20 June 1811 A.2.

Abdication

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So much for the misguided King.

In regard to the Honourable House, the proposition /propositions/ which on the present occasion I have to submitt to the consideration of the people, is - 1 that, as to their /its/ /the exercise of its/ share of the supreme power, the Honourable House has not only forfeited but abdicated it: 2 and that for the filling up of the gap thus made, it is high time for the people, in conjunction with the two other branches of the supreme power, for the people acting by and for this purpose, making use of the Honourable House in its present form, for the people, following the example /proceeding upon the pattern/, set as will be seen by the Honourable House itself, to organize /provide /take measures/ for the organizing/ upon constitutional grounds, a succedaneum to the Honourable House - a new House so composed as to preserve it from that line /course/ of conduct by which the pernicious effects /results/ indicated as above by the terms forfeited and abdicated have been /were/ brought about.

By an habitually efficient majority - I speak of the habitually dependent and consequently /thence habitually/ corrupt part this trust the highest of trusts has, I say, taking even Blackstone for Judge become forfeited: - by the non-attendant part constituting almost always a vast majority, it is I say taking the decision from the same Judge abdicated - repeatedly and almost constantly abdicated /-dicated - for and during this last half-century - it being needless to go any higher repeatedly and by one continued and continued and habitual act carried on without abdication, abdicated./