... if he employs the force, treasure, and offices of the society, to corrupt the representatives, or openly to pre-engage the electors, and prescribe what manner of persons shall be chosen. For, thus to regulate candidates and electors, and new-model... Cobbett's Political Register - Page 833edited by - 1809Full view - About this book
| Great Britain - 1731 - 1010 pages
...before hand what to vote and what to enact. Thus to regulate Candidates and Elections, and to new model the Ways of Election, what is it but to cut up the Government ty the Roots, and poifon every Fountain of fublick Security* For the People having referved to Themielves... | |
| English literature - 1754 - 670 pages
...have promifed before-hand what to vote, and what to enact.. That, to regulate candidates and eleclors, and new-model the ways of election, what is it, but to cut up the government by the roots, and poifon the very fountain of public fecurity ? for the people having referved to themfelves the choice... | |
| Thomas Carte - Finance, Public - 1742 - 222 pages
...bring in fuch who have promifed before-hand, " what to vote, and what to enact, Thus to regu** late Candidates and Electors, and new-model the " Ways of Election, what is it but to cut #/> the *' Government by the Roots, and poifon the very Foun" tain of public Security ? To prepare... | |
| Charles Henry Wilson (of Dublin.) - 1782 - 472 pages
...beforehand what to vote and what to enaft. Thus to regulate the candidates and electors, and n«w model the ways of election, what is it but to cut up the government by the roots, and to poifon the very fountain of public fecurity ? for the people, having refervcd to themfelves the... | |
| C. H. Wilson - Dungannon volunteer meetings - 1782 - 468 pages
...beforehand what to vote and wh.it to enact. Thus to regulate the candidates and electors, and new model the ways of election, what is it but to cut up the government by the roots, and to poifon the very fountain of public fecurity ? for the people, having referved to thcmlelves the... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1793 - 686 pages
...pre-engage the electors, and prefcribe " what manner of perfons (hall be chofen. For thus to re" gulate candidates and electors, and new-model the ways of " election, what is it, fays he, but to cut up the government " by the roots, and poifon the very fountain of public fecu"... | |
| John Horne Tooke - Trials (Treason) - 1795 - 452 pages
...and em-r ploys them to 'bring in fuch, who have promikd before-hand -what to vote, and what to enact. Thus to regulate candidates and electors, and new-model...it but to cut up the government by the roots, and poifon the very fountain of public fecurity? for the people having relerved to themfelves the choice... | |
| Francis Plowden - Great Britain - 1795 - 402 pages
...before-hand what to vote and what to enact. " Thus, to regulate Candidates and Electors, and new" model the ways of election, what is it but to cut up " the government by the roots, and poifon the very " fountain of public fecurity ? For the people having " referved to themfelves the... | |
| Joseph Towers - 1796 - 474 pages
...employs them ' to bring in fuch, who have promifed be* forehand what to vote, and what to enaft, ' Thus to regulate candidates and electors, * and new-model...election, ' what is it but to cut up the government < by I I3S ] ' by the roots, and poifon the very foun* ' tain of public fecurity? for the people * having... | |
| William Blackstone - Law - 1800 - 678 pages
...pre-engage the electors, and prefcribe " what manner of perfons fhall be chofen. For thus to re" gulate candidates and electors, and new-model the ways of *' election, what is it, fays he, but to cut up the government «' by the roots, and poifon the very fountain of public fecu"... | |
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