not to do it — as they pleased. My Lord<lb/>I know it — and know it but too well, it<lb/>has been so by abuse — but if that abuse<lb/>is to go on — and presidents are to be made <add>to stand in the eyes of the<lb/>public and of Parliament as a president</add> from it the Constitution is at an end. For<lb/>my Lord if for argument sake it should<lb/>be the pleasure of Parliament to bind the Treasury<lb/>by what plainer words could they<lb/>go about it <add>endeavour at it?</add></p> <p><note>and to treat me<lb/>as a visionary<lb/>and a <hi rend="underline">greenhorn</hi><lb/>for disputing</note></p> <p><note>Yes my Lord<lb/>for maintaining<lb/>the superiority of<lb/>Parliament to these<lb/>men, — I was scorned<lb/>and scowled at<lb/>and even picked<lb/>on as if I had been<lb/><add><gap/> from</add><lb/>Thomas Payne</note></p> | |||
<p>My Lord if the pretence of seeing in an Act<lb/> | |||
of Parliament what is not there is to be allowed<lb/> | |||
to be suffered to be turned into | |||
if at no other expence than that of an<lb/> | |||
undetectable lie, the Executive power is to | |||
suffered | |||
and as often as it pleases to tread upon<lb/> | |||
the work of the | |||
is at an end.</p> | |||
<p>The Act<hi rend="superscript"> | |||
had told him of this | |||
had the effrontery <add> | |||
that it was <add>and always was and | |||
not to do it | |||
I know it | |||
has been so by abuse | |||
is to go on | |||
be the pleasure of Parliament to bind the Treasury<lb/> | |||
by what plainer words could they<lb/> | |||
go about it <add><gap/></add> | |||
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26 March 1802
Despotism 1
My Lord if the pretence of seeing in an Act
of Parliament what is not there is to be allowed
— and on the strength under colour of that pretence men are
to be suffered to be turned into waste paper
if [at no other expence than that of an
undetectable lie,] the Executive power is to
be suffered — and suffered whenever it pleases
and as often as it pleases to tread upon
the work of the legislature — the Constitution
is at an end.
The Act[+] [+] the Penitentiary
Act, in prescribing
the part to be taken
by the Treasury in
the institution of
an Establishment
says required says required — The Finance Committee
takes notice of its having said required
— and up after this my Lord — and after I
had told him of this — his man in office
had the effrontery assurance to maintain to me join me/insist upon it to my face
that it was and always was and would be in their power to do it or
not to do it — as they pleased. My Lord
I know it — and know it but too well, it
has been so by abuse — but if that abuse
is to go on — and presidents are to be made to stand in the eyes of the
public and of Parliament as a president from it the Constitution is at an end. For
my Lord if for argument sake it should
be the pleasure of Parliament to bind the Treasury
by what plainer words could they
go about it endeavour at it?
and to treat me
as a visionary
and a greenhorn
for disputing
Yes my Lord
for maintaining
the superiority of
Parliament to these
men, — I was scorned
and scowled at
and even picked
on as if I had been
from
Thomas Payne
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