The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-02-18
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Arnold aud Andre.

Centennial, aud he curtain is being
lifted, we behold with our minds aud
eye, the scenes which took place on the
stage ot octien al that memorable period
of sme: they are penciled out before
us On The canvass or our mighty Repuh-
liz, ia al their pristine glory and lam
bent beauyy bal ,bc most prsiseworthy
lofsil those scrnes, va, hat noble band
OF patriots which came forth ia one
paa,2Dx, pledged sheir sacFsd homors
and heir liyes, By putting their names
10 thai parchment. which We call tie
Declaration OF fUdepeadence and by
doing 80, plneksd = jewel from the
crown Of Britain Monarch. which hss
becn fni bisnsd ani gsrnished. and To-
day j. the biglsesi gean That sparkies IN
i.c galaxy OF our terrestrial globe. No
Avthcr cOainies. il required. as 'heir
names tbeE Sni mere. went into i,i' I Try.
and were handed Iown 20 rs. through
ihe chsnRei oI time. in ali It's eenigii
glory. aud unOinincd Iusier ihrorga the
ialse of these ibxuv wears.
The tidal wave oi freedom has kept
pace with civilization, amd where the
latter piameG IT, pialorin the former
raised lis STANDARD. and flung So the
world. tie emblem of our glorious
.uuion. 1hcu hit yonr banner liigA, Sc
favored nation. Strike vonr lvre. aud
le-uund 10 the world. thar the same
patriotic and latent Gre is hnl ming ulon
The altar OF your hearts TO-DAY. as barnt
on ilie hearts NJ those warriors. who
walked Tie earth in tae days that tried
mems sous.
Bn time and srsre lia us be 5ricf.
We must no~ looA m uYOn these two
individuals. whose nAscs gfc 20 tire
head ot this article although their his
tory j. ~ ihread-bare r. tic students
aipiah-t--Net We wo;;'N All ss luSgr
and jury FOR 4 few minutes. o. the
merits Aus dencrits Of those two ind
,idnals. and As We cannot rli.'ute tie
one. nor Eiaiign the other. Will Jsiigs
tie chs.m With a. nuch charitable
equity. A. tAcsr individual characters
v M"uid admit.
R-nedici Arnold was traitor 10 his
country tl.svugh sierr-rsry metfve-.
;..d yIrdioive aeslreS. which j. All tl.at
can be aid Of him. either fore ar ait.
~ thr petlidAy OF Liz man!.".,n. also
tainted The romance Of 49, loo, hood.
john A lie Wa, The tool u tic Lands
Oi Ibis Nl.Y artisan, sherc iih "a carve
on his q ,riods designs. -;n- result j.
enuWn. History informs ~ tiist Major
.1nn,, WAS an accomplished yuurg
lfsu. w'irA embraces every trait OF =
..s.. :. "a. .b, aud a. snch. could not sfOO7
L. 4" degrading an Get. bu; Without
iaailtr ur iOraihoughi. hc 5crsme a
pt--.gl ..rni "a carer Of aispsi'he
N- Gvif, ca, confessed all his name.
rAuk and mission wts ;ried ier treason.
condemned and died ihe death of =
mt4, factor. BOT that OF soldier. bv
wi...h law lie wac condemned. Aud
nuA. iu-i here leI us unlavrl 4 web Hat
j 100 Nucn interviewer win military
CO.. aruiiAry power, aud in Iiie sb.iract
is csuied MaiIiai Law. We tear ong
MnlAry 1aicilaius were 10 jealous for
intI.hish code OF honor. TO have lie
uIgntS 0f their brarHg encr0ached on
bl .ae humble pleadings OF mercy Tor
while that mir daughter of love ansl
cnnriiy was krceiing al the iOOt-;up.
oi Justice. that mail-claa warrior. Win
.ll, arm ol iron. -lrOic her bleeding 81
tie earth. All! George. thou coI,is'
not tel a lie. ~ Thy morn OF life. hut
could-I -tiii- The warnings OF humanity
in thy noble breast. when clad in The
zehilh Of thy power But during All
. these iransa ctions. there was stream
Oi scuiai feeling. Iippling just below
the surface of this rigid military ensct-
iment. FOR the nau.e and memory OF john
Andres was perpctuatei throughout
the aud -he was sung iE ballads by tht
fair. While captive. 10 had wriiiea :
letter 10 MS mother. aud every word D
! thsi letter was cmbdme6 IN soug. wei
does tne writer OF tllis article ren embci
tie ~ ee. cadence Of that song bursting
. up from their united voices. A. they sa
IN conclave nj lhcir evening sociable
lior,y four years after his tragic cui bU
one line OF that song remains in mem
ory, which is, \" lie called for lux ant
paper; would that il were more, bu
we cannot Glide memory for being in
active, as Tor iity-six wears since IL ha
been playing hide aud go-seek, in it
r LIMITED citadel.
Would we could rcsurrect Arnol'
'from his obscurity and bring him befor
the world chasteud, subdued aud re
= novatcd man, but the stigma that blasted
his early days, adhered 10 him in lat
wears, as we inler from several incident
D. which occurred in his ailcr life. and W
T. must come TO the solemn conclusion
thai as this misguided man had sown I,
the wind. be respcd The whirlwind
Aud now We drop the curiaia on thes
solemn tragic scenes, and had we tim
and room we would lift ii once more
aud greet tho eye with the enchaniin
scene Of Unclc Sans domains. Tn
fields ripe for the harvest. The pro