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1822 July 26

Constitut Code

Add to Aristocratical bodies opinion

Corruption in the largest scale, acts dishonorably

[...?] of one dishonorable but if in the [...?] or [...?] stile not so.

Case II. A man having money in his hands in the character of trustee as before, suppose a stranger suppose, by gift of money or moneys worth an annuity suppose engages him to make it over to the stranger for his the strangers own use. Here is a case to which the designation of the word corruption would commonly and naturally be applied: corrupter, the stranger; corruptee, the trustee

Case 3. Trustees two Mr Foreman, and Mr Steward; principal, one, Mr Bull. By one of the trustees Mr Foreman money is given to the other, Mr Steward: and by this gift Steward having property of Bulls in his hands gives portions of it from time to time to Foreman who applies it to his own use, and that of /spending part of it, distributing other part amongst/ a tribe of dependents

Here again is a case of corruption, beyond /out of/ dispute Corrupter, Mr Foreman: Corruptee, Mr Steward: party plundered say by analogy plunderee, Mr Bull.

Case the first shews the way in which in virtue of the self preference principle the business of government is every where carried on has every where and at all times been carried on and will every where be sure to be carried on under an absolute Monarchy

Case the third shews the way in which in virtue of the same principle the business of government is every where carried on, has every where and at all times been carried on and will every where be sure to be carried on under a limited or say mixt Monarchy. Foreman and Steward being in partnership, join in putrifying the mixture break the cobweb chains - cast off the limitations.

Case the second is interposed only for explanation sake. Under an absolute Monarchy it has place in the situation of the Monarchs subordinates and instruments in so far as occasion serves and adequately assured prospect of impunity presents itself. Under a limited Monarchy it would have place under the like circumstances. But to so vast extent is the corrupt benefit obtainable by means of the confederacy with perfectly assured impunity, that in this way it is not natural that with any considerable degree of frequency the receipt of it should have place.