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iiufactory of coarse goods. Undoubtedly 

 lie is right; and his observations on this 

 subject may probably stimulate the Ameri- 

 cans to have a home market for their own 

 produce, which would be highly advan- 

 tageous to the landed property of that 

 country. But how will it pay the manu- 

 factories, since every thing they do manu- 

 facture is to be obtained cheaper and better 

 from England ? At present they manufac- 

 ture a kind of coarse ear then- ware, but of 

 so inferior a quality, that it has been found 

 cheaper for the consumers to purchase 

 earthen- ware imported from England. I 

 know this from experience; for having oc- 

 casion, in the dairy line, to make use of 

 both sorts, I had the American pots fre- 

 quently broken with their own weight, 

 when put one into another, which I was 

 previously apprised of by the manufac- 

 turers, who were quakers. When I went 

 to buy them "Friend," said one of the 

 partners, " thou wilt not like my pots : 

 thou art an Englishman ; and English pots 

 are so much more durable, I shall not be 



