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1820 April 25
Radicalism not dangerous
III Experience II Ireland
9 §.2. Democratic &c
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Minor cases no comparison
of the above,
as being but effects.
Yet of themselves great
1. Pension list
Sole revision originally
provided for
governments experience
squandered in pension,
of which the greatest
part were for English,
i.e. foreigners.
It is needless here to mention The slightest allusion is sufficient here
to bring to view these evils which though more strong
immediate and sensible than the great institutional evil
were in a comprehensive point of view of
inferior subordinate importance: of that the Kings hereditary Revenue of the
whole of that that which originally was the constituted
the whole of the provision made for the expense of Government
squandered money in pensions granted to individuals
in the instance of a of name of whom was
any title to a reward at the expense of the people ever
proved, and by whom now of whom it may be avowed
with certainty was any such reward ever deserved.
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2. Jobs: Grants of
money, pretendedly
for universal interest,
really for some monies
private or even individual
interest.
Lords and other Borough-holders
by
themselves or
granting the
money, in all matters
this every session a
principal part of the
business of Parliament.
In the case of jobs, the in a large proportion, and under the direction, and for the benefit of the Members
of the House of Lords, patrons of Counties or of Boroughs by
which seats were filled in the House of Commons so many
portions of the substance of the people, were absorbed and wasted in each instance
under those that the pretence that under in this or that stamp
the benefit was shared in equal proportions or duly otherwise due by the people
at large. In addition to the making provision for the expense pay
of sinecure Offices, useless Offices over an above the
provision question of pay needful for officers such Officers as even at<lb?>the same effective, useful and needful Offices, these jobs
<del. take by a pretence which had become habitual, and
increasing, constituted/had come to constitute no small portion proportion of
the business of Parliament.
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