1 Aug 1812

Evidence Introd

Introd

Ch.26. Impris. for Debt

'.5. End - Lawyers profit

To argue in short by truth to the Judges. People of England! When will you open your eyes? how long will you be the dupes of sophistry hypocrisy and masquerade?

To the [...?] of sinister interest a high place at its point [...?] of ascendancy, yes, imprisonment for debt is necessary: to justice as necessary as human happiness as longer slavery is to manly words [...?] and punishable for [...?].

In respect of solvency, in respect of innocence or delinquency the situation of the [...?] [...?] and debtor is susceptible of the following modifications.

Hang across a rope at the ends of a string, two cats fear and worry one another to the very death. Each poor animal beholds in his fellow sufferer the author of his /its/ misery. And is he so indeed! /it then the true author/: No but the ill-taught victim to whom his agency of these his [...?] his source of savage pleasure.