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banc　in　several　towns　of　France？

104　Whether；　when　the　imagination　of　a　people　is　thoroughly
wrought　upon　and　heated　by　their　own　example；　and　the　arts　of
designing　men；　this　doth　not　produce　a　sort　of　enthusiasm　which
takes　place　of　reason；　and　is　the　most　dangerous　distemper　in　a
State？

105　Whether　this　epidemical　madness　should　not　be　always　before
the　eyes　of　a　legislature；　in　the　framing　of　a　national　bank？

106　Whether；　therefore；　it　may　not　be　fatal　to　engraft　trade　on　a
national　bank；　or　to　propose　dividends　on　the　stock　thereof？

108　Whether　it　may　not　be　as　useful　a　lesson　to　consider　the　bad
management　of　some　as　the　good　management　of　others？

109　Whether　the　rapid　and　surprising　success　of　the　schemes　of
those　who　directed　the　French　bank　did　not　turn　their　brains？

110　Whether　the　best　institutions　may　not　be　made　subservient　to
bad　ends？

111　Whether；　as　the　aim　of　industry　is　power；　and　the　aim　of　a
bank　is　to　circulate　and　secure　this　power　to　each　individual；　it
doth　not　follow　that　absolute　power　in　one　hand　is　inconsistent
with　a　lasting　and　a　flourishing　bank？

115　Whether　the　mistaking　of　the　means　for　the　end　was　not　a
fundamental　error　in　the　French　councils？

123　Whether　there　should　not　be　a　constant　care　to　keep　the　bills
at　par？

124　Whether；　therefore；　bank　bills　should　at　any　time　be
multiplied　but　as　trade　and　business　were　also　multiplied？

125　Whether　it　was　not　madness　in　France　to　mint　bills　and
actions；　merely　to　humour　the　people　and　rob　them　of　their　cash？

126　Whether　we　may　not　profit　by　their　mistakes；　and　as　some
things　are　to　be　avoided；　whether　there　may　not　be　others　worthy
of　imitation　in　the　conduct　of　our　neighbours？

127　Whether　the　way　be　not　clear　and　open　and　easy；　and　whether
anything　but　the　will　is　wanting　to　our　legislature？

128　Whether　jobs　and　tricks　are　not　detested　on　all　hands；　but
whether　it　be　not　the　joint　interest　of　prince　and　people　to
promote　industry？

129　Whether；　all　things　considered；　a　national　bank　be　not　the
most　practicable；　sure；　and　speedy　method　to　mend　our　affairs；
and　cause　industry　to　flourish　among　us？

130　Whether　a　compte　en　banc　or　current　bank　bills　would　best
answer　our　occasions？

131　Whether　a　public　compte　en　banc；　where　effects　are　received；
and　accounts　kept　with　particular　persons；　be　not　an　excellent
expedient　for　a　great　city？

132　What　effect　a　general　compte　en　banc　would　have　in　the
metropolis　of　this　kingdom　with　one　in　each　province　subordinate
thereunto？

133　Whether　it　may　not　be　proper　for　a　great　kingdom　to　unite
both　expedients；　to　wit；　bank　notes　and　a　compte　en　banc？

134　Whether；　nevertheless；　it　would　be　advisable　to　begin　with
both　at　once；　or　rather　to　proceed　first　with　the　bills；　and
afterwards；　as　business　multiplied；　and　money　or　effects　flowed
in；　to　open　the　compte　en　banc？

135　Whether；　for　greater　security；　double　books　of　compte　en　banc
should　not　be　kept　in　different　places　an　d　hands？

136　Whether　it　would　not　be　right　to　build　the　compters　and
public　treasuries；　where　books　and　bank　notes　are　kept；　without
wood；　all　arched　and　floored　with　brick　or　stone；　having　chests
also　and　cabinets　of　iron？

137　Whether　divers　registers　of　the　bank　notes　should　not　be　kept
in　different　hands？

138　Whether　there　should　not　be　great　discretion　in　the　uttering
of　bank　notes；　and　whether　the　attempting　to　do　things　per　saltum
be　not　often　the　way　to　undo　them？

