Essays and Letters, Volume 2R. & W.A.Bartow & Company, 1822 - American essays |
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... England , you will see that labour is much cheaper there than it ever can be by negroes here . Why then will Americans purchase slaves ? Because slaves may be kept as long as a man pleases , 6 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
... England , you will see that labour is much cheaper there than it ever can be by negroes here . Why then will Americans purchase slaves ? Because slaves may be kept as long as a man pleases , 6 FRANKLIN'S ESSAYS AND LETTERS ,
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... England , by the settlement of her colonies ; or in Guinea , by a hundred years ' expor- tation of slaves , that has blackened half America ? The thinness of the inhabitants in Spain is owing to national pride , and idleness , and other ...
... England , by the settlement of her colonies ; or in Guinea , by a hundred years ' expor- tation of slaves , that has blackened half America ? The thinness of the inhabitants in Spain is owing to national pride , and idleness , and other ...
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Benjamin Franklin. L people of England ; and the greatest number of En- glishmen will be on this side the water . What an ac- cession of power to the British empire by sea as well as land ! What increase of trade and navigation ! What ...
Benjamin Franklin. L people of England ; and the greatest number of En- glishmen will be on this side the water . What an ac- cession of power to the British empire by sea as well as land ! What increase of trade and navigation ! What ...
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... England as much labour and charge to raise a bushel of wheat , as it costs B in France to produce four gallons of wine , then are four gallons of wine the fair exchange for a bushel of wheat - A and B meeting at half distance with their ...
... England as much labour and charge to raise a bushel of wheat , as it costs B in France to produce four gallons of wine , then are four gallons of wine the fair exchange for a bushel of wheat - A and B meeting at half distance with their ...
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... England ; and that now we should get a good price for our grain , which would bring millions among us , and make us flow in money that to be sure is scarce enough . t But the wisdom of government forbad the export- ation . Well , says I ...
... England ; and that now we should get a good price for our grain , which would bring millions among us , and make us flow in money that to be sure is scarce enough . t But the wisdom of government forbad the export- ation . Well , says I ...
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