Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-14

hA0ED1 OF Ann LID he AOAAOWAf&
facts relative 70 the ireasonahle acts at
Benedict Arnold, and the provideutisl lrus-
traiiun oil his designs, we cIpy frnm 4
speech delivered by R,beri Dlle Owen, at
New Harmony. February %. 1870:
The public events connected with Bene-
diet Arnod's trearhery are tamIliaar Il ev-
cry one; but the private details nf that
story are, In various histories of the peri
cd, ether Incorrectly given ar esSensiilly
omitted. The surrender of West Punt
was but a small portion Of AruLd'S plan
He had projected the drcOving thither.
and the the BETRAYAL into Sir Henry Gin
toms hands OF General Washington him
self, of lafayette, and of the principal
staff nlfi 'erS. Had his plan succeeded,
how different might have been the story
history would have t,IelIi A IrIfilag cir
cumstance causediis failure. Arnold had
invited Washington (lhen, IL rerOllert
Alright, on his return from Harttord.) q
breakfast with HIM at West Point, on the
very morning he plot WIS discovered; and
Washington hal promised 10 accept the
inYiation. He was prevented from d"ing
so by an urgent request made to him by
an old officer, near whose satlun he pass
ed, h,l he would remain tie night with
him, and next morning in~p-ct snne works
in The neig orhnod Washington accor-
dinghy despatched an AID from his SALT n
mike his excuse to Arnold The mesSen-
ger rode all night, and arrived neZt mnrn-
ing at West POINT Arnold invited han 70
breakfast. Whilst sitting at table, letter
was brodght to Arnold, from the post ul
the officer commanding the scouting par
ties on The American lines. As his eve
fell upon the super>crIptIun, the cup Win h
he had raised TO his lips drUpped ir'm hss
hands, he seized the letter, rushed from the
room, llcked himsel in his bed .hanbe =;
in few mlnu:es afterwl rdS, he was en- his
way to the English sluop-of-War, then "
ing IN North river. In the mean time.
while Washington and his staff. including
| Lafayette, were seated at the table al
the quarters If the officer whoSo Invita-
taiinn had DELAYED the visit 10 West Point.
the despatch was brought to the american
General, which he Immediately opened
/ a uti laid down with sut ,.s,snalent- NJ al
| tGt al II y q ftSAutO vas us '''tAA NAAA't~N
but he remained perfectly silent. Con-
versalinn dropped am fhg hi suit; and at
Ter some minutes, the General bvckoned
| Laias cite 10 follow htm, retired 10 an IN
uer nplrimgnt, turned 1, Latin, etle with '''i
ulrerlng "a 8, liable placed the fatal deS-
patch in his hands, and then giving way
Il an ungovernable burst OF feelIng-iel
on his friends neck and Sobbed aloud.
The effect produced on the young
French marquis, accustomed to regard the
I General (cnId and dignIiied IN his manners
almost to The extremely as devoid of ths
usual weakness OF humanity, may e an
agined. Il nelieye," s,id LAT .ye''e u ,ny
for il was from th.t venerable palrIol'>
own lips that now reiate--''i believe this
was the only OCCASION, through that lons
and sometimes hopeless Struggle, that rs
ever give way even for moment, under .
reverse of fortune; and perhaps was the
only human being who ever witnessed II
him an exhibition of feeling so lnreign Il
his temperament. As il was, he recsA
yered before | had pernsed the commu
nlcati N that gave rise 10 his emotion, ans
when he returned I, hi staff az truce ~
n,aIned on his counienance either 1t grie
or despondency." 81 true ~ IS. TINT OF a
human reverses the betrayal Of conf Ienc,
on the part Of The one VIII has been impIi
city trnSted j., 10 n generous nature, On,
hardest and blIiereSt tn bear.