Posted on 03/30/2019 12:39:26 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
In his later years, Benjamin Franklin became vocal as an abolitionist and in 1787 began to serve as President of the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery.
The Society was originally formed April 14, 1775, in Philadelphia, as The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage...The Society not only advocated the abolition of slavery, but made efforts to integrate freed slaves into American society.
Preamble:
"It having pleased the Creator of the world, to make of one flesh all the children of men, it becomes them to consult and promote each other's happiness, as members of the same family, however diversified they may be, by colour, situation, religion, or different states of society. It is more especially the duty of those persons, who profess to maintain for themselves the rights of human nature, and who acknowledge the obligations of Christianity, to use such means as are in their power, to extend the blessings of freedom to every part of the human race; and in a more particular manner, to such of their fellow creatures as are entitled to freedom by the laws and constitutions of any of the United States, and who, notwithstanding, are detained in bondage, by fraud or violence.— From a full conviction of the truth and obligation of these principles, — from a desire to diffuse them, wherever the miseries and vices of slavery exist, and in humble confidence of the favour and support of the Father of Mankind, the subscribers have associated themselves, under the title of the 'Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and the Relief of free Negroes unlawfully held in Bondage, and for improving the condition of the African race.'"
(Excerpt) Read more at benjaminfranklin.org ...
BTW, "off-piste"? Really?
So now I'll add "off-piste" to my collection of jeffersondem's odd logisms:
It lingers on in the public memory that after my post #251 came post #252 in which a recognized board thought-leader found: “Your comment regarding Madison's letter to Trist is reasonable, or it would be if . . .”
The writer of the compliment used the last half of the sentence to turn history into its opposite - possibly in jest. Regardless, at that time there was no faux outrage over the candid discussion of what Madison wrote to Trist.
Of course there was righteous outrage, which you concealed by simply deleting it from your quote:
So how does jeffersondem respond to Madison's call to arms?
Jeffersondem picks up his own sword, waves it wildly in the air, shouting out his battle-crys ("chivvy, mess & gom, off-piste," etc.) and then, turning, stabs Madison in the heart: "take that, you telum imbelle", says jeffersondem.
But, we can be thankful that at least, in a sign of his utmost respect for the now dying Madison, while driving his sword into Madison's heart, jeffersondem refrains from even once accusing Madison of "yapping".
I have again taught you a new vocabulary word without first ensuring you have the ability to use it correctly. No doubt this will launch a boomerang sequence.
Mostly I just blame myself.
I must agree, since it was so obnoxious I made a written note of it, and I just consulted my notes from the campaign to make sure. Hope you have changed your ways, Doodle.
In the immortal words of Popeye, "I yam what I yam and dats all what I yam."
I take that as a “no,” then.
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