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1820 Aug. 31. 1822 Aug. 4.
§. Domination impossible
§. Corruptive influence.
90 25.
II More promising the prospect
of exercising by these
Creolia offices, corruptive
influence on Creolian representation,
and thence
on the whole.
Ends in view or Objects.
Services to be rendered
1. Fixing on Creole Constituents
the habit of submission
to the yoke.
2. General obsequiousness
to measures dictated by
particular interests of
King, Council, and Cortes.
91 26.
Advice whispered of course,
by Dæmon of Corruption,
to each Creole deputy. Do,
in all things, what is expected
by the givers of good
things; such and such
prime official situations,
with the patronage belonging
to them, shall, on your
return, be your reward.
92 27
Behold here the true original
compact on which
mixt Monarchy is founded:
an original compact
as true as that invented
by English Lawyers, and
that invented by
as fabulous.
93 28.
To the formation of such
a compact neither word
nor from any man
are necessary. Words wd.
but subject it to indecorous
and unnecessary exposure.
94 29.
3. From their effect, needless
amplitude of the emolument
attached to
these Creolia offices: the
richer the offices, the more
tempting the baits.
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§. Domination impossible
§. Corruptive influence.
95. 30.
Corruption all powerful in England
Consequence, adoption of
English principles as to office
and official emolument:
viz. As emolument, is appropriate
aptitude: this
is not only acted upon
but avowed. Enquiry, examination,
every other test
is worse than useless. Proofs,
neither of which can be
wanting, and either sufficient are – 1. Richness of the
emolument: 2. Dignity and
excellence of the conferring
patron.
96. 30(a)
Under English Constitution,
by money is every thing
done: dignity, excellence,
that Excellence Religiously
manufactured. King is
first in all – what makes
him so? money, when a the money
shop lifter is hanged, it is given him to feed appetite
for not having taken money and hire Lords, Commons, &
enough. Judges. In all Debates, this
referred to and avowed.
Without money he will not
be, or be thought to be, worth
any thing: he will be seen
to be what he is. As money
makes these things, so does
crime. Crime makes the money:
the money the other
things. Give to a reprieved
shop-lifter as so much power
and money, you give him
as so much virtue. When a
shop-lifter is hanged, it is
for not having taken money
enough.
More dignity, excellence 100
times, has English King than
U.S. President. More money
to spend, besides patronage.
Yet, so insufficient, 9 times in
60 years old King comes for
money to pay debts with: when,
in 40 years, President never –
to his well-paid Parliament
paid by him and themselves for
this: that the best of Kings. So
long as, in proportion as
Kings are thus fed, they have
dignity, excellence, and religiousness,
what matters it to people
how many thousands are
every year thus starved?
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§. Domination impossible
§. Corruptive influence.
97. 31.
If, in England, man is
man in Spain. Avowed
in England, these principles
will be acted on in Spain.
in the mouth of a Creole
Deputy, liberality to Creole official
situation will be a
cardinal virtue, thence in
do. of Spanish colleagues.
Thus will Spanish peoples'
representatives be corrupted
and constituents pillaged:
pillaged in the endeavour
to pillage others.
98. 32.
History in England is prophecy
to Spain. County
Member sells himself to
King and Aristocracy for
County patronage. Can he
think it too rich? the extortion
too excruciating. In
and out of the House this
is stated as? notorious: denied
no where.
99. 33.
Such the effect and object
of Colony dominion here:
cause of the shame and
misery which, by corruptive
influence and political bigotry,
we have brought upon
ourselves. Such our gain
from the plunder of our
distant dependencies.
100 or 34.
True calculation, not what
it would be worth the while of
the people of the democracy
to give for the dependencies;
but what for getting rid of
them?
101 or 35.
Not contented merely, but
delighted, should I be, for getting
rid of my share of the
dominion, particularly the
supposed gold mine British
India, to give a considerable
share of my property. Not
so had I patronage, valuing
probity less than patronage
or as per Whit regarding
probity and property
(patronage included) as undistinguishable.
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101*
§ ☞ Insert – renovation
made of all the valuable
Creole Offices to Spaniard,
or Creole Members dissenters. To
give these offices to Spaniards
as tyranny; to Creolian
Deputies corruption.
The Creolian Offices would
for Cortes are sine if them
lucrative. Yet they suffer
for destroying the the democracy
but for and Military
force.
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