[036-104v]

1822 Jan y 14

Codification Offer

'6 Factitious remunerat

Time wanting

Under these circumstances but for the objections that have been brought to view, supposing the plan of universal admissibility not approved, an obvious course, and one that under the recommendation of custom /usage/ seems not unlikely to be pursued is the remuneration plan here contended against. For this it will naturally be said threatens to be the labour of /occupation for/ a large portion of a mans life: labour too severe and long-continued to be submitted to without retribution: especially by the exercise of a function to which so few can regard themselves as competent and amongst them still fewer who being possessed of adequate talents will not prefer the giving to them some lucrative exercise in preference to one which though /so preeminent/ in importance superior to all others has neither emolument nor power attached to it.

In support of /Supposing that corruptive plan proposed, in support of/ that corruptive plan the abovementioned circumstance of the quantity of time necessary will naturally be brought forward and held up to view. But how relevant and urgent soever the deficiency in the quantity of applicable time /want of time/ is in the character of an objection to the admission of /giving admittance to/ a draught from any Member of the ordinary Legislature, it has no application to the question whether extra remuneration at an extra expence to the public shall be employed for the obtaining compositions of the sort in question from other hands.