1820 Sept. 3

Emancipation Spanish

Summary

Transfer to U.S.

When the extinction is /instrument is/ to be performed by governing

men against their interests or endeavours, We are for extinguishing anarchy is the

slang of malefactors in high places.

Come, have patience with me and I will tell you how if the

circumstances /demands/ of another country continue as they have been, you /your

rulers/ may compass /ZS/ points at once, pecuniary easement /relief/ to you, good

government and content to a portion more or less considerable of your kinsmen in

America, advantage to a third party, and glory pure and unexampled glory to you and

to themselves. If there be a well and popularly governed Confederacy of States

willing to give money for the valuable land in this or that Spanish American Province

contiguous to its own territory, transfer the province to that confederacy if it can

be done with the consent of the inhabitants, to that Confederacy.

Start not at this proposal. In every part of it, it has (you will

see) for its basis incontestable experience.

The State /foreign Confederacy/ I have in view, you see already, it

is that of the Anglo-American United States.

Every body knows what they gave gave to Napoleon for Louisiana.

Every body knows what they wish to give to your own King for the

Floridas. I say to give: for giving up claims to money is in so far as the money

would otherwise have been obtainable, giving the money.

In both instances, they found a convenience /an advantage/ which for

shortness I will call a Geographical convenience. In what

way it was convertible /expressable/ as supposed in pounds shillings, and pence in

Dollars and Cents in what way it was brought home to individual feelings we have no

need to enquire. Trust these people and rulers together /subject many and ruling few/

- for these, subject many and ruling few are one - trust them as to these matters:

for they are not men to give money for moonshine.