WemustpossessasetofMediatorsinterestedinmaintainingharmonybetweentheheterogeneousparticlesofourmixedconstitution;aspeciesofDrillSerjeantsisrequiredforthemaintenanceofdisciplineamongtheundulatingandtumultuousmultitude。TheremustbeasetofnoisyOratorsprovidedforthosewhoaremoreeasilycaptivatedbystrengthoflungsthanbystrengthofargument;Declaimersforthosewhoarecontrouledbysentimentalism;
andimaginative,facetious,orsatiricalOrators,forthosewhoseobjectitistobeamused;Reasonersforthesmallnumber,whoyieldonlytoreason;
artfulandenterprisingmentoscourthecountrytoobtainandcalculatethenumberofvotes:theremustalsobeaclassofmeningoodreputeatcourt,whomaymaintainagoodunderstandingbetweentheheadandthemembers。
Andallthis,theysay,mustbepaidfor———whethercorrectlyornot,doesnotbelongtoourpresentdiscussion。
Itmaybefurthersaid,thatthematterofreward,besidesbeingusedforreward,maybeusedasameansofpower,———andthatinamixedconstitutionlikeours,itisnecessarytomaintainabalanceamongitspowers。Certaincreationsofpeerstherefore,forexample,whichcouldnotbejustified,ifconsideredasrewards,maybejustifiedasdistributionsofpower。Thereisatleastsomethinginthiswhichdeservesexamination;