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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. 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
ed the plan and approved it, but the home government 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 marveled that the “Six Nations of ignorant slaves[A] 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 subsisted for ages, and appears indissoluble; and yet that a like union should be impracticable for ten or a dozen English colonies.” [A] The word “slaves” is no doubt used here in the 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. ONGRESS OF SEVEN COLONIES WHICH MET AT ALBANY FROM BEGINNING TO END OF THAT MEETING HE WAS THE LEADING SPIRIT AND HE PREPARED WHAT IS PRACTICALLY THE FIRST PLAN FOR A FEDERAL CONSTITUTION THIS WAS TO INCLUDE A GRAND COUNCIL WHICH IS THE EARLIEST SUGGESTION OF A NATIONAL LEGISLATURE THE CONGRESS OF ALBANY LIKED THE PLAN AND APPROVED IT BUT THE HOME GOVERNMENT 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
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