JB_172_449.xml

Title: [1820 Decr. 31 To come in after p.]

Description: 1820 Decr. 31

To come in after p. 5 of the fair copy

All this which a question that can scarcely fail to present itself to

an impartial obsever, is - these and all other imaginable contributions, be they what

they may, for what reason should they be exacted from Ultramaria for the profit of

Spain, any more than from Spain for the profit of Ultramaria? On what ground can the

reciprocity be refund?

But if it be not refund, contributions from members would be a much

more economic mode than contributions from both: carriage both ways would thus be

saved.

Now if to the eye of an impartial observer equality is equity, what

chance is there of its failing for any length of time to be so, to any of those to

whose injury the correspondent and opposite inequality would operate?

My friends! by shutting your own eyes, can you (do you think?) shut

and keep shut for ever so many millions of other eyes, and at such a distance?

Never in a purely self-regarding point of view never to Spaniards can

the feelings nor therefore the interests of their Ultramarian kinsmen be objects of

difference?

Never in a purely self-regarding point of view never to Spaniards can

the feelings nor therefore the interests of their Ultramarian kinsmen be objects of

indifference.

Even supposing them not to have, on their own account, any claim to

consideration on the part of the subject many in Spain, they will still be found to

possess an incontestable claim to such consideration, on the ground of the effect of

the dominion on the interests of those same subject many in

Spain themselves. For, the more strongly adverse, in its very nature, to the interest

of the Spanish Americans, is the dominion thus exercised over them, in proportion as

the oppositon of interests is understood and felt, it can not but be expected to be

productive.

[clxxii. 450] 1820 Decr. 31

Addendum to p. 4 of the fair copy.

JB_172_012.xml

Title: [1820 July 22 Emancipation Spanish]

Description: 1820 July 22

Emancipation Spanish

Summary

The reason will now be seen, why it is to the subject many, and not

to the ruling few nor even indiscriminately to both that the papers of which this is

the summary is addressed: nor could it have been written, but for the consideration,

that of there can be an occasion, in which, in any country, the ruling few can

prevail upon themselves, or be prevailed upon, to make any sacrifice whatever of

their own narrower interest to the more extensive interest of the subject many, it is

the occasion in which, as now, the ruling few may for a time, endure to regard

themselves as standing in need of the support of the subject many for the very means

of common safety, as well as far the means of maintaining themselves in their

respective situations.

9. As to the interests of the inhabitants of the distant

dependencies, even supposing them not to have, on their own account, any claim to

consideration on the part of the subject many in Spain, they will still be found to

possess an incontestable claim to such consideration, on the ground of the effect of

the dominion on the interests of those same subject many themselves. For,- the more

strongly adverse in its very nature, to the interest of the Spanish Americans, is the

dominion thus exercised over them, the stronger is the resistance of which, on their

part, in proportion as the opposition of interests is understood and felt, it can not

but be expected to be productive.

Weak as are the strongest reasons that could be given why the rulers

of either country should exercise dominion over the other, yet if for any such

wide-stretching dominion there were any nceessity or use, reasons probably not less

good might be given why it should be the ruling few in Spanish America that should

exercise dominion over subject many and ruling few together in Spain, as why ruling

few in Spain should exercise dominion over subject many and ruling few together in

Spanish America.

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Title: [[wrapper enfolding clxvii.240-56]]

Description: [wrapper enfolding clxvii.240-56]

Rid Yourselves. Aug. 1821

Letter 5. Continued Ultramaria in submission impossible

[verso]

Rid Yourselves 31 March 1822

Part 4

Letter Cause Apprehension of the several branches correspondent to the several supposed sources of bencht looked for on the part of Spain.

1. loss of profit by expenditure of Official Emolument savings - See see [...?] Ultramaria [...?] required

2. loss by restriction on Ultramaria production and export prohibited for the sale of Spanish dealers.

3. Forced military service. Export or Ultramarians for military service in Spain or elsewhere.

4. Denial of justice by Appeal: Oppression by d o.

[clxvii. 240]

1821 Aug. 5

Rid Yourselves

Lett. 5,

Continued submission impossible

Letter 5. Continued Ultramarian Submission impossible

Spaniards!

You the subject many! You the great bulk of the Nation! never be it out of mind, it is to you I speak, on this occasion as on every other.

From the claim kept up by your rulers in the dominion from the dominion over the whole of Ultramaria itself, if already in their hands, in respect of money no net profit can you receive: no saving can you make no, nor under the Code so much as a single receipt, of the repetition of which you could at any time entertain any well-grounded expectation: This I have already shown you. This was on the supposition of temporary submission and mutual satisfaction in consequence.

At the time when any translation of this may chance to reach you - at that time, whatever it may be, you will see written what narrow limits in respect of extent of territory population and wealth the expectation of any such submission how short-lived so ever can have any tolerable ground.