New-York tribune., 1882-04-28

Dutch and NewEngland stock was aggravhh,ha h,ch The
the remembrance Of the warmth WIZ Wiz n, nhont
wYorker had entered INTO the controversy aoou
..Ha New UampshIre grants, and his aristocratic
bearing toward Yankee militia oincels u,u oo
render him more popular New-Engiatnu s nu nainra
excuse for disliking him. Perhaps IL was p, ha
that Ncw.England should judge him harsniy. Dut ne
was accused of treacheIy and even his personal
courage was Questioned me M RSncrofs Te criticism Of
Schuycrs behavior is too recent 10 DC l1igot.em gov @
and Mr. Smiths treatment OF the toplc VIII t sur y.
the embers of t1is smonideilng noI amp Schnviep,s
There can he no question as 10 ueherai ocnu1 en @
character He was hgh-minded gehtlelnah' ,nu "
the accusations against him were as apsuru ~ my
were cruel Mr. Smith gives nm the cleuio re In -,
cheerfu coopsration with st. CLAIR, ana OF dong
ali that was possible with the means AZ Ms coh ,
mand Bnt he charges him wlth inisleanIne M w Waon
;naton hv Writing letters of an assuring chadac-
tas which exaggerated st. Clairs force Inc
letter which lie quotes, however, 10 su :i
his charge was written 70 tne smith Ig" de.
cIares that ST. Clairs letters to Congress nu hoe
been sent to Washington But 81 Claa G,'els 81 20
Schuyler were sent to nm, ana o,a IL 10 te critical
ppsitOn of tho garrison, i0r astounueu no w M -,
was mt the evacuation He wrote as soon soon os tllo
widely from what we had reason TO expect ron n,
the accounts mentioned in General St Cili
letters TO General Schuyler that wouiu id anid
aatter myself it is not true" FROM lhls ~ Moulu M
seem that if Washington was misled ~. CIalr WIS
responsible for much of the misleading. ..;... -,
But MI Smith dwel!s with particular severity % on
tlp behavior OF GeleTal SCHuN lol ditO'
ton and indeed the astonlshnen' lie oa nlaniesaen
when he heard of the retreat wears an apPu.i Pi J .
OF dsingenuOusness. "What coulh nave a inuus.u t
the general officers lie writes. 10 sieP ina' nag
ruined our affairs IN tins quarter. GOd only hnCWS,
and he denies excited way the rlmor lna1 nS =
Lod ordered the evacuation. From the minutes OF
the council at TcoudcIOga II appears that, he
knew the force the Goth OF June was less t',an "a
. 800 effective men. and greatly Inadequate ~ ,ho
defence OF both posts" at the saine counTi' H.
the question of retreat was considered ne
works were evacuated on tho nlgnt OF me oth ~ ~
Julv and on the lst he wrote that tnc lns'in-
cheney OF the garrison at llcohusioEa .,o ne IIi
feet state OF the iortiicatiOns aud the want OF us
cirliue of the troops give great cause 10 appre-
hend that we shall lose that fortress. ny, tncn,
shou6 Inc he astoundcd at the retreat Possibly
he thought when writing that the "orhs on 81 ", y,
ndcpendcucc cond be held even If the Tort should
be abandoned. THIS plan was considered at '@le inc
council. IL must he remembered tnal ho was vi
his march TO relieve st. ClaiI when the unpleasant
tidlnas reached him. lie did not know that q
British battery had been planted on MI. Deniioe % ~
hone closing with a BrayOW On the "a the uis.
patch read Il am still of opinion thai the cnGlnS
have no great force here" EVen on ihe ou % %tholo
was no alarming news sent fI0m inc gairsol'
ScbuVlcr had good reason to expect from thesc re-
ports that II. Clair would hold out at least uhtll
relief reached him. 80 that IT may he unjust 10 10
assume that his asOnishment at the evacu1IioMn M
was other than genuine. The bearing OF ~. CIar
was certainly admirable. lie made no effort , TO
shirk responsibility, and in the most generous
way wrote TO defend Schuyler from the calumny
that he had ordered the retreat. $4,000, J..
More than onc-halt the biography is devoteu 70
the period after l7s3 The held Is sh arA
untrodden one ard the narrative Is fresh ana
lively The story of the faied eTPedldoSni Si agah:s Ga,
the Indians is ciTcumstantially told, ana ~ IAN
renutatiou as soldier Is stOuty defended. II Is
nst to add that Mr.. Smiths conclusions are no IN more ore
Uouse of Rrprcscntatives which ordered to IN
ves'igate the causes of this memorable deleat;
| Chiei-Jnstlce Marshall says that ihe inosl
! satisfactory testimony in favor OF ST. Clair is
furnished by the fact that he still retained thec
| undminishcd esteem and good opinion OF
| Washington" 1t is to he observed. however, that
ST. Clairs resignation from the army was accepted
ana the next expedition against the hostile Indians
| ON the MamIs was led by Wayne, who was not
! afflicted with the govt, and who did not suier
| himself TO be surprised. ,-..o, o,
| No doubt the world will become better acquainted
| with Arthur ST. Clair for Mr. Smiths alectionate
| labors bnt ne is hardly of the kind who I'M
| proves on posthumous acquaintance nc slasn,
| mo wav in which Mr. Smith cuts out to right and
left wherever a stroke lelp his hero will str nj
| the c0mbatIve descendants OF his heroS conteinPo
rarics' and we may look out for pamphlets and a
general sitting OF records.