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Ben Franklin on the Savages

From his youth, Benjamin Franklin observed the world around him through his own critical lens, and more often than not, he saw things differently from his contemporaries. A staunch advocate of freedom and liberty, Franklin also possessed attributes of wisdom far beyond his years. And while the popular public consensus of the time and, in fact, one of the driving ideologies for the virtual enslavement and destruction of the Native American peoples in what would become the United States was the premise of their savagery. The godless heathens that knew no civility and were little more than wild animals that should be struck down at the slightest provocation turned out in fact to be quite civilized with long-practiced skills in parliamentary procedure, public affairs, and hospitality. Through Franklins own musings, one can appreciate just how cultured, civil, and unsavage-like the Native Americans were.

In one construct of respect for others and their offers is the Indian practice of considering matters deemed important. Taking the time to weigh issues and consider the offers of others for a day or more not only encourages critical decision-making but also imparts respect and honor to the offering party, as Franklin describes;

It is one of the Indian rules of politeness not to answer a public proposition the same day that it is made; they think it would be treating it as a light matter, and that they show it respect by taking time to consider it, as of a matter important (Franklin 463).

In this case, the Indians politely declined, as previously, those university-educated braves returned “totally good for nothing” (Franklin 463).

Public speaking, “parliamentary procedure,” and general conversational civility are topics Franklin illuminates in his writings. In the Indians council meetings, the group “observes a profound silence” while the speaker rises to address the council with emphasis on decorum and civility, in which “to interrupt another, even in common conversation, is reckoned highly indecent” (Franklin 463). In contrast, Franklin sarcastically speaks of the “polite British House of Commons,” in which “the speaker grows hoarse from the calls to order” (Franklin 463464).

Likewise, the Native American practice of quietly listening to guests and their stories, as related by the author, in which a Swedish minister preaches his Christian version of creation to the Susquehanah chiefs, after which they offer him their story of the great provider. “What I delivered to you were sacred truths; but what you tell me is mere fable, fiction, and

falsehood” bellowed the Swede, to which the chiefs replied;

My brother, it seems your friends have not done you justice in your education; they have not well instructed you in the rules of common civility. You saw that we, who understand and practice those rules, believed all your stories; why do you refuse to believe ours? (Franklin 464).

Hospitality is often the measuring stick by which a civilization is measured, and the native Americans, according to Franklin, were masters of accommodation for their guests and strangers alike (Levine 466). Retelling the tale of Conrad Weiser and his meeting with Canassatego, the two speak of common courtesies and the treatment of guests. Discussing traveling white men, Canassatego exclaims, “We dry him if he is wet, we warm him if he is cold, we give him meat and drink, that he may allay his thirst and hunger; and we spread soft furs for

him to rest and sleep on; we demand nothing in return,” to which, in contrast, he laments, “But, if I go into a white mans house at Albany, and ask for victuals and drink, they say, Where is your money? and if I have none, they say, Get out, you Indian dog” emphasizing who the true savage is (Franklin 466).

Clearly, Benjamin Franklin revered the manners and civil ways of the Native American people. From their respect for the council speakers and elders among them to their manners in dealing with offers and questions posed to them by outsiders, the Indians were polite, thoughtful, and attentive. Even when faced with discriminatory bias regarding the lack of quid pro quo in the hospitality and warm welcome of strangers, the Native Americans maintained their traditions of welcoming and caring for those who passed their way. Franklin speaks glowingly and with admiration of the culture and ways of the much-maligned people that the settlers saw as lowly savages and not as the rich and diverse culture that they really were.

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