[clxvii. 143]

1821 March 8

Rid Yourselves

' Constitution paralyses

Oh but (says a defender of the dominion /claim/) such is the wisdom of the Code

This being preserved, disobedience is not only forseen but provided against. By Article 336, should the power of any such Provincial government be abused (under abuse

non-use being probably meant to be comprized) the King, having at his elbow a rope reaching from Spain to each Ultramarian province, may employ it in effecting the suspension of every one of its unruly Members: and for supplying the places of the seven popularly elected and thence possibly refractory Members, and in spite of such their refractioness securing a majority in the second instance, the Code, such is its providence has provided three Members in reserves +: three Members elected for the purpose by the same Electors by whom the seven refractory Members were elected.

Spaniards! Your legislators /rulers/ are young in this trade /legislation/ in Ultramaria what a labyrinth have they not made for themselves! their evils, are they not /how sadly are they not/ compleatly lost by it: Advice meantime they will not so much as receive: whatever deficiency there may be in the articles of state, particularly as to make up for it.

+ Art. 329.