Four tracts, on political and commercial subjects

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5o POLITICAL AND COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS. Trade of the whole World, and beggar all the 5:1 tell, that it remains juf'c the contrary : Becaule Turn and peculiar Genius of one People pre- it follows, from my Syl‘tem, that every Nation, poor as well as rich, may improve their Condi- tion if they pleafe. The poorer Nation for ferably to thofe of another, which no Nation Example, may adopt the good Police,- -the Abolition of Monopolies and exclufive Companies, and feveral uleful Regulations of its richer neighbouring State: All thefe it may adopt wit/mat Expeme, at the fame Time that it may avoid their Errors or Millakes; for Errors there will be, more or lefs, in all human Inf'titutions. Moreover, tho' the poorer Nation cannot rival the Manufactures of a richer one at a third Place, or in a foreign Marker, where Can deprive another of, unlefs by Violence and Conquell; and therefore, thefe being out of the Qiel‘tion, the nect‘lTary Confequence is, that the poor Country is left at Liberty to cultivate all thefe natural and local Advantages, as far as it can. Nay, I obferve further, that the very fupcrior Riches of a neighbouring State may contribute greatly to the carrying of fuch a Plan into Execution: And here I do not mean merely to fay, that the Manufacturers and Merchant Adventurers of the poorer Country may avail themlelves of the Wealth of a richer by linall Benefit :' But'vvhat I lay the chief Strefs on at ptelent is, Mat {2 ric/z Nag/thaw it more likely to [Jerome a goat! Cztflomer [/2472 a poor 0m"; cially Liquors, within its own Territories; and and confequently, that the Traders Of the poorer as this likewile may be done wit/mat Expmre, nay, to the great Advantage of the Revenue, Country will find a better Market, and a more general Demand for their peculiar Productions, it therefore follows, that the poorer Nation whether of Art or Nature, by Means of the may get forwards in many Refpeéts without being obllrurfted by the rich one. To which their richer Neighbours, than they could poll Confideration we lhould not forget to add, that there are certain 10ml Advantages refulting either from the Climate, the Soil, the Pro- duétions, the Situation, or even the naturéll i Turn t;__ll|\llll.\I\"l\' borrowing Money, at a low Intereft, to be enn the Goods and Merchandize of both are {uppofed to be admillible on the fome Footing, yet it may, and ought, by Means of judicious Taxes, to dill‘ourage the too great or exec-Hive Confumption of alien Manufactures, and efpe- l».. . "' I ployed in Trade; tho" by the bye, that is no l‘uperior Wealth and 'great Confumptions of fibly have had, werethe latter equally poor with themfelves,‘ Moreover, 'vz're verfa, I affirm on the otner Hand, that even the rich Country will .be benefited in its Turn, by this Accellion of Wealth flowing into the poor one, For when i D 2 ' the W