The Republican journal., 1912-12-12
pFNEDlcT ARNOLD.

: ". cossn Says a Good Word for Him.
T." as EDITOR OF The JOURNAL: am
70 The a has been the practice for num-
'"'s r 'ss for certain distinguished writers
pei !'., abroad to make saints of histori-
sbOplS Or and while cannot make saint Of
81 slDp''1 ,.roid. who betrayed his country in
8'ns ,a,. days Of the revolution. yet can say
The d''' Lad that monument has at last
tts ''' "a 10 his memory and his brave men
beer err, .,r on the notable spot where he
st SSe' amy eneamped during his ill-fated ex-
sn1 DIE canada. No military invasion in
Fsa'u' ;,acted greater suffering and more
81 b''i' disasters upon an army than the one
irlEl"' General Arnold through the dark,
lsc % .4.roess to Quebec, and if one could
sioi'' o., ike Hawthorne or Sir Walter
Ss' .., q fascinating romance or tragic
S'' "a he written of that famous march,
a@' ~ was from Indian Old Point, the
grew -.,s,cre to the waters of the St. Law
a'. Nth human skulls
yssey century ana a ha,i mas pasSeo
"' srest tragedy occurred in those dark
a''' .5itudes far from civilization. and its
S''@ ks that of Napoleon's retreat from
~ FLED multitudes of hearts with sor-
A''' ,,tb anguish; and the dedication Of
f'' ..,r,.nt TO the memory of General Ar
''''' he heroes who followed him on that
r'D arch not only shows a spirit of ap-
Hi'.. IN the part of the citizens of Show
p' h,. il also adds an interesting chapter
''s history Of our government. Stories or
"-,i tss INVASION will never grow old, for
,.e3 and III. soldiers were
+eraes Of an awful march
NJ 5,,js starvation. disease and death.
f.s fal zine trees softly sigh,
NJ brave deeds can never die.
q. .5r,1os eventual life had only terminal
,..,4 ,hjs INVASION, or few years later on
=. l,insr, field of Saratoga, how different
-,s have been his place in history. Or, had
,ssr Ike Washington, whom nothing could
-. .,,r .tl path Of Justice and TRUTH or even
g.. PAL. q,s ose zeal and ardour for the right
,.,s never I've discouraged, not even by
..,.,. beatiugs and shipwrecks, his name
-.ri stand 1u today as one of our greatest
s7,s, brilliant military leaders. But Ar
.,iq., A liza cor. and should be condemned as
,,,. Yet vs should always remember that
II. treason .qrt3ok more of treachery, and in
j.. i-rr If bus wrongs by the Continental
r,,,,sss H7 the acts Of the cowardly and I'M
.-... .s,t Gates is less to be wondered at. /
~ ,,t= .r 'a.ea few Incidents in the career
=; ,R. ras.s.ssh.z man, and while to judge
vri.s matte II opinion, my opinion is that
Ma, ,,. l.gt too long looked upon Benedict
s,,a.i Simply rs . traitor and have lost sight
,i,A. ta -er ne was unjustly treated by
iii, ,9r. .agress, which Washington had
r,,si B. r. lstce to MIN for his brave and
,,lsr,se-vses III the colonies. 1t was Bene-
ar .-ud oesought Congress to care for
ii. aa .a 13ren of General Warren, who
hA 4. Bunker Hill. and being unsuccessful !
,sr5s-r weed for them out of his own purse.
de Stated he life of the soldier who shot |
hnat Saratoga ard was loving husband to the
5eau:4 wife vino stood by him until the end.
I1sIs 'JI ne n this day and age some pity
FOX th. gave eader of that terrible march |!
hougH Maine wilderness to Quebec and
tf t1a q Saratoga. FRANK W. GowEN.