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<p>(or less than least of all he might have<lb/> | |||
added, to the putting of money into the<lb/> | |||
pockets of those by whom it is procured)<lb/> | |||
"but as a judicial act, a deliberation to<lb/> | |||
"be conducted with the same <add>character of</add> impartiality<lb/> | |||
"with the same exact and diligent attention<lb/> | |||
"to the proper merits of the case as that<lb/> | |||
"which the Judge upon the Bench was expected<lb/> | |||
"to maintain <hi rend='underline'>and show</hi> in the trial<lb/> | |||
"of the prisoners <hi rend='underline'>guilt</hi>. The question whether<lb/> | |||
"the prisoner be guilty, and whether being<lb/> | |||
"guilty he ought to be executed <hi rend='underline'>are equally</hi><lb/> | |||
"<hi rend='underline'>questions of public justice</hi>. The adjudication<lb/> | |||
"of the latter question is as much<lb/> | |||
"a function of Magistracy as the trial<lb/> | |||
"of the former. The public Welfare" (here<lb/> | |||
the Reverend Doctor is set a wedding<lb/> | |||
for a moment by the opiate of his own<lb/> | |||
sermon) "the public welfare", says he "is<lb/> | |||
"interested in both. The conviction of an<lb/> | |||
"offender should depend upon nothing<lb/> | |||
"but the proof of his guilt, nor the execution<lb/> | |||
"of the sentence upon any thing <add>beside</add></p> | |||
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(or less than least of all he might have
added, to the putting of money into the
pockets of those by whom it is procured)
"but as a judicial act, a deliberation to
"be conducted with the same character of impartiality
"with the same exact and diligent attention
"to the proper merits of the case as that
"which the Judge upon the Bench was expected
"to maintain and show in the trial
"of the prisoners guilt. The question whether
"the prisoner be guilty, and whether being
"guilty he ought to be executed are equally
"questions of public justice. The adjudication
"of the latter question is as much
"a function of Magistracy as the trial
"of the former. The public Welfare" (here
the Reverend Doctor is set a wedding
for a moment by the opiate of his own
sermon) "the public welfare", says he "is
"interested in both. The conviction of an
"offender should depend upon nothing
"but the proof of his guilt, nor the execution
"of the sentence upon any thing beside
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law versus arbitrary power (a hatchet for dr paley's net) |
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copy/fair copy sheet |
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[[watermarks::[simplified hanoverian royal arms] 1821]] |
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1821 |
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