Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-05-21

From trust future to has guardianship and car
Who ever kindly careth for each Of his hand
And has spread this ie and glsdHess over a the snin
| land;
Then would with earnest spirit lift eye to Him above
And rely with humble confidence upon Il Father love-
II should dsIel all doubling To know that he will
Through the d;ni, uncertain futurr friend and guide
me. lChristian observtr.
Interesting Original Letter.
GENERAL wAYNE's OPINION OF ARNOLD
[The Philadelphia Sun publishes thu
following original letter, written by Gen
Anthony Wayne, to a gentleman Of that
vicinity, which will be read with interest
as containing the opinion Of one Of the
bravest Of our revolutionary officers upon
the treachery and previous character o!
Benedict Arnold
HAvEEsTRAw, near Stony Point,
1st October, 1850.
My DEAR SIR: Will you do me the
justice to believe, that neither want of af:
fection or inclination, but thousand other
intervening circumstances have prevented
NE from writing sooner? Indeed, my dear
sir, we have hitherto had but very disa,
grceabic campaign-what. with private
feuds and public misfortunes, l am almost
q ,tracted and worn down. just as had
effected a temporary reconciliation among
the officers of this line, to measures which
had wounded their feelings, and beginning
to feel little happy, the pcrfdy Of Gen.
Arnold has opened new field for anxiety
of mind, and distrust of some others, botk
in the cabinet and the field.
Ican't say that was much shocked on
the occasion. 1 had long known the man;
as early as 1916 he produced conviction
to me that honor and true virtue were
strangers to his soul-and however con-
Trajectory it may appear, he did not pos
sess either fortitude or personal courage.
He was naturally coward, and never went
into danger but when stimulated by liquor,
even 10 intoxieation, consequently not
capable of conducting any command COM
mitted to his charge. But however that
may be, had he succeeded in the dark
affair, Charleston and the other recent
military checks we have experienced in
South Carolina, would be trifes to the
loss of Hest Point and its dependencies
for hy possessing that pass, the enemy
would effeetually separate the Northern
and Middle States, and prevent any possi-
BILE communication short Of HaIcIAo
situated l. miles north of Albany. BY
this means they might direct their whole
force to any point without being in danger
Of a junction of the forces Of these States
to molest them in their operation.
The storm was to have taken place last
Tuesday night OF the next morning. The
garrison Of West Point was so detached
and the work so wretchcdly manned and
provided, that the whole must have been
carried in twenty minutes. His Excellen-
cy, fortunately-very fortunatcly-arrived
at that place about half all hour before the
treaehery was discovercd-but Arnold
made made his escape in a boat and pro-
ceeded down the river as a flag, and got
on board the Vulture sloop-of-war. The
General expecting that as the enemy was
aud everything in perfect rcadi-
ness for the enterprise, Sir Henry Clinton
would Notwithstanding the discovery
attempt to carry the works by assault, we'll
the debilitated state of the garris-
on, and the proper points of attack, and
that our arr;y was not within supporting
therefore dispatched an ex-
press at 70 clock that evening, which reached
Us by II at night, directing Gen! Greene to
order the Pennsylvania Lane to proceed
With all possible dispatch under my COM
nand, ard ehdeavor if possible to get
possession Of the defilcs leading from Sto-
1ey to West Points. We immediately
marched, leaving our camp standing, and
" sunrise passed that pass, being upwards
# sixteen miles ri four hours, performed
n the night, without single man being
eft behind.
Here we yet remain, waiting for Sir
Harry's notions-but knowing our posi-
ion, he will not be hardy enough to per-
evere in an enterprise (althongh favora-
lie one J that would be the price Of much
Hood. shall not commit myself to the
orti6cations, but will decide the fate of
he day at the point Of the bayonet in the
,orges of the de6les, thro' which the enemy
must pass before they reach tie works.
My kindest wishes to sister Sally and
ler little people-present my best respects
o mother Ienrose, and believe me yours,
most afectionatcly, ASrY: WAYNE. j