The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-04-09

winch General Arnold entrusted to
Aaron Burr to deliver to General
Montgomery at Montreal?" inquired
my friend. II don't think so" l re-
Piled. eyes, here is General Arnold's
letter to General Montgomery intro
duclng Burr, written few leagues
from Quebec:
POINT AUX TREMBLEs,
30th Nov, 1775.
Dear Sir:
This will be handed to you by Mr..
Burr, a volunteer in the army and
son of the former President of New
Jersey College. He is young gen.
tleman OF much life and activity and
has acted with great spirit and reso-
luton on our fatiguing march. His
conduct, l make no doubt, will be a
sufficient recommendation to YOUR
favor. | am, dear sir,
your most obed't,
humble serv't,
B. ARNOLD.
To Brig. Gen. Montgomery.
''Burr must have had a cold and
weary journey on his way from Quebec
to Montreal" said my friend. Eyes, it
cit was the last of November and win
vigorously, but as soon as Burr arrived
at Montreal and delivered Arnold's de-
spatches to General Montgomery he
Immediately put himself at the head of
his troops. which numbered only three
or four hundred, and began his march
to Quebec to unite his little army with
that of Gen. Arnold's. Day after day
this brave man led his little band
through driving snow storms and over
the frozen ground toward the walled
city. He was handsome in person and
noble in character and only 80 years of
age. He was also highly educated and
had recently been married to the eldest
daughter of Hon. Robert r. Livingston,
a Judge of the Superior Court OF the
province" "He had just been commits
stoned as Major-General for his bril-.
liant capture of Montreal, had he not,
inquired my friend. Eyes, our early
Congress had just promoted him to
this rank in the military service, l
replied. "How sad that he should fall
SO soon after in BATTLE" said my friend.
YES replied, "but how pleasant 1t
is for me to speak of his high character
and principles, and which Arnold lack
ed" 'sIn what country in Europe was
General Richard Montgomery born?'
inquired my friend. Gle was born on
his fathers estate near Feltrim, Ire
land, Dec. 3 $780, replied, 'and was
educated at Trinity College in Dublin
"Why," said my friend, Trinity Col,
lege in Dublin, Ireland, has educated
some of the most famous names IN the
worlds history, such as Goldsmith,
Swift, Thomas Moore and Edmund
Burke" yes [ replied, during my
last trip to Europe | made an extended
tour of Ireland and while IN Dublin
visited Trinity College, where our aoop-
ted son, the gallant and noble Mont
gomery, was educated. L stood Tor
long while beside the statue OF burke
looking at his marble features, How
could | as an American fall TO 90 thls
when | thought of the famous speeches
of this great orator and statesman IN
the British Parliament, which he dellv-
cred in behalf of the rights of our strug-
Cling colonies during the war OF the
Revolution and which deserve lasting
renown But, speaking of General
Montgomery, how sweet the following
words, spoken by an Irish gentleman
who was with our party, sounded to me.
IAN Trishmen as we'll as Americans
yenerate the memory of General Rich
anu
sand so shall light that cannot fade
Beam on him from on high
And angels voices softly say,
His name can never die"
'In the meantime" said my friend,
'while General Montgomery was on
his march from Montreal to Quebec
General Arnold had arrived at Point
Lewis with his ragged army ready to
fight and die for the liberties of our
country" 'tYe s,' | replied, "and his
tory tells us that the people of Quebec
were so surprised to see an army on the
shores of the st. Lawrence opposite the
walled town that they thought it must
have Sprung out of the very ground.
"But now let us visit the precipice
where General Wolfe and his army
assembled to these palms, said |, "and
also where General Arnold boldly led
500 of his men up these same heights
before the arrival of General Mont
gomery and placed them in battle ar
ray on these historic plains and leading
his soldiers within short distance OF
the walls of Quebec ordered the COM
mander to surrender.