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Philip Schofield (ed.), The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: Colonies, Commerce, and Constitutional Law: Rid Yourselves of Ultramaria and Other Writings on Spain and Spanish America
Contents
- Close section Front Matter
- Close sectionRid Yourselves of Ultramaria
- INTRODUCTION
- Close sectionPART I . INJURY TO SPAIN FROM THE CLAIMS IN HER NAME ON SPANISH ULTRAMARIA
- Letter 1 . Plan of this work
- Letter 2 . Interests concerned—preliminary distinctions
- Letter 3 . To the subject many in Spain, the dominion would be hurtful, were Ultramarians ever so desirous of submitting to it: viz. 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 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. 1. Anti-Constitutional Evil 1. Vitiating the composition of the Cortes. 1. In Cortes, foreign interest predominant
- Letter 8 . 2. Anti-Constitutional Evil 2. Adding to the mass of corruptive influence. 2. Corruptive influence encreased
- 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 . Ulterior Evil. Weakening in Spain the power of defence against aggression on the part of European States. Defensive power weakened
- Letter 13 . Mode of computing profit and loss by the claim—Estimates proposed. Estimates proposed
- Letter 14 . By relinquishment, the profit to Spain from Ultramaria would be rendered net and great. Relinquishment profitable
- Letter 15 . By perseverance, Spain would be dishonoured among nations: by Relinquishment, honored. Relinquishment honorable
- Letter 16 . By relinquishment, Spain would clear her morals and reputation of the Slave Trade. Slave Trade stain expunged
- Letter 17 . In the relinquishment, every foot of Ultramaria must be comprised, or the burthen will not be removed. Relinquishment must be entire
- Letter 18 . Mode of relinquishment, what most eligible
- Letter 19 . In proof, neither of the tenableness, nor of the profitableness of such dominion, does England afford any example. From England no justification
- Close sectionPART II . INJURY TO SPANISH ULTRAMARIA FROM THE CLAIMS MADE OF DOMINION OVER HER IN THE NAME OF SPAIN
- Letter 1 . Causes of Ultramarian aversion explained. Cause 1. New lights and Code preclude submission on the former footing. 1. Lights exclude blind submission
- Letter 2 . Cause 2. Whole Ultramarian Revenue placed at the command of the authorities in Spain. 2. Revenue, all to Spain
- Letter 3 . Cause 3. To the dominion, Appeals to Spain are necessary: to Ultramaria, they are a grievance unendurable. Appeals unendurable
- Letter 4 . Cause 4. Every Ultramarian Province a prey to every Spanish war, with any other Province, or any foreign State. Ultramaria a prey to Spanish wars
- Letter 5 . Cause 5. Under the Code, Ultramaria stands precluded from all exercise of even subordinate legislation: thence from all improvement and all redress, except from resistance. Ultramarian legislation none
- Letter 6 . Cause 6. By no such share in the Representation as is given to Ultramaria, is any security against misrule afforded. Share in Representation no Security
- Letter 7 . Cause 7. Under the Code, no Ultramarian Deputation can be formed, thence nor the supposed security afforded. Ultramarian Deputation none
- Letter 8 . Cause 8. To the interests of the ruling and influential few, the claim is particularly adverse. Ultramarian rulers injured
- Letter 9 . Cause 9. Under the Code, amendments necessary to the continuance of the Constitution stand excluded. Constitution unamendable
- Letter 10. A claim by Ultramaria to rule Spain would be better than that of the Spanish nation to rule Ultramaria. Better Ultramaria rule Spain
- Letter 11 . It were easier and less unprofitable for Spain to conquer Barbary, than to reconquer Ultramaria. Rather conquer Barbary
- Letter 12 . Apology for the Codifiers as to what concerns Ultramaria. Codifier's apology
- Letter 13 . Justification of the adoption given to the Spanish Constitution by other nations, all imperfections notwithstanding. Adopters of the Code justified
- Close sectionEmancipation Spanish
- Close sectionPHILO-HISPANUS TO THE PEOPLE OF SPAIN
- §1 . Introduction
- §2 . Creoles even desirous, the dominion pernicious to the Spanish people
- §3 .—Much more, supposing Creoles repugnant
- §4 . To the ruling few alone, and at the expence of you the subject many, would the dominion be beneficial
- §5 . Of the dominion in question, the operation of corruptive influence to the destruction of whatsoever there is that is good in the Constitution, would sooner or later be an inevitable result
- §6 . By no virtues that have been or can have been displayed is any security afforded against the compleat abuse of such power
- §7 . Arguments in support of this dominion—their weakness
- Close sectionPHILO-HISPANUS TO THE PEOPLE OF SPAIN
- Close sectionSummary of a Work Intitled Emancipate Your Colonies
- Close sectionObservations on the Restrictive and Prohibitory Commercial System
- Close section End Matter
