1820 August

Emancipation Spanish

Summary

Creoles claim as good

Time it is that, care you ever so little for their feelings and their interests -

care you ever so little for what /that which/ in relation to them are the dictates of

justice it is impossible that you can care less for them than they are cared for by

the confederated despots: for these despots who in [...?] guaranteed to your rulers

their despotism over these same colonies who often guaranteed to the traitors the /a/

constitution founded on aristocratical despotism and English corruption but still

less deformed the preceding despotism, looked on and laughed when they saw it

conclude who had it been their desire and endeavour to render the master /themselves/

whom they served objects of abhorrence to all mankind /nations/ could scarcely have

pursued a course better adapted to that purpose.

But if ever the force of public opinion at large - the opinion of the subject many

were on the score of a man's /a rulers/ personal interest worth attending to it is

now: and when men /a man/ have nothing to gain by injustice, nor by any particular

and strong prejudice are set against justice, justice is never /seldom/ altogether

without some hold upon their /his/ regard. If then, in all persons who are without

personal interest and without delusive prejudice, your claim to that dominion should

appear utterly unreasonable it may be not altogether, even with a view to your own

interest unworthy of your considerations whether by an opinion /a general persuasion/

to this /that/ effect /of the injustice of this claim/ your chance of prevailing in

case of a contest, with /against/ those your kinsmen, or any portion of them on this

ground, might not be apt to be lessened by it.