[clxiv. 99]

1820 June 20

Emancipation Spanish

?. Corruptive influence

?.1. Persons operated on

3 Persons operating?

1 or 3 In a mixt Monarchy, as above, the function and use of those of the public functionaries that are trustees of and for the people is - to operate as a check and controul upon the power of the Monarch. In this case it is to the prejudice of the people, and of the people only that any breach of trust on the part of this class of functionaries as such, a breach of trust by whatsoever means - corruptive influence or any other can operate.

In a pure Monarchy, the people having no trustees no breach of trust operating to the prejudice, or at any rate operating in an immediate way to the prejudice of the people can have place.

By persons other than the Monarch, the functionaries under him - his public Servants the functionaries under him may be, and /and every where will naturally be/ continually corrupted. But it is not by him that they can be corrupted. Not by him on them can any influence which can with propriety be called corruptive be exercised. To engage them to support his interest to the prejudice of all other interests, no need can he ever have to apply to their breasts the matter of corruption - the instrument of corruptive influence. Whatsoever it is in their power to do in support of such his interest he has it in his power to engage them to do by means of an instrument much more efficient, namely coercive force. The matter of corruption /the instrument of corruptive influence/ leaves acceptance at the option of the party /individual/ to whom it is offered: and by that option its efficiency is narrowed and rendered precarious: coercive force leaves no option leaves nothing wanting to its efficacy. The matter of corruption is a costly matter: the utmost extent to which it can be applied is limited: and the cost of it is a burthen upon the hand /him/ at whose immediate expence it is applied. Of The /Once composed, the/ instrument of coercive force, when once it is composed the application costs nothing: the extent to which it can be applied is unlimited.

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