Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-14
CHARACTER OF FRANKLIN.
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In Bs~n. indeed. ~her, N. palyit VA n,rsAalled
Quake- sod witches 10 tho galho~s. one ne ~spaper.
TIE Ne" S"si.na CSarasi, ho fo'ssh Aeerc~n Psr~
ciisai. ~as established - IN srx.n Of isdspsndant O.
pision. BY lance Fonklln- lw icneoesry s~ccss
wA advanced oy Renj ,nia. hs brshes and soprs.
uce, a boy vf fifteen. who wrote pssces 10, A. h.nhl.
columns. war.s In composing the ,vp>s. ~ rru =, N
printing "a The shoots; and hirD..lf =, csn,.,' d;.s,,h
u,~f IN. p.p.u N IN. ~,.,ovn.,. IT.. 49,, ..,
irssk hypocr,sy and st.le of sei;ss~, ts.,- che
~,eN rhn wss descnAd az seudia~ "a sbn.c ,,r |
miniss0 Of rsiictsn en- q usna>r vhieh 80 ,.als
oAs. lean well -rrmsmbss." wr,ts. an,r.,.. Nv,h
o.. tho moro than four scose years sfare. .rh~o ,hs
civil eovsrnnsr s would h.v. taken an .6ec,..i 900.
10 suppress such q cursed libel" In Jylv NJ N.
same yeas q resplvs pss-ed the coune;l .,oo;,,,,. .
censor cor the press &C sanes Franklin; hut IN. ho,,.
refused its concurrence. The ministers pense,rred:
and In January. 1873. a eommiit~s of enquire v.s
raised By the lssislsture. Bsnismin r,,.ki;, a..
Examined. escaped with an adm milton. LAM, ,hs
publisher. refusing 10 d,src,sr IN, ..tbor AZ m. &c
fence was kept in Jail for q noah: hs "a pcr vxs.e.n.
sufed az renet ting iniuriou,ly on the reverend min.
is,sn of the gospel. and by vote oil the hour, and
-ouncil. Vas forbidden Ia mimi n -..c.,, !, n. g.,
cup ~ iseI."
tsSed at ;hc ~artitrsry procee,iars of III, a,s.mblv.
~i.,ins 10 escape ir.sa a town ~her. ,.od peoois
Yoia,~J With horror At hs Freedom; Indignant. sl,o. NJ
the tyranny ofa brother. who, n q pssaon.t. mas.
ter. olsn beat IA, pren,ic..-Bco,,, Y,.,II;,
then bat seventeen yers old, sailed cl.nde.t;ocI, r.,
New York; and fudisg there no smolovpent e,o...J
10 Ambo,; ~eai on fo, to Delaware, for want ,f .;,,
oowed 10 Q boat from Buriinyion to Phil.delph;a, .ad
s-ar nc ma'ks Of his Ia Dor q the oar. wearv huo~,v
having Tor his whole stock Of cash a single dollar. IN.
runaway spprentce-Srntcs OF the sons Of New en-.
land Ut that generations; the humble pupil oftL,e r..
schools OF oosios. uch IN ,n- t-,uuii~s. ',.ps or youth
and Unconscious power OF gesius. which moiesily ..
dornei-e pped ON shore 70 seek food. oceapation.
sneiter and forfune'
On Inc deep foundations Of sohristy. ~ffugaliiy and
INDUSTRY. me young Jo~urneynan built his fortune and
iainei and ne soon came To have a printing Office Of
ms own. Toilins early and 'sie. with his own hands
ne set types ard worked nj the press; with his own
hand' would irundle TO The Office. in q ~heslbarrsx.
the reanis Of paPsr which he was to use. His ingsnu.
