Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-04-12
may compel US to unqualified consent. though
inclination nigh, induce US TO say "no,"
FOR THE LITERARY CADET.

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ton OF yours, porpor!ng TO be \ refuiaiion Of
CERTAIN siaiemenis made by US in q series Of
Communications addressed 10 the people oa
the subject of tho United 5 ates Military Aca-
DENY. through iHc columns of the Hartford
lHhes. On hrst Perusng your remarks ws
desWed them, from tber frivolous charo cter,
unworthy OF serious notice, and we have come
10 tie toncus on o. repiymg 10 them, not that
sc Imagine oGr position hos been iD any wise
weakened IN Consequence, bat on account Of
MS eiord'hs rs an pToTiuniiy Of aga'n calling
'hr attention OF tie people 10 d sChj,cei .Dirin-
siedliy q! great Importance We say or great
importance, for III It IL invoked ,te QUESTION,
who'her the people of the Un,ed States Will
permit Gn irs' tuition 10 ,a ST iEd.r an atihorj.
iy pretended 10 be derived hom them, Anti
republican Ia ns character, where members
an. elected b. tl.c dictates cf in;. rest through
'he ihtiu1hre OF Ei"n IN power, and " hose oLo-
ration is IN other rVspsc's prsjGd cal 10 tie
best Interests of The country.
We ~. how proceed 20 comment in d.:al
upon the .Iost important parts Of ,oar com
mGnraiIon and fret Yo. drs r.Eo H.. uui-
led states Military &C. tom, y. OWING -
birth to Our lancm'cd Washing on its Lro-
err~s and success fI suugslc II rough nrus ct-
able dGculi es 10 lac MI or.al Jefferson, Z e."
La respect 10 TINS, had you taken The trouble
iourd that Tie ii ST ac; relating TO the esl.b-
llsGrnenI al West Point, was pas.cd m the
year 1902. during tie Administration Of Je..r-
son. and that Loih ng farther was CONTEMPLATED
IL tie inhc than - make West Point kind Of
head quarters or pace CT resort for a small
number of 'omGiss. .oned onicuIs si,led Enai-
ncer., where they night mutually ilstiuei aid
II prove each other associated wih wlo,a
were four learners or Cadets WHO if Their pro.
hrlncy were such us TO warrant, Meie assured
"f ii commission IN the corps. How very dh-
icr'nl h SIMPLE orranIsetion. from n hat ws
~" find in that Of tho " National Charity
Schoul' al We; PG.nt.
The " nnunerahle difficulties" which il has
had TO coni,nd with have been great indeed If
a sum Of 20 900 annnn!Iy is insufficient for
the maintenance and odGcuton Of $50 Young
men in Il very cconomoaI section OF the couG-
try. IL u,0re of this anon.
We Wi! 10" attend Ia nc next Daraeraph.
E"" r'pitseni ~ as Lavug sad that :. 25O
Cadets are educated al the A a,cr,v, and that
" GIs"hile yearly = and faitler, YOU "rep!y
THAT N he IcaI 1870, - ciadua,cd in 1870,
81; Vs.. %; p. - '23. Sc; ~, 32
'25, 81; 20, -; ~, s.; IS, SO at f,r:hcsi."
Ia o"r statement We W,ie nIl,bg 10 behave
( that all & Young mcn vito 10 ned the Militia
~ Academy were either hoGoraby discharged
or that they sustained their examinations With
ctcd; 10 themselves -ld satisfaction 10 their
iru u"Li"fs we Lao nu wiS. 10 cast any re-
deciicms on Ills head and hence We stated
That tic whole number of cadets allo v cd az
any one iinlo It 25e; and !hc period prescribed
ior ii ,"n!sr beng 1 Years. the numhcr of YEAR
|, graz. "'li Le enc fourth part of ESQ, or
) about c. in all"
In Tie uan. or in which YOU have handled
th's statement, there Is evident, design 10
In!=Iep'rsent. 4 klnd of subtciirse To ey.a.
| the iiuth to which no one " hose ub ect was 10
elicit train would ever resort. Is It poss,tue
'h YOU Tor moment supposed that gu
c"u!d taus deceive the p.opio as to tho ac-
IT,! hInbct odGyaied al the AcadcnlyS IF
yon 6d, YOU have probably e'e this 1 .roy-
"ied t"ur Il" s!anc aud rclened your tetleri,y.
