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<head>1820 <sic>Apr.</sic> 23</head> <!-- in pencil --> <p>Radicalism not dangerous Despotism dangerous<lb/>(1)</p> <p>I feel myself living in a country by the government of which<lb/>it is treated in the failing of a conquered country | <head>1820 <sic>Apr.</sic> 23</head> <!-- in pencil --> <p>Radicalism not dangerous — Despotism dangerous<lb/>(1)</p> <p>I feel myself living in a country by the government of which<lb/>it is treated in the failing of a conquered country or rather were<lb/><del>Between</del> Course imposed upon it such as was not imposed upon<lb/>the French when under the division of the blind Monarch</p> <p>It would not in my eyes excite the smallest degree of<lb/>suspense, if supposing my life spared a few years longer<lb/><del>it</del> I were by accident to learn that in the Penitentiary<lb/>at Milbank his Majesty that now is had amused<lb/>himself with seeing a Radical put to the torture, the torture<lb/>administered to a Radical, with Lord Sidmouth<lb/>and another Lord directing the application of the torture</p> <p><add>To being with his Majesty</add> If I am asked why, I answer without difficulty.<lb/>His Majesty is King of the United Kingdom of which England<lb/>and Scotland were two out of the three parts. In the Year<lb/>1684 James the second became King of England and Scotland.<lb/>A little before that time his said Majesty while as<lb/>yet but their <del>pre</del> possession of the Kingdom of England<lb/>but under the talk of <!-- blank space --><gap/> governing the Kingdom<lb/>of Scotland land in this northern Kingdom been known<lb/>to <del>gratif</del> administer to himself this same gratification</p> <p>If I am asked whether I can take upon me to say<lb/>that his Majesty the <del>King</del> Monarch of a <unclear>banished</unclear> Monarchy,<lb/> and whose virtues share with such transcendent<lb/>lustre can seriously be regarded as likely to tread on this<lb/>part of the footstep of that Popish King <del>where</del> who by<lb/>his disposition to despotic tyranny, <add>tyrannical disposition</add> was actually drawn<lb/>from the <gap/>, I answer that my means of <del>as</del><lb/>informing myself of the disposition of the individual are inadequate <add>evil</add><lb/>to the purpose, and that <del>in an event</del> <add>to the prejudice of</add> on one<lb/>side it happened to my information or my judgment to<lb/> be <add>on the</add> unfavourable side, and I were to give either <add>make public</add> the one or<lb/> the other in its real and undisguised state, then are Lord<lb/>Liverpool, Lord <del><gap/></del> Sidmouth Lord Castlereagh, M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <unclear>Connor</unclear><lb/> with their <foreign>et ceteras</foreign> ready to order a prosecution the<lb/><add>result</add><lb/><!-- continues in margin --> result of which would<lb/> be the destruction of my<lb/>life, and there are<lb/> Sir <!-- blank space --><gap/> Copley<lb/>and Sir <!-- blank space --><gap/> Giffard<lb/><add>in the character of Attorney <!-- continues along edge of the page --> and <sic>Sollicitor</sic> General</add><lb/>not less ready to carry<lb/>out execution any such<lb/> order than to receive it.</p> <!-- above this text in the margin --> <p>and there is moreover<lb/> M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> <!-- blank space --> <gap/><lb/> the Master of the Crown<lb/>Office, who in regard to <add>on whose instance</add><lb/>the naming of a Special<lb/>Jury disposed to exercise<lb/> and give all due effect<lb/> to their loyal affection<lb/> the person and Government<lb/> of his Majesty that <gap/><lb/>is of his Majesty, were<lb/> to do their part towards<lb/>the doing <gap/> upon all<lb/><!-- continues along the edge of the page --> offenders against his Crown and dignity, <add>appropriate/adequate</add> power is altogether passed and appropriate <add>correspondent</add> disposition as little to be doubted of:</p> | ||
1820 Apr. 23
Radicalism not dangerous — Despotism dangerous
(1)
I feel myself living in a country by the government of which
it is treated in the failing of a conquered country or rather were
Between Course imposed upon it such as was not imposed upon
the French when under the division of the blind Monarch
It would not in my eyes excite the smallest degree of
suspense, if supposing my life spared a few years longer
it I were by accident to learn that in the Penitentiary
at Milbank his Majesty that now is had amused
himself with seeing a Radical put to the torture, the torture
administered to a Radical, with Lord Sidmouth
and another Lord directing the application of the torture
To being with his Majesty If I am asked why, I answer without difficulty.
His Majesty is King of the United Kingdom of which England
and Scotland were two out of the three parts. In the Year
1684 James the second became King of England and Scotland.
A little before that time his said Majesty while as
yet but their pre possession of the Kingdom of England
but under the talk of governing the Kingdom
of Scotland land in this northern Kingdom been known
to gratif administer to himself this same gratification
If I am asked whether I can take upon me to say
that his Majesty the King Monarch of a banished Monarchy,
and whose virtues share with such transcendent
lustre can seriously be regarded as likely to tread on this
part of the footstep of that Popish King where who by
his disposition to despotic tyranny, tyrannical disposition was actually drawn
from the , I answer that my means of as
informing myself of the disposition of the individual are inadequate evil
to the purpose, and that in an event to the prejudice of on one
side it happened to my information or my judgment to
be on the unfavourable side, and I were to give either make public the one or
the other in its real and undisguised state, then are Lord
Liverpool, Lord Sidmouth Lord Castlereagh, Mr Connor
with their et ceteras ready to order a prosecution the
result
result of which would
be the destruction of my
life, and there are
Sir Copley
and Sir Giffard
in the character of Attorney and Sollicitor General
not less ready to carry
out execution any such
order than to receive it.
and there is moreover
Mr
the Master of the Crown
Office, who in regard to on whose instance
the naming of a Special
Jury disposed to exercise
and give all due effect
to their loyal affection
the person and Government
of his Majesty that
is of his Majesty, were
to do their part towards
the doing upon all
offenders against his Crown and dignity, appropriate/adequate power is altogether passed and appropriate correspondent disposition as little to be doubted of:
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jeremy bentham |
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