Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-05-29

ment he suffered. His fathers displeasure, his
brothers enmty, and the odium TO which hi.
sceptical notions subjected him, left him no al
tentative but retreat to some other city. He
therefore secretly embarked On board of {
small vessel bound to New York without means
or recommendations, and not finding employ.
ment there, he set out for Philadelphia where
he arrived, on foot, with his pockets. stuffed
| with shirts and stockings, roll of bread under
his arm and one dollar in his purse, Who
would have dreamed, that this poor wanderer
would become one of the Legislators of America
the ornament of the new world, the pride OF
modern philosophy!
Here he obtained employment as compost
tor, and having attracted the notice of Sir VIM.
Keith, the Governor of Pennsylvania, was in
duced by his promises 10 90 to England, for
the purpose of purchasing types to establish
himself in business. On arriving in London,
u762,) he found that the letters which had
been delivered TO him, had no reference TO him
or his affairs and he was once more in a
strange place, without credit or acquaintance,
ed in getting business, and although at one time
guilty of some excesses, he afterwards became
model Of industry and temperance, and even
reformed his brother printers by his example
and exhortation While in London, he contin-
ued to devote his leisure hours to study, and
wrote small pamphlet himself on Liberty and
Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. After a resi-
dence of g months in London, he returned to
Philadelphia in his 2lst year, in the capacity of
clerk TO dry goods Shop but he soon return
ed to his trade, and in short time formed an
establishment, in connection with person who
supplied the necessary capital They printed
newspaper, which was managed with much
ability, and acquired Franklin much reputation
1t is impossible for US to trace all the steps Of
his progress to distinction.
In 1876 he was elected clerk of the General
Assembly and continuedin that Office until 1852,
when he was returned ore of the members
from the city. His industry, frugality, activity,
intelligence; his plans for improving the con-
dition of the province, for introducing better
systems of education; his municipal services
made him an object Of attention to the whole
community. His advice was asked by the
Governor and Council on all important occa.
sions. He had begun 10 print his Poor Rich
arIi IN ,b, Dbo
which he prefxed to that for 1857 are well
known At the age of q, he undertook to learn
French, Italian and Spanish, and after having
made some progress in those languages, he p
piled himself to the Latin. He was the found
er Of the University of Pennsylvania, and one
of the chief promoters of the Pennsylvania Hos
pital. In l742, he invented the Franklin stove,
for which he refused patent on the ground,
that such inventions ought to be made at once
subseryient to the good of mankind In 46I
he commenced his experiments in electricity,
which resulted in such brilliant discoveries
one immediate practical application of which
was the invention of the lightning rod Frank
IN had eI er shown himself the Jealous advo-
cate for the rights of the colonies, and it hav-
ng been determined in ", to hold general
Congress at Albany, to arrange common plan
'f defence against the French, he was named
deputy. In 81 he was appointed Deputy
Post Master General, and in this capacity ad-
'anced large sums of his own money to Gen.
3raddock the result of whose expedition, he
oresaw, and in regard to which he ...ade some
ruthless suggestions to that General After
he defeat of Braddock, he introduced bill for ;
Slabllshiog volunteer militia and having re-
elred commission as commander, he raised
corps Of 500 men, and went through labo- L
ous campaign on the northern frontier of the
rounce, then IN the vicinity of the Blue Noun S
llns IN Northampton county. Pennsylvania {
as then a proprietary government and the t
claimed to be exonerated from tax
5. In consequence of the disputes To which r