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often great happiness of expression — The separation of
the debate from the Vote, and the speaking without
order are so important that it seems impossible for a popular
assembly to get on at all without them, &
the omission of them is alone sufft to aument for
the inutility of all former states in France — Every
thing relating to these subjects you have statist extremely
well — We had no idea before how much depended
on the mode of proceeding in public Assemblies.
It is a part of our Constitution equal in importance to
any, & hitherto inobserved — It is a great satisfaction
to find that it comes out so well on investigation.
The French seem to be much embarrassed not only
by their rage for instructions but also by the mode in
Which they are given, for the election is complicated with
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letter 656, vol. 4; also printed, with a few errors, in bowring, x, 199-200; enclosures are now missing |
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