Proceedings of a General Court Martial for the Trial of Major General Arnold, 1865 e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. With thefe temptations and opportunities around him, and viewed in the light of our prefent knowledge of the charaeter of Arnold, it was the wrong place to put a man who like him, had no controlling fenfe of patriotifin and honour; but who could readily trafick in both to promote his inordinate avarice, vanity and pride. But the commander in-chief, himfelf incapable of a diihonorable thought or deed.