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"I have often and often in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at that sun behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting; but now at length, I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun." I HAVE OFTEN AND OFTEN IN THE COURSE OF THE SESSION AND THE VICISSITUDES OF MY HOPES AND FEARS AS TO ITS ISSUE LOOKED AT THAT SUN BEHIND THE PRESIDENT WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO TELL WHETHER IT WAS RISING OR SETTING BUT NOW AT LENGTH I HAVE THE HAPPINESS TO KNOW THAT IT IS A RISING AND NOT A SETTING SUN
lvania 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.’” 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. LIN 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 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
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