1820. Oct. 7. J.B. against Spanish Liberticide Measures 25th Sept 8 8

Army not dangerous

Then again as to the portion of the law which the Cortes the first Cortes could

find to sit – time /[…?]/ of authority at the utmost two years: portion of time

for working in that time at the utmost not more than eight months: time certain

not more than six months.

The work requiring /such as to require/ more time than any other work that was

ever known – the workmen taken from a nation proverbial for slowness in work,

and the time allotted for this super-extraordinary work less than was ever

allotted for the most ordinary work of the same kind.

What? are the armed and disciplined Soldiers afraid of the unarmed and

constrained Citizens men women and children? If so let them give up to their

adversaries their arms and throw themselves each[?] into a groupe of women and

children, and then they will […?] a priority which once it is so apprehended

they will […?]

Was it a means of preservation? self-preservation was preservation of the public

peace the object? Impossible. No […?] – no swwearing could make it credible.