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Title: [[lxxxiv. 14 1821 Decr 4 Codification]

Description: [lxxxiv. 14

1821 Decr 4

Codification Proposal

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?.5 Draughtsman Single

A Monarch may without difficulty be conceived capable of officiating in the character of draughtsman of such a draught. A man with wings is as easily conceivable as a man without wings.

A supreme operative body, with or without a supremely constitutive body above them may with as little difficulty be conceived operating all the Members at one and the same time in the official [?] composition of a draught of this sort, as in universal practice they are in the revision of it. But in the case of a draught of any such extent any such conjunct [?] composition will /it will immediately/ be seen to be physically impossible.

Under a Monarch if functionaries /subordinates/ more than one are employed by him in the character of Draughtsmen of such a draught they will constitute what in the language of the English government is called a Commission, or a Board: Commission when the aggregation is considered as Non©[...?],; Board when it is considered as [...?]

Under a sense of this impossibility, when of the sort in question or any other a draught is derived [?] for the purpose of its being, after revision adopted as the work of the whole body, Members of that same body in number forming but a small portion of the aggregate are commonly selected and employed in the joint character of Draughtsmen. To this minor aggregate in the language of the English Government adopted into /by/ some others is given the name of a Committee. Over the operations of this Committee some single Member is appointed to preside. Every where but in England and under English©bred law President is accordingly the name commonly given to him every where but in England. In England and elsewhere under English©bred law, Chairman of the Committee. Thus much in the case of original draughts in general: But in the case of the original draught of a discourse destined to become law, the original draught is stiled a Bill, and is understood to be the work of the Member by whom leave is asked and obtained "to bring it in": namely to bring it into the Chamber in which the body sits, and place /lodge/ it for consideration under the custody /in the hands/ of the functionaries in whose custody the papers are lodged.

036_193V.xml

Title: [[036-193v] 1821 May 19 Codification]

Description: [036-193v]

1821 May 19

Codification Offer

'.5. Draughtsman single

Occupied in the sort of business here in question, a Board - a Commission, as above, are organs of the will of a Monarch: a Committee, of the will of an aristocratical body. Of the influence which this difference will make in the character of the draught, intimation has been already given. But the draughtsmen are in both cases more than one: from this circumstance spring effects which belong to both cases in common, and which come now to be brought to view.

As to the sort of political implement in question - call it Board - call it Commission - call it Committee (a) - of its distinctive character intimation has already been given [...?] on more occasions and in more places than one. A Board is a screen: a folding-screen: a screen for mal-practice in every shape: a screen to the evil-doer from the eventually penal and beneficially restrictive force of public opinion: an instrument for the diminution of effective responsibility: the penal impression being rendered fainter and fainter by every addition made to the number of the Members: of the strata, of folds, of which if this be the image employed the instrument may be considered as composed. " Not in me but in those others is the fault": such, of each of them, is the assertion: and falsity of this assertion, how compleatly so ever false, seldom if ever, can any sufficient proof be forced into legal day-light.

(a) Note (a) see on the next page

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Title: [Jan\T y T\ 1811 11 Eitherside]

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T\ 1811 11 Eitherside

Fallacies Ch | | Dyslogistic

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3. Further instructions &c.

It.[?] Davy and word not against By this [...?] no human interest

Examples of dyslogistic terms[?] this employed

1. Neutral form, change: dyslogistic, innovation.

2. Neutral term again change: dyslogistic, subversion.

By the use of the word subversion the endeavour is to cause the change to be regarded as not only mischievous, but extensive: so extensive as to be even all-comprehensive.

The proposed subject, be it what it may, of the proposed change is to be regarded as if it were an edifice. To subvert an edifice is to overturn it by a form applied under the bottom of it: of the change they produced, whatsoever be the particular description, thus much is clear that supposing the whole of it thus dealt with, there can not remain any apartment in it fit for use. By the use of this word /in a word it will have been destroyed the destruction of it will have been the effect/ to subvert or subversion, this much is required of you, namely that be the imaginary edifice what it may such will be the effect which by the change in question will be produced in it.

Of late years, discourses, which, having for part of their object and their effect the exposure and frustration of these frustration of these fallacies by which words /appellations/ are employed for the purpose of deception have been sold cheap have by those who are interested in the support of the deception been distinguished /designated/ by the name of two penny track. But howsoever dyslogistic the term may be, let the discerning readers determine whether to all discourses, in so far as their reliance on this or any other abuse of words, the appellative trash may well not with propriety be applied, whatsoever be the price asked and given for them.