1821 Feb y 19

Rid Yourselves

'.1. Interests concerned.

Spaniards, that of which I myself entertain the most intimate

persuasion, which persuasion, by submitting to you the grounds of it, I am now using

my endeavours to communicate to you, is - that to the interest of you - the subject

many, not only in Ultramaria but in Spain the union in question, even if effected to

the interest itself, and without dispute, would in a preponderant degree be noxious

and so long as it lasted continue so to be in every way imaginable.

At the same time, among the ruling few there are classes, and those

extensive ones, to the interests of which it would be beneficial, in so far as it had

place without dispute: there are even those - and that to to whose interests no

inconsiderable extent, to whom it would be beneficial notwithstanding dispute, some

even not to whom by reason of the dispute and that not only in case of successs to

this side of the dispute, but even in the case of failure.

On the other hand, among those, to whose interests, on some accounts,

or in certain events the union, and the endeavour to preserve or reestablish it as

the case may be, would be beneficial, there are those to whom interests on certain

other accounts, and in certain other events, such endeavour would, not only in

reality, but not improbably in their own eyes respectively, be detrimental. In all

those several instances then, should that permit which it in reality detrimental is

the persons in question, be so in their eyes, in so far an example of the coincidence

above spoken of between universal interest and particular interest would have place,

and the persons in question would, each of them, while pursuing as to their part his

particular interest, be at the same time by opposing the pernicious prospect, be

pursuing and giving his support to the universal interest.