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1820 Nov 10
J.B. to Spaniards on Spanish liberticide laws: ☞ Hastily taken Marginals
Letter 5. Constitution Infractions
1
Gloom continued –
Law against speech
sanctioned – ergo do
against press, correspondent. accordant.
p.1
2
Government thus constituted,
as per definition
despotic. Sole constant remedy
too, were to name
in ordinary time the
severest of calamities.
p.1
3
Doubts whether Cortes
will meet on the 4/4
in the 8 months. p.2
4
English Kings were called
Parliaments but for money
or some other personally
interesting objects.
p.2
5
Spanish rulers have
got money by loan
and Abbey lands. p.2
6
For 4 or 5 months no
complaint against them
will find utterance. p.2
7
Ruin may follow
all endeavour to circulate
this letter. p.2
8
Thus, dealing was
against the people they stand
p.2
9
Minister will
meantime have been
working out his inducements
in specie. p.2
10
Cortes meeting, still no
hope in the King only. p.3
11
But the Monarchy
considerable. p.2
12
Sole resources – 1. Cortes
Monarchy. 2.Army. 3. Thinking people. p.3
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Letter 5. Constitution Infractions
13
Arguelles out – Self confessed
unpopularized by his
support to law against speech.
p.3
Sole
1. Cortes Monarchy
2. Army
3. Thinking powerful people
14
Things wished for
1. Meetings of people, spite
of the law: on
1. Alcale favorable
licences.
2. do unfavorable, get
licences.
3. People meet without
applying for –
4. do notwithstanding
refusal of licence, and
prohibition. p.4
15
At meeting, Petition to King
recount of
Arguelles praying do of
the others, particularly
Minister. p.4
16
Arguelles pursued at
Holland House. ☞ Omitt
this. p.4
17
Agenda Cortes Monarchy
then Agenda.<
1. to Alcaldes
exhorting them not to
refuse licences.
The not illegal: No
shooting, Members in
for this. p.4
2. Soldiers being
should not in this be
forgotten. p.4
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Letter 5. Constitution Infractions
18
The Army no proper object
of terror. logic
per canton. Army dangerous
when an instrument in hands
of despots against the people:
therefore when for the people
and against despots.
Thus in Ireland.
Though under the Valential
Army the 5 years were the
Golden Age. p.6
19
True question – Of the two
classes – Rulers and Army
whose interest is most
accordant with peoples. p.6
20
Sole government in which interest
of ruling few accords with
Do of subject many is
where the ruling few are
promptly removable by
subject many. p.6
21
The Army is not dangerous
supposed, it
wants peace to the
people. p.7
Unanimous it would not
be numerous enough. p.7
Largest body the La
and of them there are others
that are jealous. p.7
Only with peoples support,
-port Government advisors, could Army look
to exercise any effective
influence on government.
p.7
22
Of Army, being for the
people, the to disband
it, with the exit
of is conducive
evidence. p.8
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Letter 5 ☞ sent Nov. 10
in a private letter.
Letter 5
23
Of there being a Monarch
in the question, follows when
it and people a disposition
to cooperate: Minority
to lead, people to follow.
p.8
24
Fortunate state of things
La Isla Army, having for
the Miistry the
feeling their incapacity
of supporting themselves
without assistance
from the people will be
ready to act under
guidance of Cortes Monarchy,
for the people. p.8
Thus they will assist
in preservation, confined
to recovery of the lately
abolished liberters. p.8
25
Hence J.B.s exist to
have that the Army
are cut, would not confer
themselves to be disbanded
till only the liberticide
have but reputed
that security against
all such attempts
obtained. p.9.
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