We hno" "e are fG!:er severe but Ic feel
i"'ty warranted i'Oin tie premises, is.stxetc:.-
mG i'as st>oriN. That HE inz,i,u,ic. Aas al
"1,s ~ rc-d,ar Grola oi ,ado's wot. 4 REQUIRE
to 'Hnse "hoarc acquainted with !. ,rcaniza-
on no proof ic, we VIII ask >, is nct q
fact that - records of The Wal Department.
arc 5"li!c"cd with arp!icai:o :ons, nd that ,lcse
exceed ~ more than ten fold ratio the VA
cdhcies dat occur Is II not tact that
wien NicAnvy ocCus, that Whoever in
tSC'td 10 tie vacant station, is elst,.d
ihr0"Gh The Hiuente Of powerful friends; Is
u not i'f i'''c"'sc iiat ole of or late Se-
e ctarics "i War has made uppon,turu,s Of
Cddc;S IN ndvan,c, las glv,n Warrants to TAX,
effect aitcr the expiration Of nis term Of Office.
and hoN can al ihls ae .rccuncilod uuon ,he
SUPP 's'tnrn tIu The lhut.l number of $50 i.
nos always in.i and tia, c. are not either pfo,
mcied, discharged or dismissed each ,uas i,ou,
The AraGcmy
J. iac par graph which follows tie above
N,. .t. - L
rclre"i i reads follows: lie states that
G4)" do..'ie Ale pad tor he adara,lnn Of eao..
cadet. We reply, liut no Clde, ever received
during ihe tcInI of Yeas more ihaa Ei3Is.
Sc
l. answer TO t"is, We VII first subon the &c.
idai statement oi 'i'h!a Harold, ~ at Tie nh
&c may Judge Of tie CORE tncss OF tie in,.r.
pr'ta son wh'ch vou have gwen. "I'rom tho
"a Is "Nr'cd % y"u Ole pcople) by A Cti-
zen, Ii arpca'. that the supIot uf the eSigb-
i!SnI"cni at Ncs' Pom, Is ga annual tax uron
the National Treasury, e s20 ,O0O- he
Whole number of Cadtts allow ed n, nuy ,,a
iine, Is soo, and the p,r.oG pres rlcd H.; a
c0dise beng Nears, tt. huii.a,. ot ,.ailv
graduates " u hc uIe lo,ath u,ti of $50 n,
ajpnt q ~ all. " TOW ~ tLc" Cr.,n" ,a,a
only one hal! al those who received their educa-
non at TIE acadc'hy, ever entered INTO mili,aty
sarW c, oceEy al iory officer. uW De found
to e9s' fhe Pcopie $1,000. Six thousand four
""ndied dollars then, may be- considered az tho
houh'y. pad to every individual IGNORED with
= 'oE'ih.ssl'n ~ the army service! By ils
'bo II VIII ai'p'at, u al We mhtc no suh
; a'e'"rni ot seton being = ID Cor The educa,
Ii'n "f each "a 'et. what We did sisr, we ar,
.e"6y 10 Su5scr'ho I", aad we are supported in
u i"it, 6y 'ha tc'"II report of the Military
VhWIlcc "a N"ii.f ~. - we ate v holly at loss
q" re coi'e "hcrr.'I ,oGr rcplicst ON j. relevant
F" q N1la'i'"..'---lo.r OBJECT evidently was
g"'I Ne rcoi'c Ni.h tho idea. that the
mount "i i,3tt !or years received by each
a'',' "is all ihat itd eotcrnrcn' paid for
i', cdu: zion uri support durlug That period Of
I..a.1.