Miscellaneous Papers by Charles Dickens (e books for reading .txt) 📕

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But that is not the question now. It is conspired against; and wehave given a few proofs of the conspiracy, as they shine out ofvarious classes engaged in it. An indictment against the wholemanufacturing interest need not be longer, surely, than theindictment in the case of the Crown against O'Connell and others.Mr. Cobden may be taken as its representative--as indeed he is, byone consent already. There may be no evidence; but that is notrequired. A judge and jury are all that is needed. And theGovernment know where to find them, or they gain experience tolittle purpose.

THREATENING LETTERTO THOMAS HOODFROM AN ANCIENT GENTLEMANMR. HOOD. SIR,--The Constitution is going at last! You needn'tlaugh, Mr. Hood. I am aware that it has been going, two or threetimes before; perhaps four times; but it is on the move now, sir,and no mistake.

I beg to say, that I use those last expressions advisedly, sir, andnot in the sense in which they are now used by Ja