1821 Novr. 24 Codification Proposal '.9. Draughtsman gratuitous

To the influence of these causes of inaptitude, so long as specially appointed

reward in any shape bestowed in encrease of the public expence, has place, - the

nature of the case admitts not of any tolerably effectual corrective. The patron

or patrons at whose hands the reward is looked for let them be, with relation to

the whole body of the people in a state of dependence ever so strict, still no

such corrective has place. By the power of the people, be it ever so compleat,

no such corrective can be applied to it. Be the work and thence the workmen,

ever so unapt, no ground can they have for the assurance that one less unapt was

to be found: no grounds therefore for passing censure on the choosers and their

choices

The corruptive effect of the money or money's worth - as above, should not (it

may be said) be regarded as being in every instance sure. Be it so. Still, be it

in the whole ever so inconsiderable, the service is all the worse for it.

Against the desire of serving the universal interest to the utmost - against the

desire of giving the utmost encrease to the greatest happiness of the greatest

number, - a rival desire is set up.

From all these objections, the plan of encouragement by natural reward alone, is

compleatly free. On this plan all the above causes of inaptitude on the part of

the work no one nor yet any other, has place. Nor yet can the encouragement want

any thing of being adequate. As little can it fail of being productive of

collateral good effects. All this the next Section will shew.