. The craftsman. afonsfor difpofmgof it, which agree intirely with what Youhave faid, to the fame Purpofe, in many Places of yourWritings; ^i^. that it is \\2^jtXQ great Frauds andAhttfes, as*They have already too feverely experiened,from their Captains, Super-Cargoes, Favors and otherSer<vants, both abroad and at home ; that itexpofesthe Compa7ty to great Lofles by Seizures, in Times of aRupture, or Mifunderftanding with the Crown ofSpain, and «ven tends to create Difputes between us ;in fhort, the only Queftion feems to be how They canfecure the pundlual V2iymtnt oUhat Equin)alent, whichh
. The craftsman. afonsfor difpofmgof it, which agree intirely with what Youhave faid, to the fame Purpofe, in many Places of yourWritings; ^i^. that it is \\2^jtXQ great Frauds andAhttfes, as*They have already too feverely experiened,from their Captains, Super-Cargoes, Favors and otherSer<vants, both abroad and at home ; that itexpofesthe Compa7ty to great Lofles by Seizures, in Times of aRupture, or Mifunderftanding with the Crown ofSpain, and «ven tends to create Difputes between us ;in fhort, the only Queftion feems to be how They canfecure the pundlual V2iymtnt oUhat Equin)alent, whichhis Catholick Majefly hath oflerd Them for it, and isnow under Confideration. I fhall only add that the fatal Effe6ls of this Tradeon feveral other Branches of our national Commerce,particularly That of our Sugar Colonies^ are too vifible 5andl heartily wiih that the Evil may not be found toailrong for any Remedy.—- I am, SIR,Royal-Exchange, ^^«^ old Friend and Correfpondent,May 2, 1735. K C IFICVS.^ SaTURDATj. N** 464. The Craftsman. 289 X- V v/^ N-/X xv« sy% ^% ^y. ^y. ^y. ^^y s^y n-/z s»y ^y p s^y y>y ^»y ^^y s/^ N^464. Saturday, May 24, 1735. HERE is no Obfervation more com-mon, or better cotinrmd by Experi-ence, than This; that /o^g Habits,whether virtuous or vicious, are apt logrow natural, and can never be over-come without the utmoft Difficulty. No-thing therefore is more frequently, or more julUy in-culcated to us, by Morali/h and Divines, than toendeavour, by all poffible Means, to make Virtue ha-Bitual to us , and to take Care that Vice does not be-come fo, in its Stead. The fame Obfcrvation will hold equally true, withRelation to Government. What is habitoal, in privateLife^ may be calid conftitutional, as to the Publick ;That is, it will become as natural to the Body of thePeople, by Length of Time and Encouragement, as ifit was really a Part of our Conjtitution, though contraryto ii.^ original Principles, and immediately tending toits Beitruction. It is t
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