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commerce of quickfdver; without adverting, thatto afford quickfdver to foreign manufacturers chea-per than to our own, is a grofs blunder incommercial politics. Again, when quickfdver ismanufactured into vermilion or fublimate, no draw-back is allowed; which effectually bars their ex-portation: we ought to be afhamed of fuch a re-gulation. In the reign of Queen Elizabeth, dyerswere prohibited to ufe logwood, which was or-dered to be openly burnt. But the Englilh dyershaving acquired the art of fixing colors made oflogwood, is was permitted to be imported ,s , everyton paying on importation L. 5; L. 4 of whichwas to be drawn back upon exportation. Thatlaw, made in the days of ignorance, was intendedto encourage the commerce of logwood; and hadthat effect: but the blunder of difcouraging ourown manufactures, by^furnilhing logwood cheaperto our rivals, was overlooked. Both articles wereput upon a better footing **, by giving a greater en-couragement to the commerce of logwood, byallowing it to be imported duty-free; and bygiving an advantage to our own manufactures,by laying a duty of 40 s. upon every hundredweight exported. Laltly, Still more to encouragethe commerce of logwbod ‘ 7 , the duty upon ex-portation is difcontinued. It will have the effeCt
15 ACt 13. and 14. Cha, II. cap. 11. § 26, 37.
” ACt 8° George I. cap, 14.