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'" When at the end, signatures of the members were appended, numerous enough to make it likely that the Constitution would be accepted by the people, Franklin looked at the sun painted behind the President's chair, and made a comment which is as applicable to his own reputation as it was to the new Federal Constitution. WHEN AT THE END SIGNATURES OF THE MEMBERS WERE APPENDED NUMEROUS ENOUGH TO MAKE IT LIKELY THAT THE CONSTITUTION WOULD BE ACCEPTED BY THE PEOPLE FRANKLIN LOOKED AT THE SON PAINTED BEHIND THE PRESIDENT'S CHAIR AND MADE A COMMENT WHICH IS AS APPLICABLE TO HIS OWN REPUTATION AS IT WAS TO THE NEW FEDERAL CONSTITUTION
monwealth. His universal popularity was shown by the people of western North Carolina (now east Tennessee), who, in 1784, set up a short-lived frontier commonwealth, to which by way of compliment they gave the name of Franklin. In 1787, Franklin readily accepted membership in the Federal Convention, as one of the Pennsylvania delegation. He was somewhat out of touch with the real difficulties of the time, and most of his suggestions were overruled, but his influence throughout was in favor of a well organized, strong central government; and he was almost the only member to introduce an element of humanity and good humor. [Illustration: MRS. SARAH BACHE Daughter of Franklin] On the last day of the convention he rose to urge a spirit of compromise, a willingness to yield something of one’s own opinion; to avoid the spirit of “a certain French lady, who, in a dispute with her sister, said, ‘I don’t know how it happens, sister, but I meet with nobody but myself that is always in the right. BY PENNSYLVANIA TO BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH HIS UNIVERSAL POPULARITY WAS SHOWN BY THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA NOW EAST TENNESSEE WHO IN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY FOUR SET UP A SHORT LIVED FRONTIER COMMONWEALTH TO WHICH BY WAY OF COMPLIMENT THEY GAVE THE NAME OF FRANKLIN IN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY SEVEN FRANKLIN READILY ACCEPTED MEMBERSHIP IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION AS ONE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION HE WAS SOMEWHAT OUT OF TOUCH WITH THE REAL DIFFICULTIES OF THE TIME AND MOST OF HIS SUGGESTIONS WERE OVER RULED BUT HIS INFLUENCE THROUGHOUT WAS IN FAVOR OF A WELL ORGANIZED STRONG CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND HE WAS ALMOST THE ONLY MEMBER TO INTRODUCE AN ELEMENT OF HUMANITY AND GOOD HUMOR ON THE LAST DAY OF THE CONVENTION HE ROSE TO URGE A SPIRIT OF COMPROMISE A WILLINGNESS TO YIELD SOMETHING OF ONE'S OWN OPINION TO AVOID THE SPIRIT OF A CERTAIN FRENCH LADY WHO IN A DISPUTE WITH HER SISTER SAID I DON'T KNOW HOW IT HAPPENS SISTER BUT I MET WITH NOBODY BUT MYSELF THAT IS ALWAYS IN THE RIGHT
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