[036-189v]

1821. July 10.

Codification Offer

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2. Factitious mischievous

III. Factitious dignity

If encouragement to merit were intended, proof of the service would be required as in the case of Judicature.

The use commonly ascribed to factitious dignity is the affording encouragement to merit: to merit in a variety of shapes corresponding to the several shapes in which service rendered to the public by individuals is capable of making its appearance.

On the contrary, it is in a conspicuous /particular/ degree ill adapted to this purpose. What effect it has is altogether of an opposite nature. Lay factitious reward out of the case, natural reward adapts itself of course to the several shapes and degrees of usefulness, of which service rendered by individuals to the public is susceptible.