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ing thefe produftions to every part of the 
fouthern continent. 
Such are the Gapabilitie5 of this delightful 
country : and, as I apprehend., nothing is 
wanting to perfeft the whole but the exer- 
tions of a wife and liberal government 5 I 
have recommended the eftablifl\meiTt of a 
colony from America in thefe parts to your 
confideration. I muft. Sir, at the fame time,, 
acknov/ledg^e that fome very cos'ent reafons 
may be adduced to &ew the impolicy of 
fuch a meafure. It may be fairly alledged, 
^ that America hath deferts of her own to 
clear away and cultivate ; that Ihe hath Sav- 
ages on her ov/n borders to civilize, and 
eftablifh as ufeful members of a regular com- 
munity ; and as the countries under the do- 
minion of the United States are of fuch pro- 
digious extent, and but feebly populated, 
all plans for colonizing foreign parts muft 
be relinquiflied, or at leaft fufpended for a 
century to come, Thefe reafons, I own Sir,, 
have confiderable weight ; but ftill they are. 
not, in my opinion, fo entirely conciufive, 
as to preclude all further confideration of 
this important fubjeft. A fingle fettlement 
on the coaft of CaffraVia would, in my opin- 
ion, amply repay the expencc, and the num- 
ber of people neceffary to the completion of 
fuch an undertaking, including both fexes^ 
might be confined to one thoufand. Thefe 
furely could be fpared, and might be ob-^ 
tained without difficulty. The people of A* 
