The Spanish contention that it was in their power, as absolute sovereign of the struggling island, to fasten ineradicably upon it, for their own hostile purposes, unlimited claims to its future revenues, would lead to extraordinary results.
Reid warns that Spain's claims over the revenues of its colonies could lead to severe consequences for international relations.
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