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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. 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 HU
s’ Institute, Boston, Mass.] After all, Franklin’s chief service abroad was not so much the obtaining of favorable terms as the maintaining of American character. Who could deny the right to be a nation to a people whose best aspirations were typified by this shrewd, hard-headed, kindly man, a gallant among the fashionables, a philosopher among scientists, a statesman among ministers, a man among men? _Franklin in the Federal Convention_ At seventy-nine years of age most men expect retirement, and it was very grateful to Franklin that, on his return to America in 1785, he should almost immediately be chosen 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 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. CTION TWELVE OF THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT O R G RECORDING BY JOHN DOWERTY THE MENTOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN VOLUME SIX NUMBER SEVEN SERIAL NUMBER ONE FIVE FIVE MAY FIFTEENTH NINETEEN EIGHTEEN BY ALBERT BUSHNOL HART SECTION TWELVE FRANKLIN IN THE FEDERAL CONVENTION AT SEVENTY NINE YEARS OF AGE MOST MEN EXPECT RETIREMENT AND IT WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO FRANKLIN THAT ON HIS RETURN TO AMERICA IN SEVENTEEN EIGHTY FIVE HE SHOULD ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BE CHOSEN 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
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