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 in the ytem of empire. The public perceives carcely any alteration but an increae of debt; and the few individuals who are benefited, are not uppoed to have the clearet right to their advantages. If he that hared the danger enjoyed the profit, and after bleeding in the battle grew rich by the victory, he might hew his gains without envy. But at the concluion of a ten years war, how are we recompened for the death of multitudes and the expence of millions, but by contemplating the udden glories of paymaters and agents, contractors and commiaries, whoe equipages hine like meteors, and whoe palaces rie like exhalations.

are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are growing rich as their country is impoverihed; they rejoice when obtinacy or ambition adds another year to laughter and devaluation; and laugh from their deks at bravery and cience, while they are adding figure to figure, and