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<p>The other is — "the rule which (says he) requires that <lb/>juries be unanimous in their verdicts. . To expect (<gap/> <lb/>he) that <unclear>treated</unclear> men, taken by lot out of a promiscuous <lb/>multitude should agree <del>in their opinion</del> he should have <lb/>said should ever partly agree in their opinion upon points <lb/>confessedly dubious, and upon which oftentimes the wisest <lb/>judgments might be held in suspense; or to suppose that <lb/>any real unanimity, or change of opinion in the dissenting <lb/>jurist, could be procured by confusing them until <lb/>they all consented to the same verdict; bespeaks more of <lb/>the <gap/> of a barbarous age, than of the policy which <lb/>could dictate (say rather which ought to have directed) <lb/>such an institution as that of juries. <del>They</del> < | <p>The other is — "the rule which (says he) requires that <lb/>juries be unanimous in their verdicts. . To expect (<gap/> <lb/>he) that <unclear>treated</unclear> men, taken by lot out of a promiscuous <lb/>multitude should agree <del>in their opinion</del> he should have <lb/>said should ever partly agree in their opinion upon points <lb/>confessedly dubious, and upon which oftentimes the wisest <lb/>judgments might be held in suspense; or to suppose that <lb/>any real unanimity, or change of opinion in the dissenting <lb/>jurist, could be procured by confusing them until <lb/>they all consented to the same verdict; bespeaks more of <lb/>the <gap/> of a barbarous age, than of the policy which <lb/>could dictate (say rather which ought to have directed) <lb/>such an institution as that of juries. <del>They</del> </p> | ||
<p>Thus far the Reverent Doctor: <del>the</del> <add>a</add> <hi rend="underline">supposition</hi> To <lb/>suppose that any real unanimity or change of opinion <lb/>could be thus <unclear>preserved</unclear> — <del>a</del> viz. preserved by confining <lb/>men (until they all professed to consent <add>join in <add><sic>concurr</sic></add></add> into the same <lb/> opinion) by keeping men in a state of confinement <lb/>would indeed <del>be a</del> if really entertained, be a most <lb/>wild and extravagant <del>opinion</del>: <add>supposition</add> supposition not to<lb/> be <unclear>instated</unclear> but by that which effect that utter <lb/>peace, <gap/> peace or <gap/> are capable of being <lb/>promoted by <del>taking</del> <gap/> out such questions <add><sic>topicks</sic></add> as <lb/><del>collect</del> the most vehement dissentions and controversies <lb/>have been observed and | |||
Feb 7 1809
The other is — "the rule which (says he) requires that
juries be unanimous in their verdicts. . To expect (
he) that treated men, taken by lot out of a promiscuous
multitude should agree in their opinion he should have
said should ever partly agree in their opinion upon points
confessedly dubious, and upon which oftentimes the wisest
judgments might be held in suspense; or to suppose that
any real unanimity, or change of opinion in the dissenting
jurist, could be procured by confusing them until
they all consented to the same verdict; bespeaks more of
the of a barbarous age, than of the policy which
could dictate (say rather which ought to have directed)
such an institution as that of juries. They
Thus far the Reverent Doctor: the a supposition To
suppose that any real unanimity or change of opinion
could be thus preserved — a viz. preserved by confining
men (until they all professed to consent join in <add>concurr</add> into the same
opinion) by keeping men in a state of confinement
would indeed be a if really entertained, be a most
wild and extravagant opinion: supposition supposition not to
be instated but by that which effect that utter
peace, peace or are capable of being
promoted by taking out such questions topicks as
collect the most vehement dissentions and controversies
have been observed and
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