The Republican journal., 1908-04-02

of this expedition rejoices that the In
dams to whom Arnold entrusted his
letter to General Schuyler delivered it
| to the Governor of Quebec and thus
saved Canada from the clutches of this
miserable wretch, who was a rebel
against his sovereign. Nothing, he
saws. could be more impudentor absurd
than Arnold's proposal to the Canadi-
ans to forsake their King
Were Rev. Jacob Baliy's writings
ever published?" inquired my friend.
II think not" l replied, "though they
are very valuable, as he was an able
writer. He was classmate OF John
Adams at Harvard College and gradua-
ated the same year, 1903, as dld our
second President of the United States.
His journal of Arnold's expedition to
Quebec is one of the most interesting
that | have examined and L think 1t
quite authentic, as one OF Arnolds
guides was parishioner of Rev. Jacob
Baiy's church and lived to return
home to ancient Pownalboro, now the
town of Dresden on the kennebec; OF,
rather, this town is a part OF the ancient
parish of Pownalboro. This learned
and devoted missionary lived with
Major Goodwin at Fort Richmond be-
fore he was married and the OLD TIM
bers of this Fort, which stood on the
west bank of the Kennebec in the pres
ent town of Richmond, are still to be
seen at low tide. The church and par
sonage which his parishioners built for
him before the war of the Revolution
have all been swept away and the place
where they stood on the Kennebec has
grown to bushes and trees. AS it is in
life, generations of men, ike the sea
sons of the year, come and go, but what
we do and say here lives after us. Rev.
Jacob Bai!y, the Loyalist OF the Ken
nebec, who was bitterly hated by the
Patriots, has gone to his long sleep,
but
"Ris triumph may yet be sung
BY some unmolded tongue
Far on in summers that we cannot see.
"Were there several journals of Ar
nold's invasion written?" inquired my
friend. eyes, 1 believe sc" l replied,
.besides General Dearborn's and Rev.
Jacob Baily's journals another good
one was written by Major Return ).
Meigs, who was also with Wayne at
Stony Point in 1879. Then, besides
General Arnold's letters and dispatch
es, several private soldiers wrote inter-
esting accounts of the march. Some
of these letters and journals are in
America and some in Europe. An
anonymous journal of this expedition
was published in Glasgow, Scotland, in
1776, entitled, Journal OF March OF
Party of Provincials to Quebec.
These journals are old and very much
worn: at least the journal OF Rev. ia
cob Baily was found to be so faded
that it was necessary to use power
full magnifying glass when it was cop
led by a modern writer. who was
the surgeon of this expedition?'' asked
my friend. at was a DR.. Senter,' |
replied, land forgot to state that he
also kept a journal of this invasion and
tradition states that he was very proud
of letter he received from General
Arnold. This would seem to imply
that General Arnold was then held in
high honor and esteem by his head sur
geon." 81 should judge So" said my
friend, "but his sin of turning traitor
to his country will always live in the
minds of men" Yes, that is true |
replied, ''the same as the sins of David,
who was king, prophet and SAINT
'The iniquity of sin," said my friend,
"what mighty problem for mankind
to solve. Well might we paraphrase
those beautiful lines in Goldsmlths
Deserted Village" and say"
ell fares the land, to fastening ills prey,
Where sins flourish, and where men decay.