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w thofe who concurred in the motion, had 

 ' not the fame patriotic fpirit. They did 

 " not behold it in that extenfive, generous 

 c view, which opened upon" the mind of the 

 " perfon who propofed it. I mention my 

 apprehenfion with more confidence, fince 

 that meafure, fo obvioufly calculated for 

 the public good, proved in the end injuri- 

 ous to it. The firft agitation of this poli- 

 " tical catholicon, gave a jog to the ruling 

 powers of agriculture, and cultivation be- 

 gan to move with alacrity ; vaft abund- 

 ance of all kinds of grain flowed in upon 

 the markets ; malt was exported to Hol- 

 land in prodigious quantities ; Englifli 

 " w wheat drove famine from every country ; 

 " and notwithflanding the drain was opened, 

 ftill the face of plenty was feen finiling in 

 every corner of the kingdom. Our neigh- 

 bours the French, having fo ample a mar- 

 ^ ket to be fupplied from, threw every atten- 

 " tion upon the vine-yards and manufadlo- 

 " ries ; and had public virtue flourifhed in 

 " England, we mould, to this day, have 

 " been the corn-fadlors and clothiers of Eu- 

 " rope ; while France, not feeling the throbs 



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