NY was such. lie could form let ers. make ~ pes and
wood cuts. and enrrA,s siynetis in copper. The a,
sembiy Of Pennsylvania respected his merit. and chose
I'm It's printer. lie planned = newspaper; and. when
he became its prVprie o and is editor. he freely dc.
ivnded absolute freedom OF thought and speech, AMI
The inaiiensbis power of the pcuple. DESTROYS Of ad.
saneing education no planned improvements in h
schools OF Philadelphia; he Invented the system Of
subscription libraries. and laid the foundation Of one
Tat Was long the most C 'nsiderable library m America:
he concerted the cstablishmcnt Of AN academy; which
has npsned into a university; he saw the benefit OF
union IN the pursuit Of science. ard founded a phiIo.
sophicai society Tor Tia Advancement. The intelligent
and highly cultivated Lnsan bore testimony TO his mer-
lie before they had bursf upon the world:-.Our mos.
ingenious printer has the earliest understanding. with
extreme modesiy. lie $ an extraordinary man
excellent set humble" DE not imagine" he adds.
mat sNerdo IN my Character Of B~enjamine Franklin.
TOT am rather abort IN o." When the scientific world
began 10 I''vcst gate the wonders OF electricity Frank.
an ercolied all Observers IN the marvellous simplicity
and lucid exposition Of the experiments. and in The adj.
miraeie sasaci'y with which he eiirited from them the
lave whIrh they illustrated. Il was Tho who first
suggested tho explanation of thunder gusts and m.
northern lights on electrical principles; and, in the
summer vi 1852. going out iato the fields. with mo-
Insirlmcni but n lite. u" companion but his son, e.lab
ished his theory. by oliainin. n line Of connection
with q thunder cloud. Nor dad be cease till he had
made the lightning n household pas inc. Taught his
iamiiy 70 eaten the snhiir huid in its inoonceivsbly
'apiu leaps between the earih and The sky. and com.
Psi'eu' 20 give "arhlns oil It's passage by tho harmless
ringing oIbeis
WIN placid irinqutty. benjamin Franklin looked
quietly AMI deeply into the secrets OF nature. His clear
understanding was never perverted BY passion or cor.
rspisd oy the pride of theory. The SON of a rigid Cal.
''"is'', mo grandson OF a tolerant Quaker. no had from
ooyhoId been familiar not only with theological sub
u"e'' out wan a catholic rcsp"ci fr freedom Of
A'" SSep''ai % IRA mon as me eai' OF fahh. he
~ ~ teason' 31hsr 'han q luinrt'. and at;era mo.
hen'ary lapse into iaid'isn. escaping irJm Ihe mszes
o'"ieu dtcrees AMI Tree wIl' he game, with incrrLs-
"s !oifs' ana increasing trust IN The avrTruling prov.
'1eheo ei1ne' Adhering 10 none 'of alltas Religions
~ me e"''nler' he yet devoa''y' though without form.
s'ne1cd % rtiis'on. but though famous as a esp -
'sn'' and haviHsa natural aptitude for metaphysics he
'"e'eo 'he tendency oil MS age. aud sought by us.
,1hon u "ih an in'igs' INTO the mysteries Of icing
LOVING ruin without p'-Judire and without bias. he
ui'e-fn'd ihiniIvrly The identity Of the laws Of nature
WIN Nose Of which humanity Is concioos; so that his
mi'd was like . mirror. IN which the Universe. a. IL
'ehcc'ed.i'soii' revealed her laws. He was free from
myAne''fh' evan to FAULT HIS morality. repudiaurg
: se'ennes' and me system which enjoins them
vas iha"Igen' TO ~aPPenie'' OF which he abboued the
w. OUT ms anecnons were OF a calm intensity. IN all
-. e-ltoi' 'e lo'e 1i man sained IKE mastery over
Po'sonal interests lie hail not the imagination which
inspire 'he bard or sindies the orator. cat an erqui.
'"e Propne'y, par'inonions OF ornament. gave ease Of
expression and graceful simplicity even TO his most
oa'e'ess wn'inss In ME ai'o. his tastes were deli.
so tn',"sfent 20 me pleasures oil the table. he rel
49, ~. !, music -na harmony OF which no