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<note>Salona 4 May 1824</note> | <note>Salona 4 May 1824</note> | ||
<p>My dear M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Bentham, | <p>My dear M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. Bentham, You desired me to write to you. Pardon<lb/> | ||
You desired me to write to you. Pardon<lb/> | |||
my having so long delayed complying with your commands.<lb/> | my having so long delayed complying with your commands.<lb/> | ||
Your most valuable manuscripts I presented to the Representatives<lb/> | Your most valuable manuscripts I presented to the Representatives<lb/> | ||
of the Greek people. They rec<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. them with expressions of deep-felt<lb/> | of the Greek people. They rec<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. them with expressions of deep-felt<lb/> | ||
gratitude, & promised me that they w<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. consult <del>their</del> as their<lb/> | gratitude, & promised me that they w<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. consult <del>their</del> as their<lb/> | ||
wisest Oracle & act accordingly.</p> | |||
<p>M. Negris, who is the ablest man in Greece, & professes wise principles<lb/> | |||
of Gov<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>., is laboring at a Code. He says, to make it palatable<lb/> | |||
to the people, he must make them believe that it <del><gap/></del> was framed after<lb/> | |||
the model of the <del>Brigantine</del><add>Byzantine</add> Code. I condemned this quackery & told<lb/> | |||
him to read Dumont's works. He then desired me to put him in<lb/> | |||
correspondence with yourself. I promised to take this liberty, provided<lb/> | |||
he w<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. act up to your advice. He consented: & I shall forward to you<lb/> | |||
his letter. Were your codes ready they w<hi rend="superscript">d</hi>. I think be immediately adopted<lb/> | |||
in Greece. Your works are known & admired here by the few<lb/> | |||
who are educated. The state of Greece is not easily conveyed to the<lb/> | |||
mind of a foreigner. The Society is formed of 1 the Primates who<lb/> | |||
lean to oligarchy or Turkish principles. 2 of the Captains who profess<lb/> | |||
democratic notions, but who are in reality for power & plunder: &<lb/> | |||
lastly of the people who are <del>irreproachable</del><add><sic>improveable</sic></add> in character, & of course<lb/> | |||
desire to have a proper weight in the Constitution. The people of the<lb/> | |||
Pelloponesus are much under the influence of the Civil & Military<lb/> | |||
Oligarchs. Those of Eastern & Western Greece are chiefly under the<lb/> | |||
Captains. Of these Odyssea is the most influential. His father never<lb/> | |||
bowed to the Turks. He was a freeman & a robber. Odyssea was<lb/> | |||
brought up by the famous Tyrant Ali Pacha. He <del><gap/></del>is shrewd & ambitious.<lb/> | |||
He too has played the Tyrant; but is now persuaded that<lb/> | |||
the road to fame & wealth is by pursuing good Gov<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>.. He therefore<lb/> | |||
follows this course, & supports the people & the Republic. Negra who<lb/> | |||
once signed a sentence of death ag<hi rend="superscript">t</hi>. him is now his Minister. Of the<lb/></p> | |||
<p><add>maritime</add></p> | |||
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Salona 4 May 1824
My dear Mr. Bentham, You desired me to write to you. Pardon
my having so long delayed complying with your commands.
Your most valuable manuscripts I presented to the Representatives
of the Greek people. They recd. them with expressions of deep-felt
gratitude, & promised me that they wd. consult their as their
wisest Oracle & act accordingly.
M. Negris, who is the ablest man in Greece, & professes wise principles
of Govt., is laboring at a Code. He says, to make it palatable
to the people, he must make them believe that it was framed after
the model of the BrigantineByzantine Code. I condemned this quackery & told
him to read Dumont's works. He then desired me to put him in
correspondence with yourself. I promised to take this liberty, provided
he wd. act up to your advice. He consented: & I shall forward to you
his letter. Were your codes ready they wd. I think be immediately adopted
in Greece. Your works are known & admired here by the few
who are educated. The state of Greece is not easily conveyed to the
mind of a foreigner. The Society is formed of 1 the Primates who
lean to oligarchy or Turkish principles. 2 of the Captains who profess
democratic notions, but who are in reality for power & plunder: &
lastly of the people who are irreproachableimproveable in character, & of course
desire to have a proper weight in the Constitution. The people of the
Pelloponesus are much under the influence of the Civil & Military
Oligarchs. Those of Eastern & Western Greece are chiefly under the
Captains. Of these Odyssea is the most influential. His father never
bowed to the Turks. He was a freeman & a robber. Odyssea was
brought up by the famous Tyrant Ali Pacha. He is shrewd & ambitious.
He too has played the Tyrant; but is now persuaded that
the road to fame & wealth is by pursuing good Govt.. He therefore
follows this course, & supports the people & the Republic. Negra who
once signed a sentence of death agt. him is now his Minister. Of the
maritime
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