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1820. July 28.
13 Jany 1821 These Contents approved.
§ I Creoles willing
1.
Introduction. Use of this
summary, affording
heads for inquiry.
I. Creoles willing
2.
1. Creoles even willing,
against the interest of
subject many in Spain
it would be, that Spanish
rulers should exercise
dominion in Creolia:
viz 1. in a pecuniary
point of view: in a constitutional
do. still more
so. See below.
3.
Even thus, considerable
would be the expence:
viz. in constant preparation
for defence agst
foreign aggression, and
contingent Creolian revolt,
when thoughtless
sympathy had been
succeeded by inevitably
unpleasant experience
4.
To set against this expence,
contribution from
Creolia none or inadequate
5.
Saving, to Spain, none,
but at the expence of
Creolia: disposition, if
any before, would not
continue after, the change.
Charges of conveyance
suffice to render such
supply more burthensome
to Creolia than
beneficial to Spain.
6.
Sole supposable sources
of such means.
1. Taxation at large –
submission to this wd. not
long continue.
2. Mine = suits or Mine taxes
2. Taxation on, or rent of
mines. If levied (per Creolians)
these ought to be
employed in case of local
taxes.(a).
7(a).
Per Townsend Ao. 1778, greatest
exigible tax 10 per cent on
silver, 5 pr. ct. on gold.
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§ I Creoles willing
3. 3. Barren Prohibitions Restrictions on production
and trade. By these,
if prohibitions, no advantage
is obtained: of taxation,
none but the produce of
the tax.(b.) † † 27 dec 1820. Addend.
Such Williams say of the
advantage that barren prohibition
produces in mischief
and the adverse of tasks. Yet
these abound
But, it would
this must be received for a
separate – see Appendix
8.(b.)
This universally recognized
Anglice - See Debates
July 1820.
9.
4. Emolument from Ultramaria or from Spain. Money received, as official
emolument, in Creolia,
by Spaniards sent from
Spain. To ruling few, profit:
to subject many, none.
10.
5. Creoles sent for military
&c. service in Spain. No
relief here. At less cost, they
might be had in Spain, or
elsewhere in Europe.
11.
In the way of free trade,
no advantage from the
dominion.(a)
11.(a)
Trade of England with
U.S. greater since the Emancipation
than before.
☞ Add & demonstrate summing up.
Up of reckoning that
Nothing but supremacy could
produce in numbers all
.
8. Barren prohibitions.
By the prosperity of the epithet,
the pure burthensomeness
of the supposed resource
stands demonstrated. To barren
prohibition, attaches the
burthen and odium of taxation,
without the benefit.
8.(a.)
Financial prohibitions
in so far as productive are
taxes – otherwise barren.
To employers of the article
paying the tax, the prohibition
is a tax paid; to do. not
paying, a tax and prohibition
disobeyed – to non-employers,
in consequence of
the tax, a prohibition disobeyed,
and no tax paid
8(b.)
In the Government of Spanish
Ultramaria, barren
prohibitions abound. Development
here would be
digression: it claims a
separate head.
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Momentary submission
supposed, see what probability
of its continuing
long enough to produce
net profit.
1. To Spain and Ultramarian
interests conjoined,
dominion not valuable,
but on supposition
of net profit – burthen
in one, outweighed by
benefit in the other.
2. So to each by itself.
3. To Ultramaria, equal
benefit received by Spain
alone – no equivalent for
burthen on Ultramaria.
4. Since less, inferior benefits.
13.
Difficult to separate
the present from the immediate
future. For
distinctness, this I have
done. Result, even supposing
momentary submission,
during that
moment, ruler's dominion
would be hurtful
to people's interest.
14.
Manifest cause.
For securing subsequent
submission, necessarily
would be an estimatedly
adequate official establishment, and do.
stock. Expence of outfit,
certain, and precedent,
equal receipt, long necessarily
wanting: thence
forward, resistance,
calling for addition to
expence, would be always
more probable
than addition to receipt.
§.2. Creoles unwilling.
15.
Only by compleat ignorance
and heedlessness
can men, so distant
from the pomp and
other
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§.2. Creoles unwilling
15.
other sources of the
fascinating influence
of supreme power, be
kept contented in a
state so adverse to
their immediate interests.
Yes, during the darkness
of despotism.
But, long have all
eyes been open to the
mischief of the dominion.
Ere submissiveness
could be
replanted, all recollections
of these mischiefs
would be to be
eradicated.
No instruments for
that purpose does the
Constitutional Code
furnish.
Not universal ignorance,
but do. knowledge,
does it endeavour
to cultivate. See
below.
16.
The most favourable
state of things imaginable
not producing,
even for the moment,
any tolerable prospect
of net profit, let us
now revert (§.2) to
the actual do.: Creolia
in part abhorrent
of the yoke – in part,
after short experience,
restless under it. When
thoughtless sympathy had been succeeded
by inevitably unpleasant experience.
See now whether
this can fail to be
the case.
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