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<p>1820 Nov<hi rend="superscript">r</hi></p> | |||
<p>J.B. to Mora</p> | |||
<p>If there were any <del>M</del> influential member of the Cortes who<lb/> | |||
see these matters in the same point of view than we do—<lb/> | |||
Puigblanc for example or Calatrava or I might be perhaps<lb/> | |||
by these means correspond either with them or you or both<lb/> | |||
through the Spanish mission in Camalab here. Note, that<lb/> | |||
all this mengrary work in the field of Administration is most<lb/> | |||
distasteful to me: in that of legislation is my sole delight.<lb/> | |||
Nothing but the idea of necessary work there have dream into<lb/> | |||
the others. Note moreover that useless some such person<lb/> | |||
are not only content but zealous to ccoperate, all labour from<lb/> | |||
persons in your relation and more armed et altogether useless.</p> | |||
<p>Portugal — I do not see how it is possible for the Portuguese<lb/> | |||
to have be their King never the best product of power unless they let<lb/> | |||
him have the whole back again: and if they do not allow him more<lb/> | |||
of the power of a King how can the nation continue. Then there are<lb/> | |||
liver a Portuguese Republic. This Royal enemy at a distance<lb/> | |||
they will be in the situation of the United States. Which forth<lb/> | |||
but of this every of all fascination the mischievous fascination attached to that name. But with them, as with you<lb/> | |||
a grand difficulty would be to find a Washington.</p> | |||
<p>It does not absolutely follow that because the liberticide<lb/> | |||
measures are carried, and by great a majority, the invitation<lb/> | |||
to me co Cadify will not have been fiven: for though,<lb/> | |||
from any Code of my drawing, the Monarchists and Aristocrats<lb/> | |||
will of course expect more or less that woried not suit<lb/> | |||
their purpose, yet they may also expect more or less that might<lb/> | |||
suit their purpose. It given, I should accept the invitation,<lb/> | |||
for the fact of the invitation, as the Code produced<lb/> | |||
by it, might be of use in countries less unhappily circunstanced.<lb/> | |||
But as my feelings whould be cold in comparison of<lb/> | |||
my past hopes, so would unavoidably be my answer — not to<lb/> | |||
say abjungatory. For, as the Cortes if not dead will be asleep<lb/> | |||
for the next eight months, should there be need of correspondence, <lb/> | |||
what correspondent could I have, but a member of this<lb/> | |||
worthless Ministry?.— And to mar every thing, there would be the Minister of the Colonies whom I have so grappled with</p> | |||
1820 Novr
J.B. to Mora
If there were any M influential member of the Cortes who
see these matters in the same point of view than we do—
Puigblanc for example or Calatrava or I might be perhaps
by these means correspond either with them or you or both
through the Spanish mission in Camalab here. Note, that
all this mengrary work in the field of Administration is most
distasteful to me: in that of legislation is my sole delight.
Nothing but the idea of necessary work there have dream into
the others. Note moreover that useless some such person
are not only content but zealous to ccoperate, all labour from
persons in your relation and more armed et altogether useless.
Portugal — I do not see how it is possible for the Portuguese
to have be their King never the best product of power unless they let
him have the whole back again: and if they do not allow him more
of the power of a King how can the nation continue. Then there are
liver a Portuguese Republic. This Royal enemy at a distance
they will be in the situation of the United States. Which forth
but of this every of all fascination the mischievous fascination attached to that name. But with them, as with you
a grand difficulty would be to find a Washington.
It does not absolutely follow that because the liberticide
measures are carried, and by great a majority, the invitation
to me co Cadify will not have been fiven: for though,
from any Code of my drawing, the Monarchists and Aristocrats
will of course expect more or less that woried not suit
their purpose, yet they may also expect more or less that might
suit their purpose. It given, I should accept the invitation,
for the fact of the invitation, as the Code produced
by it, might be of use in countries less unhappily circunstanced.
But as my feelings whould be cold in comparison of
my past hopes, so would unavoidably be my answer — not to
say abjungatory. For, as the Cortes if not dead will be asleep
for the next eight months, should there be need of correspondence,
what correspondent could I have, but a member of this
worthless Ministry?.— And to mar every thing, there would be the Minister of the Colonies whom I have so grappled with
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