The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-30
THE NEGRO AT WEST POINT
A NEW pIvor FoH THE NEXT PRES
IDENJIAL ELECTTON.

carolina smarter than Forty-seyen
white Observation-Disclosures % tho Cadets
Outrageous Treatment Of the Negro Ca
dct-He'ii Have his Sisters ne the Hops.
II is finally settled beyond all question that We
arc to have negro cadet at West Point, de James
william Smith, the colored boy from Columbia,
g. c., has passed the examination aud gone into
camp with bis wlite comrades. The feelings on
tnp subject at West Point, and all through the
country, has become intense. The officers and pro.
fessors at West Point do not express their feelings
freely, but properly maintain q discreet ofieiai ret.
ccnce upon the cxssperating question. Not so the
cadets, however. They arc optspoken; and their
feelings, as expressed to our reporter before the
result Of the examination was known, were so deep
md solemn y to seem comicai, as the following
conversation with one Of them will reveal:
Cadet-n is sad thing, sir, having those negro
boys here.
Rcporter-why sadt
Cadet-Irs sad for good many reasons. In the
srU place it
DESTROYS rHK RosAscs
Rcpor,er-wha, DO you mean by the romance OF
nc insututionf
, cAde,-I don't know ss ean eraetJ say. But
,ou know there has always been kind Of romanes
lbout West Point
Reportcr-TIow can these two eolored boys de-
stroy that antique romsncef
Cacet-lts bard 10 tell how they destroy 10; but
fyerybody can feel H. Ifnegroes come here the ro-
nance Of the nsntutioa is gone. West Poipt tbas
always been considered place that was free from
politics and politcians-as q place for none bat
snesrs and gentlemen, you knowf
Reporter-Do you not consider the members OF
congress, who vote you supplies, rcatIcmeni
o.oe'-"en' US son'e y. '"en'' 'u' ,Vu Io'u IN
inc papers wbs' squaobies tney nave and now they
p.ro-,.r-I hav. No, No, ,..a ,h., an, r,.,,A.u
noP's'ei-t n''e no' yo' 'esu 'h"' auy "e"'oer
genator fRevelO from Niss,s-,po, n "A Niger. A
90, -. r.. ~, g.. - =. =.
'ou ."uo's "~,0 .~" ~. 'n'so wv ooSs he'e
Cadet (colofing)-we don't call them.so. That 10,
"A a general thing ve do not, A few cadets may do
-. e. a.. - =. =, " ,- ~
W, pu' 'ne sics' nuoriv "ea' 'nom proPetU'
Reportcr-I am glad 70 hear 10; because II q com
nlanl should h. mazda ax,inat eadat eo, u.,cg ali
'. :. '."1o se ' 49,. 49, ~, Is''e 'e."
language TO them. cous-martial, or whatever tri-
buDal should take the matter In land might ind II
10 be conduct unbecoming an ofaeer and gentle
nan and dismiss the onendcr 70 private or po'isi-
y" nv
~ 80 ", !" =. "''u uo.o'eu '.
any ono except .ns members Of sAef own e'ass' and
they'll all get brought under Discipline In few
uoop,hs
lr tdknS WIN snother cadct, ne SAID: " Seme OF
tho yonpg men VINO have Jest come In, sad the
fathers Of som, who cnp, ~,,h thar, hay. .ald
r. -. ..o,,,,...,,.. - ,-n..s A. .,,.-
uey were hoontlonists, anu pehevco IN the eqcAiU
OF races all through. When thcy tell us that we
,.v TIA, vo, as, mat m. nsr.on, -. x,r,. -.
- - :, - -
nave acouHe OF negro ooys hore, asa nave oeen
TYING 10 mad white boys who VIII room WITH tbsn
We ere eisa yVu nsVe come
EEspotterIMhat did they say 70 tns'f
Cadet-Ihey al
yLuNkxD.
Repor,er-what aid their fathers sayi
beSred 10 be srsnsod II is ali yery well TO tbeorize
on ,he esuslity al The raees but there isn1 snal.
sn,. o. an ,, ns y. mho yon Item ,s Canals
rsiy own emiiia. or Who won,d yyish 10 nave tbeir
sons room with them soTe. "0U'' "''A ~ A' Ae''
: Renorte,-Thnt il moi The noint Thar. ar. so,ne
white ooys mere tha' would NOT nke 70 have my
with nv boy. nor saw that they have not az good =
Cadet-Wel il is a puzzling business. I suppose
tsey mas, come. The backs compose oac-,es,S o.
the cadets The French educated their black on
for Algeria in their military schools, and sun
tomehow, but is difrerent in this country. Il is
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TREATMENT OF TIE BLAcKs on DRILL
The bitterest feeHags on this bitter subject are
e.perienced and expres.ed by the ladies' especislly
those who have relatives amoas Tie cadets. During
ihts squads for that pSrpSss there was one squad u
four composed of the two colored bows and two
Willie boys This ssuad Attracted the partie ular at
tsntion OF the laJies and gentlemen who were seat
tered around The drill ground looking Al the eyolu
lions
so1s,o, ' ~ rassss III ,siss
with the negroes, and that the negroes were con-
scious Of the ill-ieelings with winch they al
hands regarded Whsnever the candidates were al
lowed TO stand at ease and converse the two white
boys would turn tlIen backs ON their colored com
rsdss and ACT as though they were unconscious Of
ihsr presence; and the @nered blseks would stand
Isolated on the held, whhoui sineis word o. iooh
Of sympathy eompanonshp. This stats Of things
was OF course noticed BY the spectators, and was
made the subject OF mech discussion
"hs duel 70 send hose boys hers, sald On =
sepevoisntiookipg Odd gentle n'an 70 young lady
whe seemed 70 be his daoghter. foe see what
their fate VIII be- They Do leu ont IN ths cold All
through their four years.
- -
swHEr-rkhPrRkp ANGEL.
"rn dad OF ~ and hope they'n freeze to death, "
.r.,s fnl,y rrnonde,i the youna l.dS what busi,
nrrs bayx they TO come here Let EN- ,tay homo
S.a,s,o. s,sns.sas of tSs%, shou,S die 10 See
hmm In such . disgracsful position"
Seen Aterwmd couple OF ELDERLY hdies, who
Desmsd 10 mistake Us for . harmless country pas
tor, began to acquant US with their sentiments on
the pssyp ea1et question.
Z" IL Is terrible 10 think what We are coming TO, "
taid one Of them "Thsre'ti be no escaping nom
khese black ANYWHERE II thtnRa u OF Al this