01x25 - Allies at Last

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that's just where it goes

never give up you represent america

how can i see it any other way

today on liberty's kids

we shall have to retreat to keep our

army intact but general

we'll be lost i'm afraid once news we've

occupied philadelphia reaches france the

french will turn their backs on the

rebels for good much too vain to fight

for a lost cause make way for a hero his

bravery won the day which eventually led

to gentleman johnny burgoyne surrender

at saratoga

that was a sight to see

so

dr franklin

talk to franklin

hello what is it

my name is jonathan loring austin

secretary for the massachusetts board of

w*r i have urgent news from america

tell me mr austin are the rumors true do

the british occupy philadelphia i'm

afraid so

congress has fled to york

wait there's even greater news

the british general burgoyne has

surrendered his army in saratoga

come in mr austin christmas has come

early this year

dearest mother so much has happened

since i last wrote

winter has arrived and philadelphia

remains occupied by general howe and his

army

moses and james took dr franklin's

printing press to york before general

house soldiers could confiscate it

the continental congress will no doubt

make good use of it

as for dr franklin's house captain john

andre has seized it and made himself

quite at home he dines often with peggy

shippen the daughter of a local

gentleman with sympathies for the crown

the less i say about her the better

every night there is a ball all i have

gone to one or two to be polite

under the circumstances it is impossible

to enjoy them everyone acts as if we

were living in london

but the americans always do something to

remind us that we are in their country

in the midst of a w*r

moses and james are now in newport in

the colony of rhode island to buy inks

and papers for the press from a merchant

who i believe moses said is jewish

little henry is still here however and

captain andre has delighted in giving

him quite a bit of responsibility around

the house

but here is my greatest secret

i don't like living with all these

strangers even if they are british

if only you were here i'm sure i

wouldn't be so confused your loving

daughter sarah

yes ben you were wise to move out of

paris to this chateau it's closer to

versailles and far more private than my

quarters at the hotel

not to mention more inconvenient for the

french and british spies

dr franklin mr dean i don't mean to

interrupt but i've just learned some

very important news paul wentworth the

chief of britain's secret service has

arrived in paris

what in heaven would wentworth be doing

there he wants to meet with dr franklin

burgoyne's defeat has obviously rocked

the british government perhaps you

should meet with him ben

no i want you to meet with him first

hear him out but commit to nothing in

the meantime i will pay a private visit

to france's foreign minister we'll play

the british off the french so we can get

what we want

and what exactly is that dr franklin

check to your game

it appears we've flushed out a couple of

english spies now we must seize the

opportunity to meet with conte version

the ship sails for america in four days

have these delivered by messenger you

can count on me doctor good luck

this should be the place would it be all

right for me to look around i want to

check on the rhode island brigade and

see how they're doing against the

british i suppose

there's no point in buying inks and

papers if we don't have something to

print i'll check at the state house and

come right back here

that telescope's imported from italy can

i help you find something in particular

sir i wrote you from philadelphia about

inks and paper ah yes dr franklin's man

moses

you've got a good memory well you and i

do share the name of the man who led my

people out of sl*very in egypt moses

michael hayes at your service

if you don't mind me saying i haven't

met many israelites neither have i for

that matter we are but a small fraction

of the american population but i take it

moses that you are a free man yes sir

many less fortunate than you have been

bought and sold on the docks here in

newport some i have to admit by my own

people and some in africa by mine as

well but forgive my manners may i offer

you something to eat or drink i wouldn't

want to impose it won't be fancy i

assure you i lost everything i own when

a ship i purchased went down in a gale

in fact i've only recently come out of

debtors jail

a lonely place i can assure you but i

don't have to tell you what it feels

like to not be free

makes a man value every day he is free

please

thank you it's a funny thing about

freedom a lot of people talk about it

without really understanding it that's a

fact i moved here because rhode island

guaranteed freedom of religion well my

people here do have our own temple of

worship but we're still not considered

full-fledged citizens

still i'd rather be a free man in the

united states than a servant to the

pharaoh of england

i mean the king

moses yes

he works with me at the newspaper i see

i found out about the rhode island

brigade all right they sent a list of

people they suspect of being tories to

the rhode island assembly now the

assembly has posted a list of suspects

that it's demanding take a loyalty test

by signing an oath in public

mr hayes

i'm afraid your name is on this list

all of france is impressed with the

recent american victories dr franklin as

i've told you before the united states

will win this w*r

with france at our side it will take a

matter of months not years

that one looks quite tasty of course

that looks good too

please dr franklin take them both i hate

to ask too much of you

france

insists

merci beaucoup

unfortunately doctor his majesty king

louis does not wish to offend his

brother-in-law

king charles of spain by signing a

treaty of alliance with the united

states

i thought this was between france and

the united states

spain owns a vast amount of land in

america

king charles feels that if you have

taken what is england's

then you most certainly will take what

is his

and france cannot make any agreement

without king charles approval

i've been a patient man and i don't mean

to be rude but given the circumstances

at least stay and finish your pastries

i'm sorry but suddenly i feel in the

mood for some english tea

core of one

surely now that the american capital has

been taken the rebels will see the error

of their ways

no less than lord north himself assures

me that parliament will soon publish new

terms of settlement for the colonies i

trust it will break their will as well

as their backs

now job they are of british descent

after all no i believe that terms will

