As soon as the sound of battle has died away following the departure of Washington and his army, put on the tableau of "The Spirit of '76." The fifer, the drummer, and the little boy should be good musicians playing patriotic music of the Revolution. Their wounded and ragged comrades are seen in the background. SCENE IV.--_Mr. Jefferson seated at his desk and putting on the finishing touches to his original draft of the Declaration of Independence. Enter Mr. Adams._ MR. ADAMS. Good evening, Mr. Jefferson. MR. JEFFERSON. Good evening, Mr. Adams. MR. ADAMS. Well, have you the Declaration finished? MR. JEFFERSON. Mr. Adams, I have done the best I could but I am not very well satisfied with what I have written. I wish you would look it over and make such corrections and criticisms as your judgment deems proper. MR. ADAMS (_studying the Declaration_). Mr. Jefferson, I am delighted with your production. Your statements relative to the inalienable rights of men are unanswerable and to secure these rights, governments _must_ be instituted among men, _deriving_ their _just powers from_ the _consent_ of the _governed_. This paragraph concerning negro slavery meets with my approval but I fear it will not meet with the approval of some of the Southern delegates. I congratulate you, Mr. Jefferson, on what you have done. This document will make you immortal. MR. JEFFERSON. Thank you, Mr. Adams, I fear you are too extravagant in your praise of my work. (_Enter Mr. Franklin and Mr. Sherman._) MR. FRANKLIN. Well, gentlemen, have you completed the draft for the Declaration? MR. ADAMS. Mr. Jefferson has finished it. It is all his work. I have reviewed the paper very hurriedly but in my opinion it is one of the greatest documents ever written by man. Look it over, gentlemen, and let us hear your opinion of it. MR. FRANKLIN (_studying the Declaration_). Mr. Jefferson, I congratulate you, sir. Your declaration on the inalienable rights of men is well stated. I agree with you that governments _derive_ their _just powers from_ the _consent_ of the _governed_. I like that paragraph on slavery but I believe that some of the Southern delegates will oppose it. This is a paper of which you should be proud, Mr. Jefferson. I congratulate you, sir. Here, Mr. Sherman, let us have your views on this Declaration.