The Speeches Of Mr Wilkes In The House Of Commons Classic Reprint

Author : John Wilkes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334756856
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (568 download)

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Download or read book The Speeches of Mr. Wilkes in the House of Commons (Classic Reprint) written by John Wilkes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-23 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Speeches of Mr. Wilkes in the House of Commons Ioz the aet' of High Treafon, committed in anv of Hi; Majefly's colonies or plantations in America, or on as, or in the act of Piracy, or who are, charged with, or [ufioe ed of, the crime 1of High Treafon, committed in any of the {aid co lonies, or on the high feas. It is therefore ap, parent, that a mere pretended fufioieiezz, or foolifh cre dulity, or determined villainy, in a wretched, ig notant, mercenary tool of. A minrfierial inagiflrate, may fiill render the objects of this Bill, who are the inhabitants of above half the empire, liable to im, prifonment, This imprifonment likewife is to be wit/mu: Mil or mainprzze, for t/mt cruelty was fiill de termined to be exercifed by the committee, notwith {landing the humanemotion of my worthy colleague to leave out. Thofe obnoxious words. There is not a fyllablein the Bill of the degree) of probability attendi ing T he Bill, greatly amended as it has been, does not even now require an oath, nor that the parties fhould be heard in their own jufiification, nor confronted with the wrtne 'es, nondoes it mention that 1200 xvitnefles {hall be deemed neceffary for the colour abl'e ground of a commitment for f0 high a crime as Treafon in America, as the law rs in other cafes with in the kingdom. Is it pofiible, to give more de fpptic powers to a hafhaw of the Turkifh empire? What fecurity rs left for the devoted objects of this Bill againll the malice of a prejudiced individual, a wicked magiflrate, who, if he is profecuted after. Wards for {o agrant an abufe' of power, will certainly be indemnified, probably'rewarded by. A moft arbitrary adminifiration 2 Aerions may indeed be brought\2g@n. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."