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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." 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 CO
r grain_ is gunpowder.” Franklin himself suggested that the Quakers be importuned to permit the purchase of a fire engine; and then, said he, “we will buy a great gun, which is certainly a _fire engine_.” From his position of political and intellectual influence in Pennsylvania, Franklin easily passed into the larger field of general Colonial policies and public service. In 1754, he was made one of the commissioners to a joint congress 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.” DING BY JOHN DOWERGY THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIVE FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHEL HART SECTION TEN FRANKLIN AS A PENNSYLVANIAN PART TWO FROM HIS POSITION OF POLITICAL AND INTELLECTUAL INFLUENCE IN PENNSYLVANIA FRANKLIN EASILY PASSED INTO THE LARGER FIELD OF GENERAL COLONIAL POLICIES AND PUBLIC SERVICE IN SEVENTEEN FIFTY FOUR HE WAS MADE ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO ADJOINT CONGRESS 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
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