1821 Nov. 11 Codification Offer '.8. Foreigner best '.2. II. Intellectual

aptitude I. Judgment

II. Next as to appropriate intellectual aptitude. On the present occasion this

element of appropriate aptitude will require to be further decomposed:

decomposed into appropriate judgment and appropriate knowledge.

1. In regard to appropriate judgment, on the occasion of the question as between

a single hand and divers hands, mention came to be made of the erroneous tracks

into which the pen of every such Draughtsman stands exposed to be led by

prejudice in different shapes: thence probability of correspondent aberration on

the part of the work from the all-comprehensive end so often mentioned. These

prejudices will to a large extent be of a local nature: peculiar in degree of

strength at least if not in kind to the country in question. From the influence

of these causes of error, while the native labours under it, the foreigner

stands free.

The foreigner will have his prejudices to contend against, and in particular his

local prejudices. But here, as in the case of interests and affections, while

those of the natives will find support in the prejudices of all around him, for

those of the foreigner not only will there be no such support but there will be

opposition, by the supposition from reasons, and moreover from counter

prejudices.