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Show [ 74- l _ , [ 75 ] difficult to be fubdued: Not to mention that then it is evident to a Demonltration, that Trade other Pott'nmtes would naturally rife up ror its indeed," it Defence and Prufervation ; became, as this would be their lntereft that luch a State be. {lion‘s i not be livallowed up by antuher, arid 1 lungs cauie they thetnfelves might have many will always follow Cheapnefs, and not Conquelt. to hope from it, an! slotting t‘oie‘ar. r I BUT is this Spell, this VMEK-‘Ifi‘tf: Sign}: . i lf of Trade never [0 De or 10 ve . tifeflilieile no HOpes that Mankind will recover their Senfes as to thefe Things? "For of all Ablua'dities, that of going to War for the Sake of getting Trade is the molt ablurd; and nothing in Nature can be fo extravagantly fooiilh. Perhaps you cannot digel‘t thlS‘, you don't believe it: --Be it fo :---Grrant, therefore, that you fubdue your Rival by Force of Arms: Will that Circumliance render your Goods Cheaper at Market than they were before P And if it will not, my if it tends to render them Nay, conlider how it is with yourfelves at Home: Do Heroes and Bruifers get more Culiomers to their Shops becaufe they are Heroes and Bruifers? Or, would not you yourfelf rather deal with a feeble Perlbn, who will ufe you well, han With a Brother-Hero, fhould he demand a higher Price 3' Now all thefe Facts are to very notorious, that none can clifpute the Truth of them. And throughout the Hiltories of all Countries, and of all Ages, there is not a fingle Example to the contrary. Judge, therefore, from what has been laid, whether any one Advantage can be obtained to Society, even by the molt luccefsful Wars, that may not be incomparably greater, and more eafily procured, by the Arts of Peace. As to thofe who are always clamouring for War, and founding the Alarm to Battle, let us conlider who they are, and what are their Motives, and then it will be no difiicult Matter to determine concerning the Deference that much dearer, what have you got by luch a Vittory 9 Iallt further, What w.ll be the Conduct of foreign \atioos when your Goods are brought to their Markets? They will never ought to be paid to their Opinions, and the enquire, whether you were Vittorious or not; Merit of their patriotic Zeal. but only, whether you will fell cheaper, or at leaf't as cheap as others? Try and fee,» whether any l'erfons, or any Nations, ever yet proceeded upon any other Plan, and if they never did, and never can be fu‘ppofed to dohfo, t cu I. THE tirfi on the Lilt here in Britain (for different Countries have different Sorts of Firebrands) l fay the firlt here in Britain is the fibre-Patriot and furious xZ/‘zti-Coarz‘ier, He, good Man, always begins with Schemes K 2 of |
