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54. POLITICAL FRAGMILNTs. are profefl'edly made with intention to bring a baa lance in our favour from our trade with foreign nations to be paid in money, and laws to prevent the neceflity of exporting that money, which it they could be thoroughly executed, would make money as plenty, and of as little value ; I fay, are not fuch laws akin to thofe Spazzg'fl) edicts; follies of the fame family P [G.P.] enemy. POLITICAL FRAGMENTS. 55 Traders, who by their bufinefs are pro- moting the common good of mankind, as well as farmers and fifhermen who labour for the fubfif'tence of all, {hould never be interrupted, or molef'ted in their bufinefs ; but enjoy the protection of all in the time of war, as well as in time of peace. This policy, thofe we are pleafed to call Bar- [ § 6. Of the Return:forforeign Artie/or. ] barians, have, in a great meafure, adopted; for In fact, the produceofoilfirr countrier can hardly Emperor of Mororco may be at war, are not liable to capture, when within fight of his land, going the trading fubjeéts of any power, with whom the be obtained, unlefs by fraud and rapine, without giving the produce of our [and or our z'zzdzyiry in ex-v or coming; and have other-wife free liberty to change for them. trade and refide in his dominions. As a maritime power, we prefume it is not thought right, that Great Britain flaould grant If we have mines of gold and filver, gold and filver may then be called the pro- duce of our land: if we have not, we can only fairly obtain thofe metals by giving for them the produce ofour land or indufiry. When we have them, they are then only that produce or induflry in another {hape ; which we may give, if the trade requires it and our other produce will not fuit, in exchange for the produce of fome other country that furnifhes what we have more occafion for, or more defire. When we have, to an inconvenient degree, parted with our gold and filver, our indul'try is ftimulated afrefh to procure more; that, by its means, we may contrive to procure the fame advantage. fuch freedom, except partially; as in the cafe of War with France, when tobacco is allowed to be fent thither under the {anétion of pafl'ports. [ § 8. Exchange: in Trade may 5e gairgful to eacb Party. 1 In tranfaétiOns of trade, it is not to be fuppofed, that like gaming, what one party gain: the other mutt neceffarily lo/é. The gain to each may be equal. If A has more com than he can confume, but wants cattle; and B has more cattle, but {§ 7. OfRcflraz'm‘r upon Commerce in Time oszr.] When princes make war by prohibiting commerce, each may hurt himfelf as much as his enemy. wants corn, exchange is gain to each : hereby the common flock of comforts in life is increafed. [§9- 0f |
