[clxvii. 49]

1822 March 31

Rid Yourselves

Part I.

Letter 5: Submission Impossible

The Causes of Ultramarian repugnance I see in the following evils following The evils /causes/ in question may be thus designated.-

Cause 1. The new lights and the arrangements made in the Code itself The Spanish Constitutional Code suffices to preclude submission in the forms following. Lights exclude blind submission.

Cause 2. The whole of the Ultramarian Revenue placed at the command of the constituted authorities in Spain Revenue, all to Spain.

Cause 3. To the dominion. Appeals from Ultramaria to Spain would be necessary: to Ultramaria they would be a grievance unendurable. Appeals unendurable.

Cause 4. By distance from the seat of European Government adequate redress of grievances from misconduct of subordinates is rendered physically impossible. Redress of grievance impossible.

Cause 5. By the dominion every Ultramarian Province would be rendered a prey to /on the occasion of/ every Spanish war with any other Province or with any foreign State. Ultramaria a prey to Spanish wars.

Cause 6. Under the Code Ultramarian stands precluded from all exercise of even subordinate legislation: thence from all improvement, as well as from all redress, except from /by/ resistance. Ultramarian legislation none.