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Show , l 30 l get 120,000 I. How much of the above Sum of 831,000 Z. is nett to the Revenue, I {hall not under- take to lay -, but I prefume it may be lafely aiTerted, that no Part of this, or any other Public Money, is touched by any dwerz'com, whether they [vote great Powers of Spoor/o or not, though any Gentleman who might be affected by it, is not to be blamed for his Apprehenfion, that (z fuddorz Importation of a certain Commodity, might hurt the booze Market. The Sum of the Taxes, paid in Nortb-flmerim, will appear enormous to thofe, who, having been told that thefe Colonies pay only 7 or 8001. per Ammm, in Confequence of Taxes laid t/oere, might be led, in their Dependence upon filing/term! [ 69] ‘5 ‘ Colonies, Induf'try mul'c have its due Recom- " pence, and that can't be without Encourage- " " ‘9 " " " " ment to it, which, perhaps is only to be brought about by confirming t/ooz'r Lioortz'es, and efiablilhing good Difcipline among them -,--that, as they fee they are a Free People, in Point of Govern- ment, 10 they may, by Dilcipline, be kept free of the Mifchieis that follow Vice and Idlenefs. And, as great Care lliould be taken in this Re- " fpeft, to without Doubt, it is advifeable, that " no little Emulation of private Interefis ofNeigh" bour Governors, nor that the Petitions of loam- " gry Courtim at home, fhould prevail to difcou- Condor, to believe, that they paid no more elfo- " rage thofe particular Colonies, who, in afew " Years, have raifed themlelves by their own ‘wborog-but to others, who are better acquainted " C/oorgr, Prudence and [tidy/try, to the Wealth with the Subject, the Computation will appear too low-From thefe Obfervations it may be inferred what valt Wealth in Tom only, the Mother-Couno try has, in the Courfe ofa Hundred Years, drawn from her Colonies -, and how profoundly well-informed " and Greatnefs they are now arrived at, wit/gout " arty Experzoe to tips Crown; upon which Account, the Writer is, who, with equal Pertinency and Modefty pronounces, " that it is new high Time " for Eng/and to draw fome littlo- Profit from her " Colonies, after the roofl Treaflxreflw loos expo/tried " on their Settr'ommt." " any Irmovotz'orzr, or Error/J of their orzgz'izol Cigar- " tors, (belides that it feems a Brood] of the Pub‘ " [it Fair/b) may, peradventure, not tend to the " King's Profit." {xcellent Obfervarion! but how little it hath been regarded, the prefent deeply afliicfting Diltrel's of the Inhabitants of Niortb-Ji/irzorz'm dcmonftrates ;~-a mated by the Hope, that I confefs that the above Computations are conjectural, but I believe they are probable. I mean that thofe, who are bef't acquainted with the Subject, will think the Charge upon North-America is not exaggerated, and which I think very naturally ac- counts for the enormous Debt {he at prefent labours under to the Mother~Country. Dr. Doorman! obferves, that, " if ever any C‘ Thing great or good be done for the Euglzflr f‘ Colonies, Diltrefs fufii- cient to drive Men into Defpair, who are not ani(gorge 13:51am. UU The E N D. DEUS DABIT HIS DU |