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1824 Oct. 28

Rationale of Reward

p. 186 Gold as antiseptic of Retreat
Reason 3

The thing about Fred of Prussia as in part subject preceding

In a formerthe preceding Chapter part of this work instances the more bring
to view from which, for most of sufficient attention to the only
true antiseptic abovementioned, gold given to the at the expence of the might naturally enough
be supposed As to the possess Prussian it is a one: but it is hollow to have this property. Frederick the great of Prussia
and proves nothing. Frederic gave small salaries to his functionaries: and they were all
Catherine of Prussia took the same course and the result was
the same. Alexander has some pension: its result still the
same. same. See Cochrane interests new see Legal: see affl even the Newspapers: Indubitable All this is indubitable. But where are wee to look forlay the cause? Not
the effect. But the cause where is it? In the non-application of the in the smallest of the emoluments but in the form
only real antiseptic above mentioned; it would apply itself of itself of a very different antiseptic in the form of the government
but the despot will not suffer it? Why? because, in addition to the the many of the shapes proposed of the
misdeeds by which he is a liar it would exposed to view those by whichand few? in the interest which all are frenchmans in
in his own view of the matter be is a game: it would raise up ageneral head in cooperating ple with the class of functionaries
power that would be a check upon his own. in question and in the absence of adequate inducement
on the part of person in general to contribute either
anticedently in the character of or to primary to pre
ven of delinquency in the shape in question actual in a pri any a watchman anticedently to a delinquency
Suppose now the antiseptic light kept fixt Had the light of the public eye in its broadest
but therein upon every part of the public official conduct of every public functionary
what would have been the consequence? In no shape could delinquency have been meditated
without finding thus or that individual or set of individuals engaged.
by natural and yet adequate interest to give publicity to it. To the greatest part of In that state of
An extent natural without and from factitious interest would suffice.though suppose each office, with the emolument and power attached to
it, suppose it put up to competition. Suppose now that with added tothat which an apt dident hand
of its his own it the emolument was not enough to afford a living profit who what
would be the consequence? put up for it or in much as accept it?anybody Nobody would accept it for more
situation would for for say engage daily pay plan before hand the engaging
Nobody: for nobody who would stand any chance of being accepted would be for a depredation and which presentment and infamy would be to
small and momentary profit, expose himself to little less than certain in which find an opposing watchman in every for
trader immediate punishment and disgrace. every smuggler for example would
in every fair trades behold an opposing watchman, not the less inexorable for being unpaid

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Date_1	1824-10-28	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	143	Main Headings	rationale of reward
Folio number	078	Info in main headings field	rationale of reward
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