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1818 July 23 + '.2

Parl. Ref. Bill

Reasons

II. Electors Who

Universality

Dwelling[?]

[...?] norm[?]

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In Westminster, though not universal suffrage is [...?] be d o

Prediction the second. In a sufficiently large majority of the whole number of the Election Districts, the people, in their character of constituents would choose such Representatives as they foreknew to be determined to concurr in this operation, and to persevere in carrying it into effect.

At every succeeding Step, the absurdity of the supposition becomes more and more palpable. The body of the Representatives and in that body a constant majority being now the Instrument by which the mischief is to be effected, some one plan, well or ill adopted, there must be, in the support of which the whole of the majority have been prepared to agree. But ere it can have this received Support, this plan must have come into existence: and to have come into existence in writing and even in print. Being thus in print, it must ere it can have passed thro' the thus singularly disposed House of Commons have surmounted all objections. But by what means? By what sort of Instrument is it that the preponderance thus supposed is to have been gained? Is it not by reason and argument? By reason bringing to view the State of Interest and shewing in how many various[?] aways[?] they will be effected by the change.