31 May 1819

Disfranchising

Disfranchising

§.5. Evil 4. Multiplying Country Members

§.5. Evil 4. Multiplying Country Members

1.

Evil 4. Encreasing County Members.

Tendency

of this terrorism to substitute to all casts the | | of Country Gentlemen: of all

casts the most unapt.

2.

1. As to appropriate probity.

To universal interest, interest of this class most uniformly opposite. They are

constantly on the look out for favours for themselves on families on dependents.

3.

Of them is composed the | | Legion Aristocracy: always on its knee to the arch enemy

of the people Monarchy: prepared to sacrifice to it the blood and treasure of the

people whom they hate and despise as much as their fear will let them.

4.

Secure in their | | so in their seats: those seats in which by terrific influence

derived from | | they force the people to place them.

§.5. Evil 4. Multiplying Country Members.

5.

2. As to Intellectual aptitude

Extraordinary if any such is found in a Country Gentleman.

6.

Not of “ bullocks” is his talk: but better if it were: then

would it be not for the race they could run, but the money they could fetch: economy

on a small scale is transferable to d o. on the largest in finance

7.

Where his heart, there his thoughts: in kennel and stables, where dogs and horses

are.

By a | | result, by animals more virtuous than ourselves sincere as Whigs and Lawyers

are insincere, we are corrupted: running upon them and after them, continuing savage

while making them tame.

Slaves they produce corresponding Tyranny: producing renewed fatigue and thirst they

produce renewed demand for liquor, and pretence for intoxicating d o. and indolence, and if reading such reading as does not disturb indolence.

§.5. Evil 4. Multiplying Country Members.

8.

Mind unexercised is as body would be under ligatures. Without motives for exertion,

save that of which Stable and kennel are the source, and savaged grounds of tenantry

the field, experiment they | | and whatever information experience and observation

force upon them is lost.

9.

1. Gunpowder they use not knowing there is such an art or science as chemistry.

2. The ungathered crop they trample on, ignorant of husbandry.

3. Plains and Mountains they scamper over, ignorant of Botany.

4. Horses they lame by spurring them over bad roads, ignorant of geology which | | a

degree has supplied the best road-making material within reach.