New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Mr.. BANCROFTS NEW VOLUMl

The ninth volume of Mr.. BancrofPs History Of the
United States is going through the press, and will
probably be ready for delivery by the 18th Of October
In the meanwhile shall doubt crafty readers
by giving from advance sheets few notable extracts
FRANKLIN
on at Versailles of American commissioners the king
The world thought only Of Frankn but he accompanied
BY his two colleagues and by the unreceyed ministers TO Prus
and Tuscany These four gtterd in lace and powder the
vet which he had used at the eyee Of George the Ihhe
same which according 10 the custom Of that age be had
Has.cbuseis he had appeared before the py oOnno-wh
white stockings as was the use ~ England sPeetacS on ms
s natural state The king without any unusual courtesy said
% them Il wish Congress 70 BE- assured OF my nenaAhp
Affairs Two days later they introduced tothe st youth
fu Marie AntOinette who yielded willingly TO generous I'M
pulses and gave sympathy the Of America The
cs Of her household caught her enthusiasm. The king felt
AZ the while he % sOI sa5 ae SSe OF tine OonsSa
Revolution bis viii in obedience to the advice OF
Personay he was fritaed did not disguise his
The praises ayisbed franklin by those around the queen
oyeest Of her companions BY the jest
The que Of the KING was not due 20 any defect 10 franklin
he Of the beet understanding never disturbed by
lecohecons or fears with none Of the capeou anxces Of
free nom the Illusions Of poetic he loved truth for its
bwn sake and looked things just as they were AS con-
sequence be had euenee but that Of eearness lie com
puied noble title in the ninth generation
represents at 5i2h part of the was
moral world TO be subjected laws like the natural world in
conducting affairs he remembered the necessary relation
Of cause 10 effect aiming only at what was posi-
bic and with tranquil mind he signed the
treaty with France Just as with tranquil eye he had e S as
frugal he might be Independent and that be might be
fIoSs he owed go9d health 70 ms exeP 'tTSnSe
and and eontcnmen came from his superiority to am
greatness than appeared the surface aud while he made no
seSt OF 1nsen oeneL oienoe tnele neS ~ S e,T y
hDore unmoved
The Official conduct of Franklin and his intercourse with per
highest marked the ueuchte
prety well by perfect seTespeet His charm was sim
No lifelong ooarer could free from yugarty
dpomatst true 70 his position minister Of repub-
ngman and thus he respect and love from all When
seS 5de cause c T ss ne % SSd ie op
way his appearance and he passed through TO the sesi re-
opera at the theater similar honos were paid him II John
Adams who said Not Leibnz Newton not Frederic or
beloved aud esteemed than that OF them an Through
Uut Europe there scarcely citizen or peasant II any cu
Fider hun friend to al men, At the academy ASmpeIt
addressed him the who had wrenched the thudosDo
Om the cloud the sceper from yrants aud both these IDEAS
were Of nature to pass easily into the common mind 9
The part which he had taken IN the emancipation OF AmeS
Imagination TRANSPORTED him the man who had separated e
Colonies from Great Britain had framed TIER D
Of government and by counsel and example wCd show how TO
spoke Of the excellence OF the inntaioh tha Pei1ta
printer the son Of IoW-chIdef 70 ae gIeat % IN pun
lie affairs and Masbebes reasoned so how much more the
workmen Of Paris and the people Thus Franklin the ven
cradle impersonation Of democracy t so calmly deVoro 90
ee iron disposition to quarrel with the convictions OF others
jealousy IN the old nobility though sometimes woman Of rank
Drowned Yet he understood the movement OF the French OF
his day. lie remarked TO those in Paris who learned Of MIN
the secret OF craftsmanship: de who shall introduce MIC
pubic affairs the principles Of primitive Christianity viii
change the face o the world and We KNOW rom C0hdorcet
that while in France no said day in public company
You perceive liberty establish herself and flourish almost
under your very eyes dare to predict thai y and By ySg VIII
che most opIste natncs yet not for himself whatever
hy0r he met society whatever honor he received from the
whatever distinction came TO him through the goodS Of the
ed ali to account fOr the good Of his eOuay Surrounded
by colleagues Of whom enyied him and Tor service
angry demands iato tie ire Arthur Lee ntrcdto supraat
has with the Perseyeng agnity Of consuming envy the
weak and ncCnpent Lard brought against him charges which
bear the stGngees OF frenzy but he met the hostility BY
one he DID not disdan glory and he knew pardon envy
Greet "a wee The injuries which he received IN Engad he
used toward that pOveT undertaking enkness and fairness
and never from resentment lost TN opportunity Of promoting
peace
In the low country Of Virginia d OF the States next south
Of it, the majority OF tie inhabitants were bondmen OF another
and skin except where modified by mixture The courts
OF Virginia would not recognize ght OF prvI.y IN the
iCure Increase OF slaves the relsers OF her laws GeOss
especially Mason in words that thrilled with the agony Of sor
rowing eSTnestness II is the testimony OF Jefferson that
amendaory bill prepared 10 emancipate all born
after passing the but the details Of the bin mpos
ebe Of execution aud nothing came OF IT, Delaware in her
evil by declaring every person thereafter imported into the
State Africa and by orbidding introduction of,aay
the Constitution permanent social relation the unshdced
State
Provision made reforming the Consultations which
established The ohstaccs thrown In
the way OF ehange N FennsyVa where Tie attempt could
De male oy once IN seven years by the election OF council
OF the ewest in South Carolina whore henOy of
Legisiature which adequate representative Of the peo
pie expressly assumed itself and its original in.
dependent, and hna constituent power.
The British Parliament in its b Of rights had only summed
mp the liberties that Engmen in the lapse Of centuries had
acquired had wresed nom their Kings the Americans
opened their Of Independence by declaration Of the
eelfeyident rights Of and this begun by Virginia
repeated with variations every Cons formed
Independence except that of SOuh Carolina In that State
amended Constitution breathed universal
freedom, made rights and no longer
affirmed that the people is the Of power Pennsyyaia
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire proclaimed that al
born free and consequence the first rid OF
Slavery Georgia recognized rights derived 70 Americans from
the laws OF nature and reason at the bar Of humanity aud
Here then, We have the prevailing idea OF political life In
the United States On the hand they continued the in.
sttutons received from England with little immediate
change possible and the other they desired for their
Constitutions healthy, continuous growth They
me actual state Of society h ne natural one resulting o the
Entecedent Of he narioR H same time they recognized
.ns eht o. man to make unceasing advance. eang
P"nueN justice and the public oonscencs ro,vu ior |
ssuSnsg approach to ideal perfection Ciyl bower
pad he'd it bssn1~ - '"CSiHeaS.ls with those WHO
y - v1t ,or their ibyjOlahle rule IN
,s exercise they were oned to take the general principles
derived rom the nature Of man and the eternal reason Ne
ABSOLUTE night To have attempted Orike down all evil OF
would been 10 attempt 10 strike down human
sov islf for from the nature OF man. mpcrction cngs
IN 80 orhs ~ b hands The American statesmen were
inhaled b this attractive but decisive hope even While they
Ad their codee Of law and their constitutions should re-
ec4 and clearly the equality and brotherhood
af man.
hered decaying forns The principles thai, life ~
e new institutions pervaded history like prophecy They did
compel sudden change Of social or Of internal poe re-
Ds t i sasn In Country Which enjoyed free
dom Of conscience OF inquiry OF speech OF the press ana o.