I have attentively perused the paper you sent me, and am of opinion, that the measure it proposes, of an union with the colonies, is a wise one: but I doubt it will hardly be thought so here, till it is too late to attempt it.
Franklin expresses his opinion on the importance of union with the colonies, suggesting it is a wise measure that may not be recognized until it's too late.
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It is upon this fact I found the propriety of the measure of settling a barrier colony in those parts of our frontiers, which are not the immediate residence or hunting-grounds of our Indians.
II. p. 118.--The truth is, that the Indians considered their lands as mere hunting-manors, and not as farms.
They have ever been applied with prudent frugality to the honour and advantage of the public, and the king's immediate service, to the general approbation of the people: the credit of the government has been preserved, and the debts of the…
But above all this, the state and circumstances of our settlements render such a measure not only proper and eligible, but absolutely necessary.
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