The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-03-17
ANDRE AND HIS GAPToRs.
A Graphic Lecture on the Most Romantic
, WIFI 'Iacidant Or tho issvdiutiorhtyIwar. .

Mr., Chauncey N. Depew dellyerea q. lee
ture Monday night at the Reformed Church.
easWest Thifty .fouri h. street, New York, be-
fore large audience, entitled "An Episode
Of the Reyoution.r The Lecture was the
old story, graphically told, Of the treachery Of
Benedict Arnold apd the execution. of Major
Andre as aspy. IL was well received, es'
peeially those parts refeuipg- to- the three
yeomen who captured Andre aud resisted all
his attempts Al bribery Tho lecturer gave
1u1aH.5r.1Sf3sSs'.yyIR ,I S 5dy w WASH sS
AIl ihstob Ihst at The time of this base act of
, Arpplss.:. "1l7sq.wsps gloomy and anxious "r
year for Washington. New Jersey was over
..,s-- run with more than twenty thousand veter-
ans Of European battlefelds, and the only
free at command was about twelve thou
~ slld men, who oecipied West Point. The
~ sacsessdf faii,treicf the war depended then'
as IL had. from the beginning, upon The sta'e
Of New York. For eighteen months cor
fespoudpcc had been carried on between
I Arnold and Andre, The former signing his
letters 'Gustavus,' the latter John Ander-
us2n., They were. writtspI ip the language q
trade, but we're for the betrayal OF American
liberties and the ruin of her army" Ar
,- nold's audacity was shown in the fact that
while bargaining with Andre he was holding
T. the most confidential relations with wash
ington. Andres character was brought To
IigGt ip his secret eqrrefpondence.I Ills
Z moral sense was paralyzed by the promise OF
great reward. "Atthe surrender oil Nesi
Point he would receive honors from his
king. 20. Arnold, too, trafleked his honor and
endangered the liberties OF his country ior
a promise TO be made Brgadier General Of
Z 90 the British army ard the pasmentof tT,oOo'
Here" said the lecturer, "an ovefruling
Providence interposed. These two men'had
determined the destinies Vt unborn mi lions
and there were none to divulge their secret
Once Mnior Andre got back 10 the British
army with these papers and Americas doom
was sealed" The meeting of Andre Will
Colonel Webb was spoken off, aud also the
challenge of Captain Boyd, an inquisilive
troublesome Yankee, who was ''stunped by
Arnold's pass" These tive slept together
'"Audre slept in his boots and these held
- precious cargo, but lie rose anxious, weary,
and troubled The morning of the 22d OF
September, 1850, rose clear and bright. 1t
an eshilaratlng day, full Of quiet beauty.
s!.Bntliuislng fh tiie bushes hear Tarryto~n
were the young farmers who were to deliver
the American nation from its peril. John
IT, Pautding presented bis musket aud called a
halt as Andre passed by on bis charged. An
Dire said: ! My lads, / hope you are Of our
no patty 1 am British officer on an inpor-
tant mission andemust~, not be Detained
Their reply was: We are Americans and
must detain yotl' THEN Andre presented
~-' his pass. They Carefully scanned 1t, bu'
still detained him. Then he threatened
''"'' vengeance for disobeying their General.
Williams answered: Arnold be damned
- Now the critical moment arrived Andre
had bought for price an American General
of the highest degree; surely the offer OF a
few pounds would secure his escape from
theselnePd II viii giFe YOU thousand
~ guineas IN you release me- The yeomen
replied I'VE would not let you 90 for ten
thousand guineas.' That decision of these
poor NEE saved the American people and
voiced The spifIt.which carried Though the
war for national freedom. Such is sways
the invIucble courage and impregnable yir
tue of the common people," Tho lecturer
then traced the various incidents In the story
the handing over of Andre TO Washington,
the escape of Arnold TO the Vulture, his at
tempted bribery OF Che coxsw am and crew OF
the rpw-bcat, and Westinghouse sympathy
fflaia Andre lhdihis eehtitness 70 Ar olds
wife. "Amold stands pillored as .he only
American soldier during the War Of the
Revolution who turned traitor to his coun-
try,p Then was recited the incidents Of An
dres execution, The threats of Arnold, the
opposition of the British Government and
the nobility with which Andre suffered the
penalty of bis crime, pushing the execution
- or aside and himself adjusting the rope. The
III, lecturer combatted the idea that Andre was
unjhsty executed; be knew the treachery OF
Arnold and was partyto IL; he knew the
i risk aud took the danger Andres story,
however, Is the romance of Revolutionary
history. His failure surrounded him with
halo OF poetry, srtaf s~.s.t~*- r=@=~
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Can't Wear Her Diamonds.