139　Whether　the　main　art　be　not　by　slow　degrees　and　cautious
measures　to　reconcile　the　bank　to　the　public；　to　wind　it
insensibly　into　the　affections　of　men；　and　interweave　it　with　the
constitution？

141　Whether　a　national　bank　may　not　prevent　the　drawing　of　specie
out　of　the　country　（where　it　circulates　in　small　payments）；　to　be
shut　up　in　the　chests　of　particular　persons？

143　Whether　tenants　or　debtors　could　have　cause　to　complain　of
our　monies　being　reduced　to　the　English　value　if　it　were　withal
multiplied　in　the　same；　or　in　a　greater　proportion？　and　whether
this　would　not　be　the　consequence　of　a　nation　al　bank？

144　If　there　be　an　open　sure　way　to　thrive；　without　hazard　to
ourselves　or　prejudice　to　our　neighbours；　what　should　hinder　us
from　putting　it　in　practice？

145　Whether　in　so　numerous　a　Senate；　as　that　of　this　kingdom；　it
may　not　be　easie　to　find　men　of　pure　hands　and　clear　heads　fit　to
contrive　and　model　a　public　bank？

146　Whether　a　view　of　the　precipice　be　not　sufficient；　or　whether
we　must　tumble　headlong　before　we　are　roused？

147　Whether　in　this　drooping　and　dispirited　country；　men　are
quite　awake？

156　Whether；　if　we　do　not　reap　the　benefits　that　may　be　made　of
our　country　and　government；　want　of　will　in　the　lower　people；　or
want　of　wit　in　the　upper；　be　most　in　fault？

165　Whether　an　assembly　of　freethinkers；　petit　maitres；　and　smart
fellows；　would　not　make　an　admirable　Senate？

175　Whether　there　be　really　among　us　any　parents　so　silly；　as　to
encourage　drinking　in　their　children？

176　Whence　it　is；　that　our　ladies　are　more　alive；　and　bear　age　so
much　better　than　our　gentlemen？

185　Whether　this　be　altogether　their　own　fault？

197　Whether　it　may　not　be　right　to　appoint　censors　in　every
parish　to　observe　and　make　returns　of　the　idle　hands？

198　Whether　a　register　or　history　of　the　idleness　and　industry　of
a　people　would　be　an　useless　thing？

199　Whether　we　are　apprized；　of　all　the　uses　that　may　be　made　of
political　arithmetic？

207　Why　the　workhouse　in　Dublin；　with　so　good　an　endowment；
should　yet　be　of　so　little　use？　and　whether　this　may　not　be　owing
to　that　very　endowment？

208　Whether　that　income　might　not；　by　this　time；　have　gone
through　the　whole　kingdom；　and　erected　a　dozen　workhouses　in
every　county？

210　Whether　the　tax　on　chairs　or　hackney　coaches　be　not　paid；
rather　by　the　country　gentlemen；　than　the　citizens　of　Dublin？

227　Whether　there　should　not　be　a　difference　between　the
treatment　of　criminals　and　that　of　other　slaves？

251　Whether　when　a　motion　was　made　once　upon　a　time　to　establish
a　private　bank　in　this　kingdom　by　public　authority；　divers
gentlemen　did　not　shew　themselves　forward　to　embark　in　that
design？

252　Whether　it　may　not　now　be　hoped　that　our　patriots　will　be　as
forward　to　examine　and　consider　the　proposal　of　a　public　bank
calculated　only　for　the　public　good？

253　Whether　any　people　upon　earth　shew　a　more　early　zeal　for　the
service　of　their　country；　greater　eagerness　to　bear　a　part　in　the
legislature；　or　a　more　general　parturiency　with　respect　to
politics　and　public　counsels？

254　Whether；　nevertheless；　a　light　and　ludicrous　vein　be　not　the
reigning　humour；　but　whether　there　was　ever　greater　cause　to　be
serious？

