Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-05-06
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FRANKLIN,S SON.

nenlly before tHe public, it may not be
embarrassing 70. give some account OF
his only son, William, but Of whom we
think little is known by the community
at large. Unlike his father, whose chief
claim Is fur the invaluable services he
rendered his country in her greatest
need. the son was from the first to the
last devoted loyalist. Before the rev.
oiutionary war he held several civil and
military Offices Of importance. At the
commencement Of the war he held the
Office Of Governor Of New Jersey, which
appointment he received in 1913. When
the difficulty between the mnther country
and the colonies was coming to Crisis,
he threw his whole influence in favor Of
loyalty, and endeavorcd to prevent the
Legislative Assembly of New Jersey
from sustaining the proceedings Of the
General Congress of Philadelphia. These
efforts, however, did but little to stay the
tide of popular sentiment in favor of re-
sistance to tyranny, and soon involved him
in difficulty He was deposcd from
Office BY the Wings. to give place to VIM
Livingston, ana sent a prisoner to Con-
necticut, where he remained two years in
East Windsor, in the house Of Captain
Ebenezor Grant, where the Theological
seminary now stands. In l77S he was
exchanged, and soon after went to Eng
land There he spout the remainder Of
his life, receiving pension from the
British Government for his fidelity. He
died in 1873, at the age of eighty-two.
AS might have been expected, his OPP
position to the cause Of liberty, SO dear
To the heart Of his father, produced an
estrangenent between them For years
they had no INSTRUMENTATION in l7Sf,
the son wrote the father; ia his reply
Dr. Franklin says:
:" Nothing has ever hurt mo so much,
and affected NE with such deep sensa-
tIou as to iiud myself deserted in my old
age by my only son; and not only de-
serted, but to iind him taking up arms
against NE in cause wherein NY good
fame, fortune and liz were all at stake. .
IN his viii, also. he alludes 10 the part
bis son had acted After making somo
baquasts. he adds
The part be enacted against me in
the late war. which is Of public notorieiy,
will account for me leaving hin no more
Of an estate he cndcagored to deprive nc
or
The patriotism of the father stands
forth ali the brighter when contrasted
with the desertion of bis son
The IDEAL WoMAE. ~ I he true woman,
for whose ambition husbands love ana
her chldreus alteration are sufficient,
who applies her military instincts to the
discipline Of her household, and whose
legisiatiycs exercise themselves in making
aws ~ her nurse whose intellect has
field enough for her communion with her
husband, and whose heart asks no other
honors than bis love and admiration; q
woman who does not think it weakness
to attend 10 her toilet, and who does not
iisduin to be beautiful; who believes in
the virtue Of glossy hair aud we'll fitting
Gowns. aH6 who esebews rents aud raw
sI 's' F"p9"p~ s',oS' ~ 1Iaa'.oul
"'.eF'P' Ho''an , ""o sps"@s -" ""u ,
gentle, aud intellectual aud industrious
ni3 loves more than she reasons, aud
"2' NY ,o'e ".'p''l ""o "'se'
~ 'i1S' .ou, auJos'S WIZ /" s"lc sucn
m"i'"o y 'ue "''e we h"'c a., oreahaeu
y o'ce - our hVes' ana - ipe mother
We sun worship 10 ,ne oacs"afu INSTANCE
o. 'ne paS''--C@a'tes D'c@ens'
WAsurNeroS Lord Russell in hi,
Life of Charles James Fox. thus allude,
to The +" Father OF his Country "
ueorge Washington, without Tn
germs OF .'nlins ! asss;, or Sap5ieon 10
napartc, mas a iar purer fame, as his am
oitlon was Of a higher and boiler nature
Instead OF seeking to raise his own nam'
or seize supreme power, he devoted M
whole talents, military apd civil, TO th'
establishment OF the liberties OF his owl
country. ln modern history no man has
done such great things without the roi
OF selhshness or the stain Of grovellpg
ambition. Caesar, Cromwell, NapoisoD'
attained higher elevation but the love
Of dominion was tue spur TINT drove thenl
on. john Iiampden' Wii''a'o husse''
Algernon Sydney, may have had motives
as pure, ana an a'no'tion as nDs'a'nea
but they fell 10 ueofgc washington
nearly alone ~ modern u'"cs, na' y vsch
given 70 accomplish a wo"aer'ul rsVolu-