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<p>1827. Nov<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. 30</p> | |||
<head>Law Amendment.</head> | |||
<note>Propositions<lb/> | |||
Beginning<lb/> | |||
or<lb/> | |||
Conclusion</note><lb/> | |||
<note>26<lb/> | |||
<p>Objection <del>answered</del><lb/> | |||
Improved by experience is<lb/> | |||
the alledged depravity of | |||
the existing system</note><lb/> | |||
<p>§ Not disproved by the <add>experience</add> extent state of things as to sc<gap/> is the deravity<lb/> | |||
been ascribed to the existing system</p> | |||
Objection <del>The Law</del> Subst<gap/> and <gap/>djective branch together -<lb/> | |||
under the existing system of it were really such as above described<lb/> | |||
how could society be maintained upon that tolerable footing in which<lb/> | |||
it is maintained - a footing sup<gap/> to that as which it is maintain<lb/> | |||
with few or no exception it is encumbered in any other <gap/></p> | |||
<p>Answer Of what there is of good in it, answer the following <add>those which follow</add><lb/> | |||
1. <gap/> power of the Public Opinion Tribunal a power which<lb/> | |||
exists not in virtue of Judge made Law but in s<gap/> of it<lb/> | |||
2. The imagination of the people under <add>in virtue of</add> the favourable conception<lb/> | |||
entertained by them <add>as to</add> of the character <add>disposition<add>moral character</add></add> of the Judges, and<lb/> | |||
that Judge-made law which it is</p> | |||
<note>27<lb/> | |||
Answer of what<lb/> | |||
there is good causes<lb/> | |||
the following<lb/> | |||
1 <del><gap/>anctive</del> <add>Put<gap/> power</add> of Public<lb/> | |||
opinion Tribunal<lb/> | |||
<del><gap/></del> Imagination of <lb/> | |||
the people that Judges<lb/> | |||
are what they might to<lb/> | |||
be</note><lb/> | |||
<p><add>Thus it is</add> Of <del>that imagination</del> <add>the lamentable wit</add> the difference between the pictures<lb/> | |||
thus drawn by imagination and the real state of <add>the case</add> days<lb/> | |||
the proof is <add>it is true</add> continually brought have to this feeling<lb/> | |||
and duration by sad experience.</p> | |||
<note>28<lb/> | |||
True that the contrary<lb/> | |||
is continually brought<lb/> | |||
home to their feelings<lb/> | |||
by sad experience</note><lb/> | |||
<p>But, born or they have, all of the, been under this<lb/> | |||
state of things, and <gap/> never having had experience of <lb/> | |||
any better, or the contrary history in so far as it has<lb/> | |||
happened to them to become acquainted with it, not have<lb/> | |||
my presented to their <add>conception</add> view any thing but what id <add>at least</add> either<lb/> | |||
fate as bad as still worse, whence it is that abuses<lb/> | |||
which is truth have been the work of design, the result of<lb/> | |||
particular and sinister interest on the part of <add>those <gap/> of</add> the ruling few<lb/> | |||
are ascribed by them to the nature of <gap/> and things - <lb/> | |||
to the vitious constitution of the human <add>race</add> options</p> | |||
<note>29<lb/> | |||
But born under this<lb/> | |||
system they never<lb/> | |||
have had experience of<lb/> | |||
any others</note><lb/> | |||
If of this del<gap/> | |||
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1827. Novr. 30
Law Amendment.
Propositions
Beginning
or
Conclusion
26
Objection answered
Improved by experience is
the alledged depravity of
the existing system
§ Not disproved by the experience extent state of things as to sc is the deravity
been ascribed to the existing system
Objection The Law Subst and djective branch together -
under the existing system of it were really such as above described
how could society be maintained upon that tolerable footing in which
it is maintained - a footing sup to that as which it is maintain
with few or no exception it is encumbered in any other
Answer Of what there is of good in it, answer the following those which follow
1. power of the Public Opinion Tribunal a power which
exists not in virtue of Judge made Law but in s of it
2. The imagination of the people under in virtue of the favourable conception
entertained by them as to of the character disposition<add>moral character</add> of the Judges, and
that Judge-made law which it is
27
Answer of what
there is good causes
the following
1 anctive Put power of Public
opinion Tribunal
Imagination of
the people that Judges
are what they might to
be
Thus it is Of that imagination the lamentable wit the difference between the pictures
thus drawn by imagination and the real state of the case days
the proof is it is true continually brought have to this feeling
and duration by sad experience.
28
True that the contrary
is continually brought
home to their feelings
by sad experience
But, born or they have, all of the, been under this
state of things, and never having had experience of
any better, or the contrary history in so far as it has
happened to them to become acquainted with it, not have
my presented to their conception view any thing but what id at least either
fate as bad as still worse, whence it is that abuses
which is truth have been the work of design, the result of
particular and sinister interest on the part of those of the ruling few
are ascribed by them to the nature of and things -
to the vitious constitution of the human race options
29
But born under this
system they never
have had experience of
any others
If of this del
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