It is however, chimerical to imagine that the circumstances
of Great-Britian will admit of such a tardy method of subjecting
us, for reasons, which have been already given, and which shall
be corroborated by others equally forcible.

I come now to consider the last and principal engredient that
constitues the policy of a measure, which is a probability of
success. I have been obliged to anticipate this part of my sub-
ject, in considering the second requisite, and indeed what I
have already said seems to me to leave no room for doubting,
that the means we have used will be successful, but I shall here
examine the matter more thoroughly, and endeavour to evince
it more fully.

The design of the Congress in their proceedings, it cannot,
and need not be desired, was either, by a prospect of the evil
consequences, to influence the ministry to give up their enter-
prize; or should they prove inflexible, to affect the inhabitants
of Great-Britian, Ireland and the West-Indies in such a manner,
as to rouse them from their state of neutrality, and engage them
to unite with us in opposing the lawless hand of tyranny, which
is extended to ravish our liberty from us, and might soon be
extended for the same purpose against them.

The Farmer mentions, as one probable consequence of our
measures, "clamours, discord, confusion, mobs, riots, insur-
rections, rebellions in Great-Britain, Ireland and the West-
Indies," though at the same time that he thinks it is, he also
thinks it is not a probable consequence. For my part, without
hazarding any such seeming contradictions, I shall, in a plain
way, assert, that I verily believe a non-importation and non-
exportation will effects all the purposes they are intended for.

It is no easy matter to make any tolerably exact estimate of
the advantages that acrue to Great-Britain, Ireland and the
West-Indies from their commercial intercourse with the colonies,
nor indeed is it necessary. Every man, the least acquainted
with the state and extent of our trade, must be convinced, it is
the source of immense revenues to the parent state, and gives
employment and bread to a vast number of his Majesty's sub-
jects. It is imposssible but that a suspension of it for any time,
must introduce beggary and wretchedness in an eminent degree,
both in England and Ireland; and as to the West-India planta-
tions, they could not possibly subsist without us. I am the more
confident of this, because I have a pretty general acquaintance
with their circumstances and dependencies.