The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-01

and circulating capital TO cultivate then, md their
produce replaces with profit, not only tofe capitals
but all the others IN the iociety. Thus the farmer
nual!y replaces to the manufacturer the provilons
whicste had continued and the materials which he
had wrought up the year before and the manufa6tu-
replaces the farmer the iniihed work which he
had waited and worn in the fame time. This IS
the real exchange that annually made between thole
two orders of people though it ledom happens that
the rude produce of the and the manufactured pro-
dnce of the other, directly bartered for another
-becaue IT leldom happens that the farmer les his
corn and his cattle, his flax and his WOOL to the very
fame perin of whom he ehufcs purchafe the oloaths
furniture, and initruments of trade which he wants
He ies therefore, his rude produce for money, with
which he purchaie, wherever it is 10 be had the
manufactured produce be has location for Land even
replaces, IN part, at leaf, the capitals with which he-
ries aud mines cultivated Its the produce oand
which draws the fiji, from the waters and It is the
produce Of the frrace of the earth which extracts the
minerals from its bowels.
The produce of land, mines, and firhe-ies, when
their natural fertility is equal is in proportion to the
extent and proper application OF the capitals employed
about them. When the capitals are equal and equally
we'll applied, it is in proportion to their natural er-
ty.
liz all countries where there istoerabefecurity every
man of common understanding will endeavour to en-
pioy whatever flock he command in procuring Ell
Their preient enjoyment future profit. If it is en-
ployed IN procuring preient enjoyment it is flock
ierved for immediate coniumptior iii is employed
in procuring future profit tmuG procure this profit
either by Raying with him. or by going from hun. In
the cafe it is fixed in the other it circulating
capital A man NUT be perfectly crazy who, where
there is tolerabe fecuriy does employ al the hoc
which he commands whether it oe his own or borrow
ed OF other people, in fome other of thoe three
ways
IH thofe unfortunate countries, indeed, where ren
are continually afraid OF TIE violence OF their fperors,
they frequently bury and conceal great part of their
Rock in order have it always at hand 70 carry with
them to ome place of fafety, in cafe of their being
threatened with any Of thoie difaers to which they
ooniider thenlfeves at all times expoicd. This is
iaid to be a common practice in Turkey, in Indotan,
and, believe, IN mott other governments of Ala. 1t
isems to have been a PRACTICE among our an
ccitors during The violence of the feuda government
1reafuretTove in thofe times condered as no con-
tePble part OF the of the greate fovereqns
in Europe 1t confted in fueh treaure as was found
concealed in the earth, and which particular per-
ion could prove any right. This regarded in hofe
times as c important Object, that always con-
hdered belonging the fovereign and neither TO
the finder the proprietor of the land unles the
right to it rad been conveyed the latter by an ex-
pres clauie in his charter Il put upon the fame
footing with gold and FLYER mines, which, without
fpecial cauie IL the charter, luppofed TO
be eomprehended in the general grant of the lands
though mines OF lead, "copper" tin, ana coal were,
things OF fmaller coniequence