They have done little; and what they have done is good
for nothing,--for it is totally destitute of an _executory_ principle.
This is the point to which I have applied my whole diligence. It is easy
enough to say what shall be done: to cause it to be done,--_hic labor,
hoc opus_.
I ought not to apologize for letting this scheme lie beyond the period
of the Horatian keeping,--I ought much more to entreat an excuse for
producing it now. Its whole value (if it has any) is the coherence and
mutual dependency of parts in the scheme; separately they can be of
little or no use.
I have the honor to be, with very great respect and regard,
Dear Sir,
Your most faithful and obedient humble servant,
EDMUND BURKE.
BEACONSFIELD, Easter-Monday night, 1792.
SKETCH OF A NEGRO CODE.
This constitution consists of four principal members.
I. The rules for qualifying a ship for the African trade.
II. The mode of carrying on the trade upon the coast of Africa, which
includes a plan for introducing civilization in that part of the world.
III. What is to be observed from the time of shipping negroes to the
sale in the West India islands.
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