National Economy: a History of the American Protective System: And Its Effects Upon the Several Branches of Domestic Industry |
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... merchants ; less in a nation of cultivators and merchants than in a nation of cultivators , artificers , and merchants . " VII . The creating , in some instances , a new , and securing in all , a more certain and steady demand for the ...
... merchants ; less in a nation of cultivators and merchants than in a nation of cultivators , artificers , and merchants . " VII . The creating , in some instances , a new , and securing in all , a more certain and steady demand for the ...
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... merchants of a country , in proportion to the variety as well as the abundance of com- modities which they find at home for exportation to foreign markets . Again , the nation which can bring to market but few arti- cles , is likely to ...
... merchants of a country , in proportion to the variety as well as the abundance of com- modities which they find at home for exportation to foreign markets . Again , the nation which can bring to market but few arti- cles , is likely to ...
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... Merchants of the great cities had already objected to these duties because they lessened the importation of goods , and diminished the profits of the merchants . If Con- gress were to wait till they consented to this measure , it would ...
... Merchants of the great cities had already objected to these duties because they lessened the importation of goods , and diminished the profits of the merchants . If Con- gress were to wait till they consented to this measure , it would ...
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... merchants of this country had too much capital to employ it in commerce , they would either employ it in the improvement of the country , or convert it into man- ufactories ; and until this was the case , men of capital would not employ ...
... merchants of this country had too much capital to employ it in commerce , they would either employ it in the improvement of the country , or convert it into man- ufactories ; and until this was the case , men of capital would not employ ...
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... merchants to give very long credits , to sell on small profits , and to make occasional sac- rifices . The information which the Secretary had obtained , was not sufficient to enable him to submit , in conformity with the resolution of ...
... merchants to give very long credits , to sell on small profits , and to make occasional sac- rifices . The information which the Secretary had obtained , was not sufficient to enable him to submit , in conformity with the resolution of ...
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