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1819 July 1 +
To Erskine Der Two Radicalism not &c ? Let. 7
§8. Ref 4
or 1
Under Self acting democracy
good order unexampled
for 5 years, why not
under representation
for ever unless imposed
by foreign tyranny?
Now when seeing that even a self acting democracy thus
reigned for five years in peace and happiness what was there to
hinder a representative that so prodigiously unproved a substitute
to a self acting a representative democracy from thus reigning
unless imposed by foreign external tyranny — to the end of time.
When therefore for the Earl of Charlemont betrayed this
new and uncorrupt government into the hands of the old corrupt
government of what was it that he was afraid? Of seeing the
business of government not so well conducted as before? as it might be under the old systemno: but of seeing
it so continue to be much better conducted During the than it was, his interest
it should be. During the self-acting democracy, he was
indeed at the head of it: under the representative democracy
he wa might and probably would had it as pleased him been
have been at the head of it: but the his continuance in that
situation would have had to depend upon his good behaviour.
that is upon such behaviour as by in the eyes of his constituents should
have been deemed good and at no time without much trouble. But, under the corrupt mixt monarchy
he was one of a small narrow aristocratical body composing
the House of Lords; and had at the same time the nomination should have been called
of two out of one or more of the Members of another branch of that
same aristocracy, sitting in what was
another House of Lords, but was called a House of Commons.
But if even he who was who was the first man in the democracy saw
it, the most clearly he did see it, to be more for his interest
meaning always his private and personal interest — to concurr in dissolving the dissolution of
th it that only good government than to concurr in the support of it, much more clearly
or 3
It being then his interest
to concurr in deflating
the only good government
Ireland ever saw, much
more was it that of all
the other Lords and Seatholders
Most all the other elected chiefs perceive have perceived their respective interests
to be the same way: and thus it is clear the only good government
Ireland had ever seen was dissolved, all when two of their country
had more zeal in it than producers in it were placed in the predicament
of traitors, and thus it is that the Whig Lord Holland has to compliment worship his old friend the Tory
Minister for the inconceivable grace of ceasing to the unobnoxious
children for the law treason and real patriotism. of that
Lords Debate 30 July 1819
Morn. Chron. 1 July 1819
or 4
Thus were all made
traitors who with more zeal
than prudence aimed at good
government instead of bad: and gave Lord Holland the praise of candour in landing the mercy shown only the remission of vicarious punishment one instance 1819 30 June</note>
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