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Judging from custom, here might <del>to</del> appear<lb/>to be a place for <add>the appointment of</add> an <hi rend="underline">Oath of Office</hi>, to be<lb/>taken by the Commissioners, with or without the<lb/>same or another Oath for their Subordinates. But<lb/>to confess the truth, the <add>sort of Oath called an</add> Oath of office is in<lb/>every instance that has <del>fallen</del> <add>happened to fall</add> under my observation<lb/>so pure a piece of oldwomanism - so perfect<lb/>a chip in porridge, that I could not prevail<lb/>upon myself to <del> | Judging from custom, here might <del>to</del> appear<lb/>to be a place for <add>the appointment of</add> an <hi rend="underline">Oath of Office</hi>, to be<lb/>taken by the Commissioners, with or without the<lb/>same or another Oath for their Subordinates. But<lb/>to confess the truth, the <add>sort of Oath called an</add> Oath of office is in<lb/>every instance that has <del>fallen</del> <add>happened to fall</add> under my observation<lb/>so pure a piece of oldwomanism - so perfect<lb/>a chip in porridge, that I could not prevail<lb/>upon myself to <del>instate it.</del> <add>make use of it.</add> Besides the <add><del>those</del></add> profanationa<lb/>which are but too frequent <del>with</del> on the part of<lb/>individuals, there are two species of profanation<lb/>(for such they have appeared to me) which are<lb/>but too frequent on the part of the Legislature.<lb/>The first and most abominable is the imposing<lb/>an oath containing an <del>assertion</del> <add>asservation <del>which it</del> </add> <del>the truth of</del> <add>such</add> <del>which</del><lb/><add>as (it is known ) is seldom if ever true,</add> <note><del>Such of such a <lb/>nature as to be <lb/>seldom if ever true.</del></note><lb/> <add>or a promise</add><lb/>is impossible, or a promise <del>the execution of which <lb/>is impracticable imperformable or unlikely to be<lb/>performed the performance of which is seldom if ever</del><lb/><del>likely to which</del> <add>such as (it is known)</add> is seldom or ever performed: <del>such</del> <add>of this</add><lb/><del>as</del> <add>kind are</add> Oaths called <hi rend="underline">Custom House Oaths</hi>, and many<lb/>others. The other is <del>that</del> <add>the sort here</add> in question: the appointing <add>putting</add><lb/><del>under the name <add>nature</add> of <gap/></del> <add>into a man's mouth, under the name of an oath</add> a form of words<lb/><add>which amounting to nothing can not bind a man to any</add><lb/><del>which meaning nothing binds a man to nothing</del><lb/> <del>the exacting under the resounding name of an oath</del><lb/><del>a promise which amounts to nothing</del> <add>thing</add> The habitual<lb/>imposition of Oaths known to be habitually<lb/>false is certainly the most crying scandal of the<lb/>time, and <del>contributes most to</del> <add>does the most towards</add> the bringing the obligation<lb/>into contempt: but the continual <del>addition -</del> <add>practice of</add> <del>the<lb/> number</del> <note>of</note><lb/><pb/> | ||
Judging from custom, here might to appear
to be a place for the appointment of an Oath of Office, to be
taken by the Commissioners, with or without the
same or another Oath for their Subordinates. But
to confess the truth, the sort of Oath called an Oath of office is in
every instance that has fallen happened to fall under my observation
so pure a piece of oldwomanism - so perfect
a chip in porridge, that I could not prevail
upon myself to instate it. make use of it. Besides the those profanationa
which are but too frequent with on the part of
individuals, there are two species of profanation
(for such they have appeared to me) which are
but too frequent on the part of the Legislature.
The first and most abominable is the imposing
an oath containing an assertion asservation which it the truth of such which
as (it is known ) is seldom if ever true, Such of such a
nature as to be
seldom if ever true.
or a promise
is impossible, or a promise the execution of which
is impracticable imperformable or unlikely to be
performed the performance of which is seldom if ever
likely to which such as (it is known) is seldom or ever performed: such of this
as kind are Oaths called Custom House Oaths, and many
others. The other is that the sort here in question: the appointing putting
under the name nature of into a man's mouth, under the name of an oath a form of words
which amounting to nothing can not bind a man to any
which meaning nothing binds a man to nothing
the exacting under the resounding name of an oath
a promise which amounts to nothing thing The habitual
imposition of Oaths known to be habitually
false is certainly the most crying scandal of the
time, and contributes most to does the most towards the bringing the obligation
into contempt: but the continual addition - practice of the
number of
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