25 Feb 1820

Defence ag t. Ed. Review. Ordo and Rudiments

Title proposed 26 May 1819

Corruption worn Corrupted

or

Observations on /Mischievousness of/ the Disenfranchisement of Rotten

Boroughs

as at present carrying on

to which is /are/ […?]

Apology for Boroughmongering

{and

Defence of the Ballot

against the

Edinburgh Review. }

§.1. Motives to that publication

§.2. Character and Object of the article in the Review.

§.3. Probandum Reviewers real sentiments accord with the Author’s

§.3. Elements of Radicalism here defended against the Reviewer –

1. Secrecy of Suffrage

§.4. Universality of Suffrage

§.5. Equality of Suffrage

§.6. Annuality of Suffrage

Inserenda Quere?

§.6* Election evils obviated by the proposed system. Reviewer’s plan for depretiating

them.

§.7. Reviewer’s paradoxes – distress indicated by them.

1. Insinuated mischievousness of reading

Occasion – Universality

Motives 1. discrediting a signal collateral use of the proposed efficient cause of

table[?]. 2. Reading unsuppressible a beneficial substitute to suppressible meetings

§.8.2. Usefulness of Tumult.

Occasion Security[?] of suffrage

Motives.

§.9. Reviewers reticences with their indexes

1. Stile of interests the true ground. Opposition of interests between the people and

their existing representatives.

2. ( (Continue the re enumeration.) The efficiency of corruption requires not any

correspondent act act.

3. Terrorism is more mischievous than corruptive.

§ 1. Inserenda less[?] in the delay Intermediate answer in […?] by Reform Bill

§.2. Inserenda. Affections of some of the Reviewers more generous than they dare

state[?] for fear of their party –

Fascinating quality of good company and good cheer.

§. Reviewers semi-liberal semi-popular. Here motives for avoiding matter of Church of

Englandism & Chrestomathia. Swear not, & Sponge[?] of Actions.

Reviewing […?] – and avoiding the […?]

§. Neology. J.B. Care[?] of Reviews[?] across to its ‘ frappant. Ed. Rev.

What is their object. If we […?] ourselves[?], what else? If […?]-[…?] radical reform

will accomplish it – so no moderate reform – no Whig reform will accomplish it

Aspect […?] decoy[?] in […?] of security in a reform Corruptive […?] is relative

good – a […?] also of the mischief of terrorism