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EVIDENCE. 1* Number
reach him. I must not indeed dispensible that the preamble states that two witnesses
had originally deposed to the treasonable fact act of which he was accused Indicted , by the from the evasion
of one of whom it was that the deficiency accrued which was thus to be supplied : but I
think it will hardly be contended thought that the testimony of 2 witnesses examined on
one side only and in secret is more than an equivalent for that of one — exam
in open Court & cross-examined.
It is easy to conceive that in the event of things , the efficacy whether good or bad
of this provision ; there being all probability that the same sense of necessity which dictated one parliamentary infractio
being in a similar conjuncture would dictate to the same authority another: [taught &] justified & instructed by
by this example . Each succeeding Administration (we may venture to pronounce
for the purpose as well as that of Forfeiture & corruption of Blood) thinking, (&
see not why not justly) itself entitled to take the same precautions for it's secur
as a preceding : are in especially particular that <add>to which</add> has not been whose conduct <add>the memory of which</add> is not marked by any run by History with
disapprobation particular stigma + + Qu - a little about this ..
If the testimony of a single witness was then sufficient , to render it is so now & will be here
— after : the same reasons that were urged for the suspension of this provision , will
be urged with the same reason & probably with the same success , anothers
old course of Justice will be made to take place notwithstanding this irregular attempt to stop
it , only in the guise of hardship & injustice. To repeal this provision will only be to restore the old Common Law Whoever will take the pains to peruse the Historie of Trials for Treason which we have extent will find , I believe, the violenc & injustice that has been done brought about by rather by other means methods than by those against which this provision can be a remedy. To abridge & criticize all those Trials will not is what not be [come within by the compass of this work] For the work must have it's bounds But why must we expect forever the extremity of violence & injustice ? has there not been continually less & less up to the present time ? any at all in the Trials after the last Rebellion ? To calm the of every man's apprehensions is impossible : and is not to be purchased by more Laws : all that can be done towards it by them is to take care that [they] what there are shall be stronger Barriers the oppression of innocence than against the punishment of Guilt : But this is a stronger against the punishment of Guilt than against the oppression of innocence.
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evidence; procedure code |
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evidence number |
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jeremy bentham |
[[watermarks::j honig & zoonen [lion with vryheyt motif]]] |
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