FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 2 February 1780.md

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 2 February 1780

11 reprints from 1780-02-02 to 1898-04-21

FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 2 February 1780

by Franklin, Benjamin

From unknown source

1780-02-02

ioned it. For the rest, I am as much for peace as ever I was, and as heartily desirous of Seeing the War ended, as I was to prevent its Beginning; of which your Ministers know I gave a strong Proof before I left England, when in Order to an accommodation I offer’d at my own Risque, without Orders for so doing, and without knowing whether I should be own’d in doing it to pay the whole Damage of destroying the tea at Boston provided the Acts made against that Province were repealed. This offer was refused. I

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FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 2 February 1780

by Franklin, Benjamin

From unknown source

1780-02-02

haps because they may have heard of a very singular opinion of mine, that there hardly ever existed such a thing as a bad Peace—or a good War and that I might therefore easily be induc’d to make

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FO-From Benjamin Franklin to David Hartley, 2 February 1780

by Franklin, Benjamin

From unknown source

1780-02-02

changed by adding to those taken by us as many as will make up the Compliment out of those taken by the french, with whom we have an Account since the Exchange in Holland of Those we carried in there, I wish therefore you would as was proposed clear your Prisons of the Americans who have been so long confined there. The Cartels that may arrive at Morlaix, will not be detain’d. You may have heard that Accounts upon Oath have been taken in America by Order of Congress, of the British Barbarities committed there. It is expected of me to make a school Book of them, and to have 35. Prints designed here by good artists and engraved each expressing one or more of the different horrid facts, to be inserted in the Book, in order to impress the minds of Children and Posterity with a deep sense of your bloody and insatiable Malice and Wickedness. Every kindness I hear of done by an Englishman to an american Prisoner makes me resolve not to proceed in the Work, hoping a Reconciliation may yet take place. But every fresh Instance of your Devilism weakens that resolution, and makes me abominate the Thought of Reunion with such a People. You my friend have often persuaded me, and I believ’d it, that the war was not theirs nor approv’d by them. But their suffering it so long to continue, and the Wretched Rulers to remain who carry it on, makes me think you have too good an Opinion of Them. ADieu my dear friend and believe me ever, Your most affectionately

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From The Monthly Review 1749-1844

1817-06-01

of laurel to bind around his brow: ‘I am as much for peace as ever I was, and as heartily desirous of seeing the war ended as I was to prevent its beginning; of which your ministers know I gave a strong proof before I left England, when, in order to an accommodation, I offered at my own risque, without orders for so doing, and without knowing whether I should be owned in doing it, to pay the whole damage of destroying the tea at Boston, provided the acts made against that province were repealed. ‘This offer was ‘refused.’ P. 264

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From British Review and London Critical Journal 1811-1825

1818-05-01 · London, England

this Franklin did not object! There was a design to compile a school book with prints descriptive of British barbarity, “ in order to impress the minds of children and posterity with a deep sense of their bloody and insatiable malice,” and to this als

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From The Unitarian Review and Religious Magazine (1874-1886)

1875-01-01 · Boston

fare, was an ardent friend of peace. Over and over again he ex- pressed the opinion, ‘‘ that there hardly ever existed such a thing as a bad peace, or a good war;”’ and to Richard Price, the frien

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From The Labor enquirer.

1883-02-17 · Denver, Colo.

nd all that his heart loves starving in cold and hunger on the roadside—out “under sentence of death,” as even Gladstone describes it—if tbat robbed and ruined man kills this murderer of his family, then the press loads itself with “assassin,” “murdererall the foulness of the English language is heaped upon the man who dares to take a defensive part in the chronic war ; the war of right against wrong; the war that never, never can cease so long as the wrong lasts and the sense of right remains a part of human nature. Franklin, when in Paris, was called on to have “thirty-five pictures designed and engraved, each expressing one or more of the horrid'barbarities committed by the British on the American people, to get them into the school books,, in order to impress the minds of children and posterity with a deep sense of Eng­ land’s bloody and insatiable nature and wickedness.” These are Franklin’s words, he adds: “Every fresh in­ stance of her devilism makes me abomi­ nate the thought of a reunion with such a people.” We printed this matter more fully a week or two ago. Why d 6 we recur to it? Because of the shameful flunkeyism shown to the British consul, Archibald, in New York, last week. A smothering crowd of men and women (Mrs. B. F. Butler amongst them), presided over b

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From The Month 1864-2001

1893-06-01 · London, England

agreed that there alone is the place for those who love one another so well, to have the full enjoyment of each other in the Bosom of our dearest Lord. .. . Once more pray for me, my old and most dear friend, and believe me, ever your most affectionate friend.”

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Multiple News Items

From The Emporia daily gazette.

1898-04-15 · Emporia, Kan.

[This text is not available under an open license.]

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Multiple News Items

From The Emporia weekly gazette.

1898-04-21 · Emporia, Kan.

[This text is not available under an open license.]

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From Maine farmer.

1898-04-21 · Augusta, Maine

r’s throats. There hardly ever existed such a thing as a bad peace or a good war.”

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