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that time-let us compare with it that which is the nature of<lb/> | that time-let us compare with it that which is the nature of<lb/> | ||
the <sic>desease</sic> at this present time.<lb/></p> | the <sic>desease</sic> at this present time.<lb/></p> | ||
<p>The features by which the Constitution of this political<lb/> | <p>The features by which the Constitution of this <unclear>political</unclear><lb/> | ||
state was distinguished <del> | state was distinguished <del><gap/></del> by its advantage from that every <add>monarch</add> <add>such | ||
</add><lb/> | </add><lb/> | ||
other Constitutional state where that whereas in every other state<lb/> | other Constitutional state where that whereas in every other state<lb/> | ||
without any exception worth regarding to the present purpose<lb/> | without any exception worth regarding to the present purpose<lb/> | ||
the Monarch had it in his power on the | the Monarch had it in his power to carry on the bussiness of<lb/> | ||
Government without the concurrence of any Representative of<lb/> | Government without the concurrence of any Representative of<lb/> | ||
the people capable of affording any effectual resistance, in this<lb/> | the people capable of affording any effectual resistance, in this<lb/> | ||
Country the Monarch had for such a length oftime been in the<lb/> | Country the Monarch had for such a length <unclear>oftime</unclear> been in the<lb/> | ||
habit of calling in and thus encumbering himself with that<lb/> | habit of calling in and thus encumbering himself with <del>that</del><lb/> | ||
the sort of check thus bearing upon his Authority that to rid himself<lb/> | the sort of check thus bearing upon his Authority that to rid himself<lb/> | ||
of it had become <del>at</del> difficult at least if not impracticable.<lb/> | of it had become <del>at</del> difficult at least if not impracticable.<lb/> | ||
Here then was a check and that of a sort peculiar | Here then was a check and that of a sort peculiar to<lb/> | ||
this | this Country. But the misfortune was that, considering the <unclear>nature</unclear><lb/> | ||
and quantity of the power possessed by the Monarch upon<lb/> | and quantity of the power possessed by the Monarch upon<lb/> | ||
an | an <gap/> footing, this check was in its very nature a corruptible<lb/> | ||
one: and not only so but such an one as sooner or<lb/> | |||
later | later could scarcely fail to be corrupted. This Representative<lb/> | ||
of the people composed in part of Agents of the people <gap/> | |||
by their Constituents. | by their Constituents. this Representative of the people in so<lb/> | ||
far as at any time the interest of it Members were or by<lb/> | far as at any time the interest of it Members were or by<lb/> | ||
themselves were regarded as being identical with the interest<lb/> | themselves were regarded as being identical with the interest<lb/> | ||
of the people would of course according to the best of their<lb/> | of the people would of course according to the best of their<lb/> | ||
ability support the interest of the people: support them | ability support the interest of the people: support them <gap/><lb/> | ||
all occasions and against | all occasions and against all persons: and in <gap/><lb/> | ||
against the Monarch <gap/> being that person of all others who, to a set | against the Monarch <gap/> being that person of all others who, to a set<lb/> | ||
of interests continually operating in opposition to theirs added the only effect to those adverse<lb/> | of interests continually operating in opposition to theirs added the only effect<lb/> to those adverse<lb/> | ||
interests.</p> | interests.</p> | ||
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1818 Nov<hi rend="underline">r</hi> 21.
Whigs and Revolution
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Let us consider what was the nature of the desease at
that time-let us compare with it that which is the nature of
the desease at this present time.
The features by which the Constitution of this political
state was distinguished by its advantage from that every monarch such
other Constitutional state where that whereas in every other state
without any exception worth regarding to the present purpose
the Monarch had it in his power to carry on the bussiness of
Government without the concurrence of any Representative of
the people capable of affording any effectual resistance, in this
Country the Monarch had for such a length oftime been in the
habit of calling in and thus encumbering himself with that
the sort of check thus bearing upon his Authority that to rid himself
of it had become at difficult at least if not impracticable.
Here then was a check and that of a sort peculiar to
this Country. But the misfortune was that, considering the nature
and quantity of the power possessed by the Monarch upon
an footing, this check was in its very nature a corruptible
one: and not only so but such an one as sooner or
later could scarcely fail to be corrupted. This Representative
of the people composed in part of Agents of the people
by their Constituents. this Representative of the people in so
far as at any time the interest of it Members were or by
themselves were regarded as being identical with the interest
of the people would of course according to the best of their
ability support the interest of the people: support them
all occasions and against all persons: and in
against the Monarch being that person of all others who, to a set
of interests continually operating in opposition to theirs added the only effect
to those adverse
interests.
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