be quite generous as long as the

americans are willing to give up their

stubborn notion of independence

what are you doing here spying on them

get back in the kitchen before you get

caught

of this i'm certain once news we've

occupied philadelphia reaches france the

french will turn their backs on the

rebels for good they're much too vain to

fight for a lost cause besides which

everyone knows they despise the notion

of liberty yeah

the french will help

and even though king louis may not

believe in egalite fraternity

the french people do

liberty

if i may speak general howe

by all means miss phillips

from what i've seen too much has changed

for the americans to accept anything

less than full independence oh

that is such a foolish little idea

no it's not you may occupy their homes

but you will never win their hearts and

minds

have you forgotten that you are english

it has nothing to do with me captain

the americans don't feel they need a

king anymore they believe they can rule

themselves

i for one would like to propose a toast

god bless king george

god bless

god bless king george

yes

what can i do for you moses hayes you

have been summoned to the state house

we don't need the likes of you

i still don't believe it the nerve the

gall the absolute cheek of the british

you asked me to listen to mr wentworth

and i did but to insult you and me by

offering us money and titles in exchange

for becoming turn coats no doubt counter

version already has heard the details

from his spies

this is all going extremely well

going well i don't understand we have

found the flames between britain and

france now it's time for me to meet with

mr wentworth but surely you don't intend

to accept his author hardly but

controversian won't know that

there they are

i have here a list of men accused of

being disloyal to the patriotic cause of

american independence

as a representative of the rhode island

assembly i am here today to demand that

each and every one of the accused sign a

public oath of loyalty to the revolution

moses michael hayes

step forward

mr hayes

are you ready to sign the oath i have

the right to face my accusers who here

has any proof of my disloyalty

or is it that there is

some other reason i am accused

could it be

that i am an israelite will you sign the

oath or not

every time i venture to paris i am

reminded of how much i despise it

quite a beastly place don't you agree dr

franklin actually i've grown quite fond

of it

i understand you are quite the celebrity

here

yet your blood is english

a man of your character given the proper

circumstances

might find a warm reception from his

king and country in other words you'll

give me a title if i betray the

revolution

if you insist on being blunt very well

yes his majesty is prepared to reward

those who show their loyalty i need not

remind you that much has changed since

you came to france

general howe has taken philadelphia

i like to think that philadelphia has

taken how

this letter was given to me by a man at

the highest level of the british

government

it is britain's determination to fight

for another 10 years

rather than grant american independence

in that case america is ready to fight

50 years to win it which by the way i

don't believe will be necessary

gentlemen i've called you here tonight

because it has come to my attention that

dr franklin met today with the chief of

britain's secret service

i'm afraid we are facing a dangerous new

development

france has already lost america to

britain do we stand by and lose our

claim to the west indies as well his

majesty has told me that we must prevent

this from happening

at all costs

we have held off any alliance with the

united states to prevent a w*r with

britain but we must face the fact that

the only thing worse than such a w*r

would be an agreement between britain

and america it is time for this council

to act

with all due respect

i will not sign

i will not sign because i am as

patriotic as any man in this room

but i am also an israelite in a land of

christians and as such i have not been

granted the liberty to vote my people

have a temple here in newport but none

in boston for the law there forbids jews

from public worship rhode island was

founded on religious tolerance yet

i am still not considered a citizen and

why because i worship god after my own

fashion neither the continental congress

nor the general assembly of this state

nor the legislatures of any of the other

colonies have ever taken notice or

provided rights to israelites until such

a time as we are all of us ready to

recognize each other as equals

i will not sign this oath

dr franklin's plan was masterfully

ex*cuted compta version has signed a

treaty of alliance with the united

states king louis has finally agreed to

grant dr franklin an audience

it will mean w*r between britain and

france

you've given us every single letter dr

franklin has written to congress why not

just intercept the treaty as well

even i can't do that you think franklin

suspects you're a spy the old man has no

idea

it's a secret i shall take to my grave i

believe you will

here you go edwin

500 pounds as promised god save king

george

mr hayes

it's moses

moses

i'm sorry you came here to buy those

inks and the paper and we never did get

around to it

there's no need to apologize

i saw what you did what you said i just

want to be treated the same as any other

man

mr hayes there are some people outside

who want to see you

what can i do for you mr hayes you

made a great deal of sense

if all men are created equal it only

seems fair that each and every one of us

should sign the oath

you would really do this permit me to be

the first

i

moses michael hayes

pledge my loyalty to the united states

of america

moses do you really think all men are

created equal and ideas only as strong

as the people who stand up for it and a

lot more people are going to have to

stand up for equality before it comes

true

is it true has the treaty from pawns

arrived

yes and richard henry lee is about to

speak

gentlemen of congress today we must

admire the true wisdom and dignity of

the court of france we have worked

together politicians soldiers and

philosophers in a true harmony of mutual

affection this happy juncture of time

and circumstance has laid the seeds of

an eternal friendship the old lion that

is britain has finally lost its growl

and france by its openness has won our

friendship more powerfully than any

piece of paper could ever bind us

if we have the courage to persevere we

shall establish our liberties and

independence

all those in favor of ratifying the

treaty say aye

the treaty of alliance with france is

unanimously passed

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