Part　III

13　Whether　the　whole　city　of　Amsterdam　would　not　have　been
troubled　to　have　brought　together　twenty　thousand　pounds　in　one
room？

14　Whether　it　be　not　absolutely　necessary　that　there　must　be　a
bank　and　must　be　a　trust？　And；　if　so；　whether　it　be　not　the　most
safe　and　prudent　course　to　have　a　national　bank　and　trust　the
legislature？

15　Whether　objections　against　trust　in　general　avail；　when　it　is
allowed　there　must　be　a　trust；　and　the　only　question　is　where　to
place　this　trust；　whether　in　the　legislature　or　in　private　hands？

16　Whether　it　can　be　expected　that　private　persons　should　have
more　regard　to　the　public　than　the　public　itself？

17　Whether；　if　there　be　hazards　from　mismanagement；　those　may　not
be　provided　against　in　the　framing　of　a　pubic　bank；　but　whether
any　provision　can　be　made　against　the　mismanagement　of　private
banks　that　are　under　no　check；　control；　or　inspection？

18　Whatever　may　be　said　for　the　sake　of　objecting；　yet；　whether
it　be　not　false　in　fact；　that　men　would　prefer　a　private　security
to　a　public　security？

19　Whether　a　national　bank　ought　to　be　considered　as　a　new
experiment；　and　whether　it　be　not　a　motive　to　try　this　scheme
that　it　hath　been　already　tried　with　success　in　other　countries？

20　If　power　followeth　money；　whether　this　can　be　anywhere　more
properly　and　securely　placed；　than　in　the　same　hands　wherein　the
supreme　power　is　already　placed？

21　Whether　there　be　more　danger　of　abuse　in　a　private　than　in　a
public　management？

22　Whether　the　proper　usual　remedy　for　abuses　of　private　banks　be
not　to　bring　them　before　Parliament；　and　subject　them　to　the
inspection　of　a　committee；　and　whether　it　be　not　more　prudent　to
prevent　than　to　redress　an　evil？

24　Whether　experience　and　example　be　not　the　plainest　proof；　and
whether　any　instance　can　be　assigned　where　a　national　bank　hath
not　been　attended　with　great　advantage　to　the　public？

25　Whether　the　evils　apprehended　from　a　national　bank　are　not
much　more　to　be　apprehended　from　private　banks；　but　whether　men
by　custom　are　not　familiarized　and　reconciled　to　common　dangers；
which　are　therefore　thought　less　than　they　really　are？

26　Whether　it　would　not　be　very　hard　to　suppose　all　sense；
honesty；　and　public　spirit　were　in　the　keeping　of　only　a　few
private　men；　and　the　public　was　not　fit　to　be　trusted？

27　Whether　it　be　not　ridiculous　to　suppose　a　legislature　should
be　afraid　to　trust　itself？

28　But；　whether　a　private　interest　be　not　generally　supported　and
pursued　with　more　zeal　than　a　public？

30　Whether；　nevertheless；　the　community　of　danger；　which　lulls
private　men　asleep；　ought　not　to　awaken　the　public？

31　Whether　there　be　not　less　security　where　there　are　more
temptations　and　fewer　checks？

32　If　a　man　is　to　risk　his　fortune；　whether　it　be　more　prudent　to
risk　it　on　the　credit　of　private　men；　or　in　that　of　the　great
assembly　of　the　nation？

33　Where　is　it　most　reasonable　to　expect　wise　and　punctual
dealing；　whether　in　a　secret　impenetrable　recess；　where　credit
depends　on　secrecy；　or　in　a　public　management　regulated　and
inspected　by　Parliament？

34　Whether　a　supine　security　be　not　catching；　and　whether　numbers
running　the　same　risk；　as　they　lessen　the　caution；　may　not
increase　the　danger？

35　What　real　objection　lies　against　a　national　bank　erected　by
the　legislature；　and　in　the　management　of　public　deputies；
appointed　and　inspected　by　the　legislature？

36　What　have　we　to　fear　from　such