1818 July 16

Parl. Ref. Bill

Reasons

II. Electors

Universality

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In no one case either the interest or the power any where.

1. Prediction the first. Without recurring[?] to their Representatives the people would effect this division of themselves.

2. Prediction the second. In the major part /a sufficiently great majority/ of the whole number of Election Districts, the people in their character of constituents would choose such Representatives as they fore[...?] to be determined to concurr in this operation, and to persevere in carrying it into effect.

3. Prediction the third. The representative thus chosen would enter upon this operation, and persevere in it in such sort as to carry it into effect.

Prediction 1. Without recurring[?] to their Representatives the people would effect this revolution of themselves.

Answer: A supposition to this effect belongs not to the case of the proposed Reform: it therefore forms not /is not capable of affording/ any argument against it. By the /an/ original supposition they have confidence enough in a particular set of people to [...?] them their representatives: and as such to committ to them to do every thing which it is their desire to be done. By another supposition there exists not any set of them in whom they have any such confidence. But if this be the state of things /be the case/ supposed, it is not the proposed[?] it is not the state of /case of things/ that would have place under the here prop[?] Parliamentary reform. If it be in their power to do this otherwise than by representatives representatives chosen on the proposed mode of Parliamentary reform, it is in their power to do it without Parliamentary reform: it is in their power to do it under the existing system of Non reform.