The products of America grew in other soils than hers.
The demands for them might be supplied by other countries.

Indeed, in some instances, articles usually obtained from the United States would be excluded by a fair competition with the same articles furnished by other countries.

The discriminations made in their favour enabled them to obtain a preference in the British market.

By withholding those which were of the growth of the United States, Great Britain would not lose the article, but America would lose the market; and a formidable rival would be raised up, who would last much longer than the resolutions under consideration.

It is easy by commercial regulations to do much mischief, and difficult to retrieve losses.