. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . America would haveremained English Colonies without ceasing to be free.^ Galloways plan was to federate the States into aCommonwealth, with a triennial Parliament of memberselected for that purpose by the States respectively, anda Governor-General or Viceroy appointed by the submitted by the hands of Franklin a copy of hisscheme to Chatham and Camden, and appears to havemade the like communication to Lord the flaw in the foundati
. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . America would haveremained English Colonies without ceasing to be free.^ Galloways plan was to federate the States into aCommonwealth, with a triennial Parliament of memberselected for that purpose by the States respectively, anda Governor-General or Viceroy appointed by the submitted by the hands of Franklin a copy of hisscheme to Chatham and Camden, and appears to havemade the like communication to Lord the flaw in the foundation would have been fatalto the superstructure. No Resolve of the first Con-tinental Congress in 1774, at which eleven Colonieswere represented, could have bound the Colonies not ^ Tylers Literary History of the American Revolution, i. (1763-1776), p. 373. Professor Tylers encomium may be compared withthe chilly references of S. G, Fisher and others to the patriotic effortof Galloway. Cf. for instance, Bigelow, Life of Franklin from hisown Writings, ii., note to letter to J. G. 25th February 1775,part of which is quoted on next George III. From the Painting by Allan Ramsay in the National Portrait Gallery. I SOME CONDITIONS, ETC. 27 represented : neither in the temper of the people wasthere any probability that all the Colonies would, eachfor itself, have consented with the intention of grantingthe scheme cordial assistance. For, as a matter of fact, the Patriots now regardedthemselves as the salt of the earth. Franklin, with thisview of his fellow-countrymen in his mind in the letterto Galloway already mentioned, advised his corre-spondent to drop the matter. When I consider, wrote he, the extreme corruptionprevalent among all orders of men in this old rotten State, andthe glorious public virtue so predominant in our rising country,I cannot but apprehend more mischief than benefit from acloser union. The legend of the spotlessness of the Patriots, andof the inky blac
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