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1829 March 22
Reformists Petition Reviewed

Supplemental
Postscript

Reformists Classed
Historical anti-reformists

(5)
27 March Quere whether to employ this?

15
As to Method
Courses v Orders here
pursued —
1. The Historical
2. The logical: viz
any other than the Historical

One word as to the method here pursued. Altogether
necessary to the purpose was the historical order here pursued. Subordinate
to it the regard paid to what may be termed the logical. The proportion
For the exposure of the inaptitude of the existing
to be found in the inaptitude of the existing system: nil as this is that
portion not in respect of perks, howsoever numerous and
system two courses presented themselves to choice. Inaptitude
— but of the whole together: and to the application of the indispensable
being a word of relation — supposes the existence
remedy, an adequate conception of the cause of the evil
of standard of comparison, explicit or implied
was is a condition altogether indispensable.Hereafter the all-preceding
The standard of this same being indispensable
and all embracing cause came to exposition in the first place of the principle of the evil
shall it then be laid down in the first place
effects | directly and declaredly, or only implicitly and in the
way of allusion? In Be this question its own answer seems
to be implied conveyed. Upon further reflection however such will
not be found to be the case. On the other hand neither on the part of the What it supports and grounds
itself upon is this that the proposed system has been freedom of deformity here exhibited separately considered, was
a of this deformity in the mind of those in
already the supposed apt system proposed as a succedaneum
application of the remedy depends, a condition less necessary. But
to the averred useful; system has been already completed
be a in assurance of inaptitude, some conception of a standard of apparent
This being supposed done, then as the proposed
aptitude as not also necessary. What then was to be done For
proceeds, in its normal parts the existing system is in the correspondent
any such standard is a state to completeness selling less the one
perk applied to it, and the difference held up to view
all- Act in both subjects and that a

But Good. But what this course supposes is that
that which it has duly proposed to be done is done already Considered as in place
has been sufficient. But this if done would be the very thing which the
which has for its object the causing to be done. necessity therefore was this course given up Here then was a desire
to be made. In who ca what may be stated the logical
being that given up, the one here pursued which was
to it. It This may be stated the historical. For on another
allowed this order of |undispartely. standard laid down would suffer it on be a Without
the th a view taken of the a conception formed

other parts a of aptitude of the causes of the disorder required to
be laid down neither the of the excess of it, nor of the absolute Such accordingly is the course which will be seen pursued
demand for the proposed remedy be understood.

Not yet has the logical method been left altogether unemployed.
To a considerable extent the of
even to such a degree apparent, that when once held up
to view to that character the common sense sufficed
of itself for satisfying any eye that could endure
the sight, that on the character that rightly belongs to it:
and to the purpose of being persuaded of the inapt or
question, it request that a of the standard in
question
question should be brought held up
to view, held up to view
it accordingly.

Identifier: | JB/011/111/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 11.
Date_1	1829-03-20	Marginal Summary Numbering	15
Box	011	Main Headings	law amendment
Folio number	111	Info in main headings field	reformists reviewed
Image	001	Titles
Category	text sheet	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	c5
Penner	jeremy bentham	Watermarks	street & co
Marginals	jeremy bentham	Paper Producer	antonio alcala galiano
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year
Notes public		ID Number	3808
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