3 July 1811 7 V. ad Juperbriam

Fallacies Ch. 1. Posterity-Chainers

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2. Occasion Parties

As to the persons /parties/ concerned -

1. In all six cases we have /stand/ the Members of the whole community who whether on the occasion in question any expression of will on their part has or has not place are in all those /these/ cases the parties in some way or other principally concerned in point of interest.

1. It is in the last case alone that any such expression of will actually has place.

2. In all cases but the last, we have as /in the character of/ a party already existing /in existence/ a sovereignty simple or composite

3. In the second case presents to view a composite sovereignty by the different Members of which an engagement of some sort or other is entered into.

3. The first and second cases present no to view /establish/ in the character of a third party the particular person or class of persons in whose favour (always by the sovereignty at the expence of the people in the character of subjects) the priveleges in question are enated[?]

5. The 4\T thT\ case puts in the place of the outer sovereignty addressing the expression of its will directly /in express terms/ to the people in the character of subjects, different branches of the sovereignty entering into in express terms an engagement amongst themselves, but by necessary implication addressing themselves tacitly to the people, for the purpose of inducing them to acquiesce in the new arrangement, and to modify their obedience /in/ according

to

to in conformity to the terms of it.