1822 Oct. 10

Tripoli Securities against Misrule

2o

Preliminary Explanations

?. Remedy - [...?]

no objection

Whatsoever may be the chance which the here proposed remedy possesses /affords/ of being productive of the wished /desired/ effects, the smalness of it affords not any ground of objection to it: for under a Monarchy such being the nature of the case as not to admitt of any other, the option is - this or none. The great difficulty is in obtaining the concessions. Should that point be accomplished, its efficacy to no inconsiderable degree need not be despaired of. True it is - Abundant indeed are the instances which history affords of concessions having the same object. None in which the promises made /engagements taken/ by those concessions have not been grossly and continually violated. Still however there seems sufficient reason to think, that without this safeguard weak as it was the instances of oppression would have been still numerous and afflictive. By The Charters by /in/ which the concessions were expressed, afforded a fixt /determinate/ denomination and standard of reference for the several grievances a rallying point for complainants /sufferers with their complaints/. If even in these cases /shapes/ the paper when employed as /in the character of/ a breast plate of defence against the Monarchical sword was not altogether without /destitute/ of efficacy still less need its efficiency be despaired of in the present case - for in none of these instances was /has/ /had/ any such attention /care/ been employed /applied/ to the making the most of the only possible remedy as will be seen employed here /here be visible/ in the system of arrangements here proposed.