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1820. Novr 18.

J.B. to Mora

of the people and liberalism in general is scarcely in such good
advance with us as with you. By so illustrious and compleat
a disproof of the imputation of Jacobinism and Levellership,
no small addition would be made to whatever influence my
name at present operats with in support of the cause of the
subject many against the ruling few. At no great distance of
time after my death, England might, if it commenced with
Spain in my life time, be added to the number of the Nations
for whom, in the main features, one common code, alike known
to all, would serve. The character which I have had the good
fortune to bear in private life, has preserved my writings, as
well as my personality, in a considerable degree, from that vituperation
which is so copiously bestowed upon some of
our eminent political writers who, on this subjet, are less fortunate.
But the eminence to which I should be raised by
such a commision from Spain would render it and object
or more importance to our corruptionists of all sorts and sizes
to exert all their powers and risk every thing for the purpose
of rendering my works an object of the greatest possible
hatred and apprehension: but against whatever mischief
might otherwise be done, an assurance such as that proposed
would be a most powerful shield. Of its importance,
in every point of view, so strong is my conviction, shd
it so happen that , in pursuance of the arrangements concorted
amongst my Madrid friends, an invitation from
Government, such as that above proposed, should reach
me, I shall probably deem it advisable to forbear sending
any answer to it, or at any rate giving any publicity to it
here, unless and till it had become certain that a fresh
one, with the clause in question contained in it, will not
be sent.

To this purpose belongs an odd incident which
came across me a day or two ago. When my work intituled
"Church of Englandism &c examined" came out, a most
furiously anti liberal, corruptionist, bigotry professing,
monarchico-aristogratical publication — The Quarterly Review —
made a most furious attack upon it — confining itself, however
to vague generalities, and not attempting to controvert
a single statement in it (so at least I was told, for I have never looked at it) though

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Date_1	1820-11-18	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	013	Main Headings	rid yourselves of ultramaria
Folio number	062	Info in main headings field	jb to mora
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Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	1
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