27 May 1819

Disfranchisements proposed

Disfranchising

§.6.5. Evil. 5. Producing misplaced confidence

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§.6.5. Evil. 5. Producing misplaced confidence

or 1.

§.6.5. Evil. 5. Producing groundless confidence: imputing reformism to

anti-reformists.

or 2.

Object ascribed to this measure by its supporters raising reputation of Parliament.

or 3.

Reformist. How? by causing to be attributed to it what design?

or 4.

Anti reformist: Design to see 1. the state of the Representation receive a beneficial

change 2. to take measures accordingly.

or 5.

Reformist. Shown in Plan Cat, except under pressure as in Ireland A o. 1780, no such wish possible to Monarch, Lords or Commons. This not | | by

any one. No body acts contrary to its manifest particular

interest

or 6.

Anti Reformist

Theory this –

or 7.

Reformist: True: and so is the opposite to it

§.6.5. Evil. 5. Producing misplaced confidence.

or 8.

Reformist. Though theoretical my pretensions not the less incontrovertible: viz:

1. The measure is unfavourable to universal interest

2. favorable to particular d o.

By the measure in question are afforded

1. Practical proof of my theory:

2. Disproof of your.

or 9.

Wish and endeavour here of ruling few to propagate the opinion that

1. Ruling fews interest coincides compleatly with d o. of subject

many.

2 or[?] in the interest of any

will be sacrificed to it.

or 10.

Acting as they have they can not have had any design to make any change in the

representation beneficial to the Universal interest: or to any person that by the

change in question universal interest cou d be served

§.6.5. Evil 5. Producing misplaced confidence.

or 11.

Shewn above by this charge universal interest would be – not only not served but

disserved.

Whether by any supporters of it the opinion of its being serviceable to universal

interests reader judge.

or 12.

Remains to shew that from this change no design of any change beneficial to universal

interest can justly be inferred.

or 13.

All confidence placed in hands interested and able to abuse it is sure to be abused,

the more of such confidence the more evil. To support reputation is to encrease

confidence.

or 14.

Their design is by this to support reputation. But the higher their reputation the

greater the evil, as above –

or 15.

Anti Reformist – In all points think you there is this oppositeness of interests?

or 16.

Reformist: Not in all: but in so many, that oppositeness is the general rule,

coincidence the exception.