. The Pennsylvania railroad : its origin, construction, condition, and connections ; embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . iled and his motives impugned, but thereis no evidence in contemporaneous history tosustain the aspersions. His proprietorshipwas paternal, his government generous, hislaws reasonable and just, and the Common-wealthhe founded is the only one in theworldthat perpetuates the name of its founder. From its foundation Philadelphia
. The Pennsylvania railroad : its origin, construction, condition, and connections ; embracing historical, descriptive, and statistical notices of cities, towns, villages, stations, industries, and objects of interest on its various lines in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . iled and his motives impugned, but thereis no evidence in contemporaneous history tosustain the aspersions. His proprietorshipwas paternal, his government generous, hislaws reasonable and just, and the Common-wealthhe founded is the only one in theworldthat perpetuates the name of its founder. From its foundation Philadelphia may besaid to have had an uninterrupted career ofprosperity. Freed, as it was, from hostileIndians, and having none of the calamitiesto contend with which so harassed and im-po\-erished the early settlements in Virginiaand New England, it increased steadily inpopulation and commerce, and soon becamethe first city on the continent—a positionit continued to hold until long after theRevolutionary war, and in some respectsstill maintains. Its trade with England atan early period was flourishing and profit-able, and its commence with the West Indiesgrew to a magnitude which, at the presenttime, can hardly be realized. In 1701 the 62 THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. [iM^M^. GRAVE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. revenues of the port were returned at fortythousand dollars. This commerce was tosome extent interfered with, during the firstdecade of the eighteenth century, by thewar between England and France, in whichprivateers of the latter nation visited thelower Delaware and burnt a number ofvessels belonging to the colonists. A feelingof resentment among the Philadelphians wasinspired by these hostilities, and public meet-ings were held to provide means of defenseand urge protection from the home govern-ment. The Quaker element for a long time held acontrolling influence in the community, andat an early period exerted itself for theamelioration of the condition of the slavesand the abolishment of
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