Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: the problem - the liberal capitalist perspective; 2. Republican and sceptical Whiggism; 3. Hutcheson and Smith: Real Whig versus sceptical Whig; 4. Commerce, liberty and justices; 5. Martial spirit and mental mutilation; 6. A ruinous expedient; 7. The present disturbances; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index