, 1880-01-04
IT. e. VAN SCHAACK.


and openly carried out; for his plot origi"
mated with himself, was deliberately con-
eocted, and he was for about eighteen months
engaged in carrying it out This was con.
clusiYely shown by Sir Henry Cllnton's mar
ratiye- Of the facts and circumstances CON
nected with the treason, transmitted by him
at the time to the British Government.
Mr.. Van Setback then entered into a long
account Of Arnold's troubles with Col. John
Brown, pointing out many ignoble traits in
his scEaracter,- his arrogance and violence, and
sche1ning to prevent Col. Brown from getting
an investigation Of charges preferred against
him by Arnold; also reading the charges Of
treason, cowardice, want Of integrity, un-
Col: Col brown, Who Vas at last, through Al
nold's intrigues, compelled to resign.
Browns statements regarding Arnold's true
character were confirmed by eminent Revo-
lutionary officers. Gen. Wayne said he was
a coward, and that honor and M Tue virtue
four years before his treason. He never went
into battle without being intoxicated. The
paternal grandfather Of the speaker, Mr.:
Peter Van Setback, was in England several
after the exposure OF ArnoldS o. trea$Gn
to Sn wss}assr s G1s5s!on ABBEY 0 Se noticed @
nan Sailes was Gen. Arnold, and the lady,
doubtless, Mrs. Arnold. They passed to tie
eeaotaph Of dMa Andre WfTa ey ssq9a o1
AlA CUQfEloEu tQ$5CL4C1s " oLNt4o 1oA
the pencil!'' exclaimed the speaker. ''s The
traitor Arnold in Westminster Abbey at the
tomb OF Andre, for whose 'lgnomlnlous tate
he was so largely responsible, standing there
and deliberately reading the monumental i'll
the the tale tale Of lis own infamy: The spectacle,
with the associations which naturally crowd
ed on the mind, was calculated to excite
various and conflicting emotions. particularly
in an American bosom, and Mr. Van Setback
Although cut off in the prime OF life, and
in the midst of the Revolutionary struggle,
Col. Brown was spared to see the correctness
of lis own early opinions concerning the
true character Of Arnold fully realized, and
timely discovery OF the blackest treason with
which the annals Of any country ever we're
stained. The remains of the lespised traitor,
who in life, was ignolniniously expelled
from the country Of his birth, were now rot
while those of the lamented Brown rested in
peaceful and honored slunlber in the bosom
Of that country for whose independence he
fought and died, and which he loved SO well.
Nj. Isaac N. Arnold, III reply to the charge
that intoxication had to do with his llerois1n,
read extracts from q paper prepared By Capt.
Ebenezer Wakefield, OF Dearborn's Light Ill
fantry, who served with him. This officer
bore testimony to Arnold's bravery, at Sara
LUEE. NllE1t lC lCA14CS4$ N-NPb1NN 4!AS 4AG
in leading his battalons to victory" Arneld
had the respect of the whole army, except
Gates and his staff The speaker, as his BIZ
ographer, courted the most searching investl-
cation Of the statements he had made III his
Book. Whatever might have been Arnold's
crimes,-the speaker did not seek to
extenuate his treason.-no man who
bore commission from tile Continental Con-
gress was ever so ontrageously abused as
Benedict Arnold. If the speaker could not
get a verdict now he would appeal to poster
x vote of thanks was rendered Mr. Van
Schaack, and the Society then adjourned.
CHARLES II. HAM.
At q regular meeting. of the Philosophical
Society, held last evening at No. 103 State
street, MI. Charles II. liam delivered lect~-
ure on t'The Rise and Progress Of Manufact-
ures," Of which the following Is ful abstract:
The first man stood without arms, tools, or
clothing at the mercy Of his savage surround
ings. But Adam made 4 great stroke when,
according to the legend, he subdued the
beasts and rcgained his empire over them
by telling the lion with a stick.
Man began with the bow and tlint-headcd
arrows, aud took a long, step i'll advance
when the idea Of domestlcating animals 9e
the fleece Of the sheep into felt by pounding
1t with stone originated commerce. Then
came weaving. spinning, dyeing, and the
manufacture Of tapestry. The use OF cochl-
a ae Ys de61 sS to have and FeSufa % 6Sr d1 an ass
things were the result of accident.
The first llusbandman when he sowed seed
and settled down to wait for the harvest laid
the foundations of society. The first imp1e,-
Character, and it was very long
fine before improvements were made.