THE AUSTIN PAPERS, 541 Agreeably to this plan the People would have a full and fair represenfation in the Commons in proportion to their members-- The Senate would be a Territorial representation and being com- posed of members elected by the Provincial Deputations and the Emperor would combine the General interests of the Nation-This Chamber would also be to the Throne what the House of Lords· is in England, one of its main pillars and supporters-for the Cap- tain Generals and Governors of Provinces are appointed by the Em- peror and their influence in the provincial Deputations would be sufficient in Most instances to secure the election of Senators well disposed to the Emperor-, this added to the power of appointing one third of the senate and of distributing rewards and titles to the Senators would ma.ke that chamber more dependent on the Throne than the House of Lords is in England, for they are hereditary Senators and do not depend on the Crown for their appointments- The Government would then be composed of a Chamber of Com- mons as purely democratic as a representative body can be,-of a Senate, independent of the other branch, and united by interest to the Emperor, but whose legal existance at the same time would de- pend on sustaining the Chamber of Commons in the event of any attempt to distroy it by the Executive; for if one branch of the Government was to be anihilated, the whole must fall, and a new or- ganization be made-This chamber then would serve as a barrier to prevent the Mutual encroachment of the Executive and Commons upon the authority of each other- One great advantage in this plan is that many of its leading fea- tures resembles the Government of the United States and would therefore be calculated to please that part of the people who wish to approximate towards a re1;ublic; but in fact the operation of the system would be to strengthen the Emperor; for the Senate in effect would be the Mere creature of the Throne although in appearance it is an independent representation of the Nation; and thus public opinion would probably unite in adopting the system, and prudent management would soon confirm their confidence in it-
JOSE MARIA GRIMALDI TO AUSTIN
Sor. Dn· ESTEBAN AUSTIN.
Mexico Setiembre 7 de 182-2. MuY Son. MIO: tengo construida una Ferreria a tres Leguas de distancia dela ciudad de DuTango capital dela nueba Vizcaya alas marjenes del Rio del Tonal, cuya obra material me ha costado mas de cu~renta mil pesos, y es compuesta de cnatro ruedns aguadoras o movedora.s. . La primera, es de cubos, y muebe o levanta los Barquines
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