13 Aug 1809 +

Parl y Reform

B.III Duration

Ch. 8. 6 Republicanism

[...?] nothing new therefore so republicanism

Ch.8. Objection the 6 th. The effect /result/ of this arrangement would be to destroy the monarchy: changing the form of government in effect to a Republic

On the present occasion this objection must be brought forward: why? because on every recourse[?] /on that /the/ side in question/ it is seen to be brought forward.

To the present purpose what might seem /is/ sufficient to say, is that to this particular arrangement to this particular part of the plan of reform, it has not any particular application: whatsoever may be the regard due to it it applies to the whole.

Whatsoever article /feature/ /part/ takes any thing from the power which the advisers of the Crown, open and secret together have of doing mischief, by this feature takes so much from the power of the Crown is indisputably taken away - and [...?] in compleat annihilation of the power of the crown to be the object which I know it not to be with any one, and am sure it is not with me. Whatsoever part of the power of the Crown be taken away, so much as that power[?] amounts to, so much is the advance made toward state [...?] and [...?].