24 March 1804

Evidence

Securities

Ch. Procedure Natural

''.7. Extensions for Distance

By a sort of loose preconception, and antecedently to any close investigation of the subject, it will be understood /conceived/ at half a glance, that in comparison of the first mode, the second is but a [...?], and again the third in comparison of the second: and that in proportion to their deviation from the all comprehensive and all efficient simplicity of the first, the two others have but /been/ divested of a portion of their efficiency with regard to the ends of judicature: that in the instance of the 2 d a certainty of additional delay vexation and expence, together with a chance of misdecision, over and above what /any that/ have place in the first: and that in the instance of the third, the diminution of the probability /[...?]/ of right decision - no other words the encrust of the probability of misdecision is the certain result, and the encrease of the quantum of delay vexation and expence, a further contingent, but /yet/ natural enough and but too probable result.

In these deviations from the present standard /model/ we see the result of necessity, as above explained /particularized/, and we see all the deviations that are capable of being justified on that ground /that can vouch necessary for their warrant and sufficient cause/. All the observations that in any way can be shewn to be subservient to the ends of justice - to the legitimate ends of judicature. Total[?] The[?] protraction[?] of this same cause is all that is necessitated by the source of [...?]