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1822. Feby. 8.
Contents of a work intituled Rid Yourselves of Ultramaria: being the Advice of

Introduction –

§: 1.
Indulgence entreated.

§: 2.
Order pursued.

§: 3.
Witness to Spanish ruler's opinions, against the claim, Ao. 1787, Joseph Townsend.

§: 4.
Spanish Rulers opinions against the claim Ao. 1787.

§: 5.
Townsend's opinion Ao. 1787.

§: 6.
Tables, showing the grounds of these opinions with preliminary Explanations.

§: 7.
Jeremy Bentham's opinion against the claim Ao. 1792, as applied to France, and to distant dependencies in general.

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Part 1. Injury to Spain from the claims in her name on Spanish Ultramaria.

Letter 1.
Plan of the work.

Letter 2.
Interests concerned –
preliminary distinctions.

Letter 3.
To the subject many in
Spain, the dominion wd.
be hurtful, were Ultramarians
ever so desirous
of submitting to it:
viz. 1. in a pecuniary
view. Ultramaria submissive,
profit none.

Letter 4.
By Ultramarian submission,
how extensive
soever, no continued receipt
of money in Spain
would be rendered probable.
The Code, if submitted
to, affords no
such probability.
Under Code, profit none.

Letter 5.
Much more in proportion
as they are averse, as
under the constitution
they could can not fail to be.
Causes of such aversion
enumerated. Explanation
and proof postponed.
Ultramarian submission
why impossible.

Letter 6.
To the ruling few indeed, the
claim would, in a great degree,
be profitable. Hence, one
cause of the attachment to it.
From claim, Rulers profit great.

Letter 7.
To the subject many in Spain,
in a Constitutional view,
the claim can not but be productive
of great evils.
Anti-Constitutional
Evil 1. Vitiating the composition
of the Cortes.
1. In Cortes, foreign interest
predominant

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Letter 8.
2. Anti Constitutional
Evil 2. Adding to the mass
of corruptive influence.
2. Corruptive influence
increased.

Letter 9.
3. Anti-Constitutional
Evil 3. Adding to the time
during which Deputies
are irremovable.
3. Bad deputies longer
irremovable.

Letter 10.
4. Anti-Constitutional
Evil 4. Adding occupation
to the time of the
Cortes, though otherwise
insufficient for their
duties.
4. Cortes time wasted.

Letter 11.
5. Anti Constitutional
Evil 5. Planting in Ultramaria,
thence for Spain
a latent despotism.
5. Despotism secretly
planted.

Letter 12⊞.
Mode of computing profit
and loss by the claim –
Estimates proposed.
Estimates proposed.
⊞ Addendum 3 March 1822.
Letter 12.
Ulterior Evil.
Weakening in Spain
the power of defence
against aggression on
the part of European
States. Defensive power
weakened.

Letter 13.
By relinquishment, the
profit to Spain from Ultramaria,
would be rendered
net and great
Relinquishment profitable

Letter 14.
By perseverance, Spain
would be dishonoured
among Nations: by
Relinquishment, honored.
Relinquishment honorable.

Letter 15.
By relinquishment, Spain
would clear her morals
and reputation of the
Slave Trade.
Slave Trade stain expunged.

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Letter 16.
In the relinquishment,
every foot of Ultramaria
must be comprised,
or the burthen
will not be removed.
Relinquishment must
be entire.

Letter 17.
Mode of relinquishment
what most eligible.

Letter 18.
In proof, neither of the
tenableness, nor of the
profitableness of such
dominion, does England
afford any example.
From England no
justification.

Identifier: | JB/008/064/002 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Date_1	1822-02-08	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	008	Main Headings	rid yourselves of ultramaria
Folio number	064	Info in main headings field	contents of a work intituled rid yourselves of ultramaria: being the advice of jeremy bentham, as given in a series of letters to the spanish people
Image	002	Titles	introduction / part i injury to spain from the claims in her name on spanish ultramaria / part ii injury to spanish ultramaria from the claims made of dominion over her in the name of spain
Category	plan	Number of Pages	2
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Corrections	jeremy bentham	Paper Produced in Year	1818
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