“ Now, if the above arguments should, in the opinion of the reader, fully prove the impolicy of the measure of carrying the cultivation beyond its present bounds by means of the present system, it will be very easy to evince the policy of doing it by means of the rising generation of slaves, and by them alone. ”

“ Can be made only by destructive bounties from Government. Secondly, because the sugar and rum to be produced by extending the cultivation (the present cultivation being more than sufficient for the demand of England and her dependencies) must be exported to foreign states. This, says Mr. Irving, is exceedingly impolitick; for the sugar made in the French islands can be afforded (which he shews by official papers) so much cheaper than the British, that, in order to enable the planters to sell it at the same price as their rivals, Government must give large and destructive bounties. ”

“ Present produce of West Indies sufficient for Britain and her dependencies. Mr. Irving states, by means of official papers from the Custom-house, that the British West India Islands, in their present state, produce annually a greater quantity of sugar and rum than is requisite for the consumption of Great Britain, her immediate dependencies, and the kingdom of Ireland, and, to extend the cultivation, he considers to be very impolitick, for two reasons:
Extension of it by new slaves must be made out of the capital of the mother country. ”