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Show POPULAR OBJECTIONS. 45 44 SERIES OF ANSWERS TO Republics are to lay upon [inin il- Manufaéturcs, when imported into their relpeétive Territories: Enough has been laid already, to conVInce any realonvable Inquirer, that there is but little to fear on that Head. However, as this Tepic has been ufed as a Kind of Trumpet, to found the commercial Alarm, Ifhall therefore add, that the Situation of the Sea Coafis of North- Amerz'rn is fuch, that it will'be morally impol- fible to prevent Smuggling, ifthe People {hould be {0 inclined: And it is alfo an indilputable Fact, that there is not a Female in the Umverfe fo addifted to a fmuggling Way of Life, as the flnzcnimns. In relpect to the Face of their Country along the Sea Side, it is interfec‘ted' with large Bays, Promontories, and navigable Rivers; and full of lflands, and other hiding Places from one End to the other: Mereover, it is not better guarded by Land. For the Manufaétures of New England (a People whom they both hate, and deipife) nor will the NewEnginnder: give a Monopoly to the Southern Provinces againlt themfelves. Therefore as both will at} feparately, according to their re- ‘ifpeelive local =lnterells; the Eng/7' 1 Manufac- tures willfind an ealy Admiflion with very little, or no Obllrtzétion. Nay, it is notorious, that at this very Junclure, when the American Re- bels have abfolutely prohibited the direth Importation of any Britz/b‘Goods, they admit, forely againfi their Wills, various Engli.z Manufac- tures, through the Intervention of the Buick, Francis, and Spaniard :---But why? Becaufe they cannot do without them-,vand therefore mull have themeven with all this additional .Expence. Now, as this is a Faé‘t, certain and indifputable, what have we to fear invCafe of :1 Separation? But for a more difiiné‘t Account, how it comes to pals, that we have fueh an end Country is open between Province and Pro- creafing Trade, notwithltanding the Defeétion vince, without narrow Fillies or Dehles: So tofthe Colonies; and indeed in order to pmve, that it will be impoflible to prevent‘an Inter-I entitle by Day, or by Night, if' private lntereft contrary to the vulgar Opinion, that the Colo~ fhould find it‘s Account in maintaining luch an Intertwine. But what is llill'more, and above all, the Southern independent Republics will lee the Note in my Fourth Traé‘t, P. 213---2 I5. never conl‘ent to prohibit the Introduction of the D/lanufactures of Old England merely for the ' P‘ the . Lois) 4 own ~ their ' ' ing (to l of‘ encourag Sake Man ufactures- nies never were the real Caufe of that Increaie, |