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INTRODUCTION.

solid and durable than party triumphs. A representation of all intelligences, founded upon a wisely-regulated franchise, cannot be dangerous; it would contain within it breadth, symmetry, cohesion, and durability,—all the elements of strength and safety, and would possess, moreover, a capacity and a disposition for social improvement, without any limit but that of the human faculties.

Gosbury Hill, Kingston-on-Thames, January, 1859.