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Franklin was one of the few Americans that became renowned in England. For years he stood for the thought that Englishmen in Great Britain and the Colonies were alike citizens of a common Anglo Saxon empire, which might look forward to a glorious future. FRANKLIN WAS ONE OF THE FEW AMERICANS THAT BECAME RENOWNED IN ENGLAND FOR YEARS HE STOOD FOR THE THOUGHT THAT ENGLISHMEN IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES WERE ALIKE CITIZENS OF A COMMON ANGLO SAXON EMPIRE WHICH MIGHT LOOK FORWARD TO A GLORIOUS FUTURE
sense of “savages.” [Illustration: ANOTHER DUPLESSIS PORTRAIT OF FRANKLIN] [Illustration: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN From the original painting by Chappel] [Illustration: BUST OF FRANKLIN By P. J. Chartigny In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York] In the war that followed, Franklin showed himself almost the only vigorous administrator. He was the man who found the wagons necessary for Braddock’s expedition, he was even chosen colonel of a militia regiment. Then, in 1757, he was sent by the Pennsylvania Assembly to be the agent of the Colony in England, and thus entered on a new and important career. [Illustration: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN From the portrait by Martin, painted in England in 1765] [Illustration: STATUE OF FRANKLIN, NEW YORK Designed by E. Classman] [Illustration: STATUETTE OF FRANKLIN White metal. French, nineteenth century. Metropolitan Museum of Art] [Illustration: FRANKLIN MONUMENT IN NEW ORLEANS] Many Englishmen found their way to the American Colonies and made reputations there.  FROWNED UPON IT AND FRANKLIN RECORDS THAT THE ASSEMBLIES DID NOT ADOPT IT AS THEY ALL THOUGHT THERE WAS TOO MUCH PREROGATIVE IN IT AND IN ENGLAND IT WAS JUDGED TO HAVE TOO MUCH OF THE DEMOCRATIC FRANKLIN CALLED TO MIND THE CONFEDERATION OF THE IROQUOIS AND MARVELLED THAT THE SIX NATIONS OF IGNORANT SLAVES SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF FORMING A SCHEME FOR SUCH A UNION AND BE ABLE TO EXECUTE IT IN SUCH A MANNER SO THAT IT HAS SUBSTITUTED FOR AGES AND APPEARS INDISSOLUBLE AND YET THAT A LIKE UNION SHOULD BE IMPRACTICABLE FOR TEN OR A DOZEN ENGLISH COLONIES IN THE WAR THAT FOLLOWED FRANKLIN SHOWED HIMSELF ALMOST THE ONLY VIGOROUS ADMINISTRATOR HE WAS THE MAN WHO FOUND THE WAGONS NECESSARY FOR BRADDOCK'S EXPEDITION HE WAS EVEN CHOSEN COLONEL OF A MILITIA REGIMENT THEN IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY SEVEN HE WAS SENT BY THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSEMBLY TO BE AGENT OF THE COLONY IN ENGLAND AND THUS ENTERED ON A NEW AND IMPORTANT CAREER MANY ENGLISHMEN FOUND THEIR WAY TO THE AMERICAN COLONIES AND MADE REPUTATIONS THERE
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