9 June 1805

Evidence

Introd.

Ch. Procedure Natural

Cha. Of the natural system of Procedure.

Recapitulation [and method.]

We have now been seeing that the existing systems of procedure have nowhere had the legislature for their author, have everywhere been the work of the judge - have no where been drawn up [...?] [...?] in a regular plan suggested /dictated/ by a steady and comprehensive view of the ends of justice - have every where been developed inch by inch, as occasion happened to serve.

We have now been seeing in what mode the workman occupied about this work was paid, and in what way he derived from that work a sinister interest, opposite in every point to the interest of those on whose behalf he was employed.

We have seen, that in so far as he [...?] /yielded to/ the sinister injustice given to the hand /mind/ by that sinister interest, or

We have seen in what perfect liberty he was left to follow the bait /in what compleat liberty[?] he was enabled to yield/ of that sinister interest, enabled by the plentitude of the power with which he acted, and the rediness, blessedness /ignorance, [...?]/, and hopelessness of the times in which he [...?] /[...?]/ it.

The enquiry is now nearly ripe for the passing /transition/ from reasoning to matter of fact, from the theory to practice, from the primaeval to the present state of things. It is now nearly ripe for observing whether the crop produced has born or has not born confirmable to the seed; whether from the times which the hand of the unclean spirit has been seen sawing in this field, times have accordingly been produced, as the history course must persuade us or wheat instead of tares.