On this day in 1776 at the British–American peace conference on Staten Island, called to stop nascent American Revolutionary War, Lord Howe, a kinsman of the king, a Mason, and a friend of Benjamin Franklins, who had been given diplomatic powers of negotiation, but recognized the situation had changed with the passage of the Declaration of Independence just before his arrival, exceeded his authority and unilaterally recognised the independence of the thirteen colonies, declared a truce between these united states and the United Kingdoms, and proposed basically what would be called a dominion status as a pact of permanent fraternity between the English speaking peoples. Sticking points were Nova Scotia and Canada, the northern, southern, and western borders, but, within the confines of these states he was adamant on the right of the governments to choose their sovereign, and if they choose neither George the third or another member of his family, Britain had no just cause for war! And the butterflies go wild. 1. I can see a convergence of sorts, with an Dominion under Governor General Lord Howe and his prime Minister Ben Franklin. 2. I can see King Dick on a differently convergent convergence. 3. I can see a Second Glorious Revolution in 1778 establishing the the Second Commonwealth of England, and setting the stage for.... a. A Federal Republic of Britannia, or b. A Second Civil War, after a junto in Calcutta declares for monarchy. And suddenly I am caught up by visions of Dewey, Cheatam, and Howe. Resisting Howe can I? Especially when the question brits ask today is Howe Dewey Chetam! ,youtube/watch?v=pVdUU6S87dk .
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 02:32:31 +0000
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