[clxii. 173]

1820 May 23

Emancipation Spanish

'. 7. Rulers gainers

'. 4. Rulers gainers

10 Factitious dignity

Military Order

The English with the Duke of Wellington at their head got the better of the French. But the United-States men with General Jackson at their head got the better of those who got the better of the French. Had General Jackson had in prospect the dukedom of Wellington with the hundreds of thousand annexed to it for fear of its going a begging would he have killed wounded or taken so much a single man more than he had? Let him who thinks he can produce a [...?] for this assertion produce it

When of whatever nations composed two armies engage, unless it is a drawn battle one or other can not but have the advantage

In pursuance of their constant system the ruling few heap reward upon reward with a profusion to which there is no bounds, and then the cry is see what is to be done by reward! behold the exalting power of reward!

When opposite to a French army headed by a General /commander/ with a French dukedom and its etceteras in possession or expectancy, stood an English army headed by a Commander with an English dukedom in possession or expectancy, unless the battle was a drawn one the one or the other could not fail to get the better. In either case would it by the Dukedom that the effect would be produced: that effect which of no such thing as a Dukedom had on either side ever been heard of could not fail to have had place? Would it in this case be because he had a Dukedom in his eye that the victor became victor? as well might you say /it be said/ it was because he had a handkerchief in his pocket.