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1820 May 6 Emancipation Spanish
1820 May 6

Emancipation Spanish

Conclusion

The position you are in is the position the English people were in at the occasion

of the Revolution of 1688. Let their example be a lesson and a warning of you. Your

Ferdinand under the former advisers is our James the 2d. Your Ferdinand under his

present advisers is our William the third. The late advisors of your Ferdinand are

our Tories. These present and all future advisers other than such as the above are

our Whigs.
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