1822 June 14

Economy etc

Ch. Securities for I Moral Aptitude

. Expository matter

16 or 1 Matter of corruption, that by the contemplation of which the sinister sacrifice is produced: the aggregate of the external instruments of felicity at the disposal of Government: every object of human desire receivable immediately or unimmediately, from that source.

17. or 2. Modifications of this matter - two classes.

I. At Government's disposal, necessarily viz

1. power (political power.)

2. money including money's worth.

II. Do. by abuse: viz

1. Factitious dignity

2. Privileged vengeance.

3. Official ease, undue: i.e. at the expence of Official duty.

18. or 1. Corruptive effect - i.e. sinister sacrifice - how produced.

In the event of the sacrifice being performed functionary receives or looks to receive the correspondent sinister profit: otherwise, not: expectation of this profit the temptation - inducement, seductive motive producing the sinister conduct, the sinister act.

19. or 2. To produce this effect, no intercourse - no interchange of sentiments between corrupter and corrupted is necessary. Sole condition necessary, correspondent lines of conduct, on the part of any two parties alike situated. Corruption having made his contribution to the sinister sacrifice which it is the interest of corrupter to make, Corrupter lets drop into his lap, a portion of the aggregate of the objects of desire.

20. or 3. Abstract the general description of this process: comprehensible, practical, practiced, frequent and familiar in the extreme the exemplification of it. For observing the connection between sinister sacrifice and reward given for it, not any the lowest human intelligence is necessary: domestic animals do. suffices.

21. or 4. Example. Cats meats Barrow woman, house holders and cats. Barrow woman arrived: barrow seen or heard: out come Cats with their Mistresses. From habit, cat has learnt to expect that, on the appearance of the barrow, housekeeper will go up to it, take the ration, and place it within cat's reach - cat makes up to barrow accordingly.

22. or 5. Thus in Honorable House. Minister, Barrow Woman; lucrative office, Cats meat. Hon Gentlemen, Cats. Hon Gentleman speaks or votes, nomination to the office for Gentleman or his friend, drops into his pocket. Speak or vote on that side never. Office received, never.