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 would he not have been treated as a fool or 

 a mad- man ? 



The refources of fo free, rich, and in- 

 dubious a nation, are fo amazingly great, 

 that I thiiik there is no reafon to apprehend 

 any future administration, pofTemng the 

 affection and confidence of the people, be- 

 ing at a lofs for a future hundred millions, 

 or for armies and navies of an hundred 

 thoufand nrong in every quarter of the 

 globe. 



But government certainly mould not. 

 trufl to chance in matters of fuch great im- 

 port : Domeftic improvement mould en- 

 large our refources : I have before proved, 

 that fome points, of no difficulty to effect, 

 would add an income to the foil of thirty 

 millions a year. A million a year expended 

 in the improvement of wafle land, during 

 the continuance of this peace, would more 

 than compenfate an expence of ten per an- 

 num in a future war, provided they were 

 not expended among foreigners. In anfwer 

 to fuch propofals, we are told of the ne- 

 ceffity of public ceconomy : But I will ven- 

 ture to aii'ert, that there is not fo great a 

 curfe to the nation as this boafted ceconomy. 

 I fuppofe it is this paltry ceconomy thai 

 prevents us from feeing among the fup- 

 plies, For the improvement of wajie lands, 

 100,000/. 



Would 



