The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-08

gotlators had the peace treaty of Hyc years
later In mind.
FRANKLIN, JAY AND ADAMS.
The deIk valley Of trlbulatiou, death ard
Valley Forge being PASSED, Livingston and
the other Wise msa Of the West asked Dr.
franklin TO heal the wounds OF war ami
bring about reconciliation between 5he
Nictors and the varquished Franklin saw
that the supreme hour and opportunity
VI his life had come Crowned With the
wisdom Of seyent, seven years, no gathered
Ia and utilized all the agencies aud re-
sources of his Intellect influence, popular
ity AID rover lie renewed h.g CONE
spuudencc with every public character,
philosopher and man of sciSn,c he ever
knew, In France or England. The embrAe
ing aud kissing of NoltAlie ooiVF 4he
French academy Of science, the assiduous
cultivation OF Count &c Ncrgcuncs aud his
royal master and mistress, his good injured
submission to the annoyance OF being FOL
lowed 10y crowds upon the strc,ts, aud even
his harmless gallHutllCs With Madame Hell
NCtlus and other ancient aud antique danes,
were attentions ana completeness bestowed
that he might promote his country wei
/ fare more When everything la FrapkNH
4 in Paris became az once a Ia node, this
4 'viee philosopher wa" rue 70 aeDie'e
ltrumphs ~ peace more enduring AL ne
/ less renewed than those of war. He wrote
! 20 John Jay, who was va ly trying q aot.
low money and 10 make treaty vita
4 inhnitc alue, Jay tried to borrow 5000
! 0Oo and succeeded In borrowing $l4Joa
! jay reached iails June q, which Wrr niue.
! " seven days before the preliminary treaty
~ peace Was concluded franklin begged
! Jrhu Adams whose two treaties had game I
hun much glory In Holland ana at hone,
10 reinforce Jay and himself IA France, but
Adams larried near the scene 81 his triumps
aud did roi reach Paris until October 20,
us, just thiry-tour days before the first
OF the two almost identical treaties was
q al 10 81 B. Vfrtt
Frei klir Cgrr!ed on his peace making "a.
pided. While Instructed by MS government
9 negniiate treaty with Great Britain
he could ind no agents OF England vita
WhOn. TO confer. Lord Stormont. the Brit
ish ambassador w Paris, hnn insuted him
few .Sears before by replNine 10 ne
gPtctfui letter that 1.-THE Kings ministers
receive no applications from rebels, unless
when they cpme to implore his majesiy's
clemeucy." As early as June, 1881, David
. Hartley, afterwards British signer OF thu
Z defpitive treaty. had asked his Crie I'd
FraEkliu 70 procure for him passport from
Count de Ncrgennes TO enable him TO visit
Parts In April 1882, our adrolt dlpo
Artist succeeded in getting his old friend
Richard oswald. appointed bv Lord Shcl
brine, home and colonial secretary, 10 be
gin negotiations for peace. Franklin pre-
SCI ted Oswald 90 Vergennes and shrewdlN
remained during the entire conference The
same piesentatlo1 took place when Foreign
Secretary Fox sent over Thomas Grcnyillt
to negotiate a treaty between France mud
: icinrd Franklin being present NJ the
FIRST and at repeated conferences Finding
Grenrllie less plable than Oswald tht
American more cunning than the British
Fox, succeeded In getting Oswald appointed
the chief Degotiator Of the British gov
| 6rnment
! With the English agents aud their assist.
] ants largely OF his own selection and with
/ Nergennes IN as confidential relations with
| bis as the chief minister Of another gov
| eminent could honorahly he. our frst and
greatest diplomatist was prepared to pro
| ceed 10 serious conclusions Again writ.
| ing Jay 10 render Himself In Paris IS soon
as possible. he presented his colleague the
| day after bis arrival TO vergennes, who
received him very cordially. This purs