JB_022_233.xml

Title: [1820 Oct. 10 Spanish liberticide measures]

Description: 1820 Oct. 10 Spanish liberticide measures 4 Torreno

An impartial Spectator may /can/ allow the people of Spain can allow – the

people of Spain ought to allow for a moment of irritation and alarm – for

measures that under the influence of those passions present themselves as

dictated by self-defence. I do not say that merely it is for the interest of the

Spanish people that for having passed this law the existing rulers should be

dealt with as they dealt with their predecessors. But I do say that so long as

this law remains despotism reigns, and that if this law or any thing like it is

permanent the liberties of Spain are gone: some sort of mixt tyranny nobody can

foresee what is substituted to the pure Monarchical one. Under the like tyranny

we in England are groaning. True: but then we have our recollections: we have

our fixt habits: we have our laws incompatible with all liberty: but then we

have our habits of acting against law and in spite of law – it is to the

weakness of our laws that we owe every thing by which we are distinguished to

our advantage from other nations. We have laws and rules of law in abundance any

one of which if executed would suffice to divide the whole population into two

classes – prisoners and jailers.

Ah! who ever are their rulers, the people of Spain the people of Spain before

their salvation is accomplished the people of Spain will have much to

forgive.

JB_162_125.xml

Title: [1820 June 7 Emancipation Spanish]

Description: 1820 June 7

Emancipation Spanish

'.6. Creoles repugnant

Spanish America would be for [...?] of [...?] or Ireland was: and with great advantage

If, on the news of the unexpected change from government despotism to a government in so great /high/ a degree popular, if under the intoxication produced by so felicitous a result, despotism to throw itself /themselves/ into the arms of their liberators, and not only into their arms, but at their feet should [...?] the amount be found very extensively prevalent the wonder would /need/ not be great. But that at the end of a certain interval, when the intoxication had had time to subside, and experience had taken place of hope and confidence, this /a/ disposition /to self-sacrifice/ should continue unchanged, seems far too much to be expected.

One of two things. Either, to the people of Spain and their rulers, the dominion over Spanish America would manifestly not be of any the smallest use, or in a variety of points and to a great extent, a sacrifice of the interest of the many in America to those of the few in Europe would have to be made. Take a few examples.

1 In America money would have to be raised by taxes to be sent without equivalent to save taxes to you in Europe

2. From America, money the proceeds of [...?] would be to be suit for the same purpose.

3. Under the notion of benefiting the [...?] class among you, restriction would be to be imposed on the production and export of the produce of industry in these distant regions on the productions of the industry of these your American subjects.

4. To make fortunes for the purpose of their being spent among you and for your benefit. Others in Spanish America, would under the new Constitution, or under the old despotism be to be filled by the choice of your rulers.

JB_172_282.xml

Title: [1820 Dec r. 27. Rid Yourselves of]

Description: 1820 Dec r. 27.

Rid Yourselves of Ultramaria

'. 1. Creoles Willing

4. Supposable source the fourth. Emolument

from Ultramarian offices: Money, which, by Spaniards sent from Spain, might come to

be received, in the shape of official emolument, attached

to official situations in Spanish America.

From this source, no relief in respect of diminution of taxes, would

be experienced by the subject many in Spain: the benefit, though received by

Spaniards, would be engrossed by the ruling few, who could not receive it without

ceasing to be inhabitants of Spain. To p. 9

5. Supposable source the fifth. Men, for military service: men, sent from Ultramarian Spain

to serve in a military capacity in Spain. From this source, no relief in respect of

diminution of taxes, would be experienced by the subject

many in Peninsula Spain: at a less price than it would cost to import them from

Ultramaria men might be obtained, for this service, either in Spain, or in some other

country of Europe: for example in Switerland the hired troops of which country have

lately with such obvious propriety been dismissed. The foreigners would be well

affected, or they would not enlist. The Ultramarians, if enlisted by force to be

banished and thus kept in servitude could not be otherwise than disaffected: and

voluntarily they could not without premium too enormous to be given be engaged to

exchange freedom at home to such servitude in a strange and distant region.

In the above may be seen all the sources, and supposed sources, of supply, at the

charge of America, /Ultramarian Spain/ that ever have been, or ever (it is believed)

could be resorted to, under the notion of affording, to the subject many in Spain,

relief or benefit derived in any [...?] shape from a dominion exercised in that

country by those by whom the powers of governent are exercised in Peninsula

Spain.