New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-09

under that Of the United states and secure FOR
Spain ccntro. OF the Mississippi.
The more surely 10 accomplish his purposes he
commenced separate negotiation win Great
Pritain 50 as 20 leave nothing for our Comnis
siOners but 20 accept the terms - fixed
WHAT DID HAPPEN
What might have happened cannot know
Franklin might have discovered what going
on. lie might have been able 10 prevent IT, He
nigh: not What did happen was this. one Of
FrankNn's associates came 10 his aid from Spain,
where he had been begging loan. He was only
thirty-seven but had been President Of Congress
enough his ancestors had been driven from France
by the revocation Of the E1ict OF Nantes. He spok~
and her people We may be he had no afiec-
tion for the French monarchy. and the gay polite
eyes its dsso.ute morals nor IFS designing politics
Was his Young man conscious Of the hinsss OF
discovered The purposes and secret proceedings o
no French Court and set about thwarting them?
wits are sh4rpened ana ore's will stnened by
Pers2gai or -nneTiiea Dccagse ,h 5
America ana no: as an injury TO France, but he
matched against Bourbon.
Franklin lent an unwilling car 70 his suspicious
agent y ni- own 20 the British Court 20 watch and
circumven, the French emissary. who hal secret
situation required direct treatmen- with he Brit
ISL Ministry and that the course - the french
justified and required that such action bo taken
without their knowledge or concurrence. They Were
keeping within the letter Z the treaty We woull
keep within : also by no. formally concluding with
England unit! France should concur But ne wishe
70 agree on the terms with The English separate
y. IN advance. and no. cave the French 20 make
Here was an emergency which Congress had not
foreseen Communicaton. slow AZ best was d
but cut OF BY hostile cruisers Il takes more reai
cannon. success may mean fame. Failure may
man had fhe courage 1Anplsrse ''' ''''' 'o'''-
VIII you break Your ins,ruciions2' asked Frank
AS freely this pipe" replied he dashing his
clay pipe against ne chimney.
WINGED O., the dupicy Of the FrsncS and could
not Lightly disregard the Obligations OF courtesy
THEN CAME JOHN ADAMS
Then John Adams came over from Holland TO
join his comrades He heard both. and took sides
against Franklin. who finally yielded. The goldfish
was In danger also Adams's patriotism too
broad to need this local stimulus, but We may be
Thefcupon The separate negotiations with Eng
land went on. The boundaries. the Tory claims
le beu6dari.s YER be csief c51cerr 81 tb
young Commssoner. He said in us:
expored remain yet to be cultivated and vast
lakes and rivers. whose waters have FOR ages
"a c0,nr1erce and boast 1.isb,ful' viiias ri5eI
spires and spacious cities rising on their banks"
He insisted that Canada should he reduced =
the ancient bounds. He declared roundly he would
was Submitted to the French Premier lie wrote
10 the French Minister a. Philadelphia.
ne nouhdaI! - mus ma aSs2''sii neiis
,bai ,hA English Ministers would e. b4yord the
headwaters of the rivers falling into the Atlantic
Franklin's slaV- oip.omacy -NcNe' ..a IN laciiy,
after some further efforts 20 change is terms the
s s as ,s4 xa. M soon To 5eaom s
great States and add largely TO s.xth
minded ',' You know teil yoa nothing when 70
mind YOU who that man was. whence ne came 10
hin;' and wher~ he returned win his lame. 20 oe-
come the first chief Jus'ice OF the United states
a wss born rered and eucaied sre he always
g." 80 - Xev yorL nv. -asfprrg a. CHEZ Jus-
lice - close HE public career as her Governor
Jay thus d.d. New-York had already. iwo years
before decided 20 Congress all her claims 70 this
Western county. and ne tim eng way sne eiq J.,
81 ohio and her four sister- Applause
You remember that most Or N" colonies GAINED
denniteiy westward SO hat our map. according 70
hsn' Irgir, lolre5 Virtually all the Northwest
ra55-i,orv jr5.r her charter and Clarke's conquest
Ne"-io IN ',r ~, ~ ~ vs.ors nfch had extend
- f-oro Ternessoe 10 Michigan /, makes your
Greater Ne" io'N ''.D' ~ .'.'.-'. ,a.n,-,,
NEVER WANllNF - "a nv '''
Put Nev-Nork has never Dec" "'i'''"e D"
and masnaniTnons pa'rio',-m H' n' .naa - ca,
leved Il better 70 De 'n' r'pa - 49,.
IN "a tho ernDire herself These claims OF the
other 20 0nies were 'pp'0"p ~ ~
ware and Maryland " men ilan non c.,soa -,
charters defined Their boundaries Ihey re'useD 10
ION me ~ ., F,,oiIv Tcw-York decided her
-,qb.s The other colonies bound 70 follow hef
,--,io Go tie confederacy was completed by The
aecessi6n Of MARYLAND In l7si o. ne day Ne ~
lowed. Vol, 49,. er., - ,,eia b,, she
Eot only %s sT~ 5estr,5'ion whateger II wa
enough FOR her nus TO secure The futpre gren,
ness %; lnG T' ti revarG she has gained in shar
t''E '''i-', t-,-f,-t..,