[xxxvi. 141]

1822 July 13.

Constitut. Code Rationale

Supreme Operative

I. Monarch

While the sinister interest continues on its present footing to propose any propose any

thing that would be beneficial to the community upon a sufficiently extensive scale to

be worth thinking of is not simply useless it is positively pernicious. It operates as

/it is/ a certificate that on the part of those on whom acceptance depends, a

disposition to act in conformity to the universal interest has place: a certificate

which neither is nor by possibility can be true. /The persons to whom it is/ Addressed

as it is to /are/ those on whose exertions lies /depends/ the only state of things in

which any thing good that depends on government can ever be carried /brought/ into

effect. In this same certificate therefore is contained the implied assurance that such

exertions are not needed Of the existence this persuasion on the part of the projector a

proof is thus given much more conclusive and impressive than could be given by any

positive and direct assurance expressed in words: in this case sincerity /the existence

of the persuasion/ is indubitable: for it is upon the ground of it that the man himself

has acted, staking upon it those exertions of his the fruit /product/ of which is

visible.

In England This hopelessness of every thing good has never been a secret to the Whigs.

Accordingly shew them any thing good, their answer /advice/ is of course - Under the

present Administration your plan is hopeless: it is a good one, and by them no good

proposal will ever be adopted. By us all good proposals will be adopted: if you wish any

thing good to be done, look to us for the doing of it. What is true is that there is not

any ground for hope from their antagonists: what is not true is - there is ground of

hope from themselves. In them there would no more be either power or will to do good,

than in their more /fortunate and/ prosperous and fortunate adversaries.