, 1870-07-16
THE COLORED CADET,
FSaS TribuInlionA at West Point.
tst Point (Jug ~ Correspondence q the Ne.r Ivrt

"fa fo'"t t1nss ~ to'7sspoaeea1 q the Netr l'rf
The negro boy, James ". Smith, is still
s'passing through the valley aud shadow OF
death at the Academy. Day by day he is
overcoming the great prejudice OF color, ana
by his ene%Rars e9nd,Gs e.; is nssng s1s ws5 ta
deep against lin. tut they have ceased to Be
to his face A few days ago General Upton,
the new comnandant, addressed the cadets on
dtess parade, and told them these personal
insults against their brother cadet, whose only
crime was color, must cease. This was done
after young Smith, in utter despair, had Rigni-
fed his intention Of tesigning. General Up
ton seut for him, and said:
"a Young man, ahal not accept your resig-
nation yon are here. an officer IN the nation
tlon you have passed honorablY; and now
you shall not ba persecnted into resigning.
am your friend. Come to ms and you shall
have justice.~
The interview changed young Smiths intsn-
tions, and the first smile for weeks gladdeaed
his couutenance- 1t was the counsel OF ons
OF whom that Christian gentleman, Seustor
AmeE, had written:
"My friend aud class1nste, General Upton,
is at West Point, Of soon VIII be. See him,
and show him this letter, and follow any ad-
vice he may give you. He is true, noble
man, who viii fully. appreciate your position
and tynpatlsize wasi. you Keep brave heart
End III Will be we'll"
Yesterday Cadet Lieutenant PaEdee, acting
cficer Of police, happened to come next to
young Emith in the large mess room, Young
part1ee. with all the chiva1ry OF n Caroiinian,
refused to at beside the Odd niggar."
Ttis IVES open revolt. The ha0 wns in an up
roar. The Commandant, the to lis promise,
Lad leSfdssiaious Pardee put under arrest,
where he now remains with Cadet Grimahaw,
vito refused to drill the unfortunate colored
Toy.
iour correspondent called the co1ored boy
from his tent to-day to ask him some que5-
tons. He c1me looking as bright md clean as
ary cadet in the encamp1nent. His color is
that OF very light mulxtto On dress parade
yCu would never know At twenty paces that
he Lsd any African blood in his veins. Re-
membering the Sun correspondent from
fo9me, cal, he seemed overioyed to soc
"Ne1l, Jenny. how goes on the great
Is Better I think than when you were here
list ! am gaining friends. Since General
Upton's new orders the cadets cease to call me
nanes to my face"
Has no cadet spoken kind word to sou
get 2"
B, first Glass; came to me and told me he wAs
MY friend. He sail he would stand by mo,
and told me not to b. discouraged. but to come
! to him il had any trouble
What was this brave fellows name ?"
SO, 1nus.nt tell for fear the boys world
treat him meanly too. I suppose I shall be
very lonesome till another co1ored boy gets
here. Cong1 essn 81 Prosser, Of Nashville,
Tenn, has nominated n. G. Napier, q colored
bog, and he will be lere next June. Then
Howard is to be re-sppointed two years from
now"
when you thought of resignipg, what did
! your father say?"
! Smith here handed me letter FROM his faith
| er. Israel smith. the FORMER hlAve OF Sandkesa
{ -rT T-f- -
! hand.
| aCoLunH1A. &. c.. JulF 3. 1870.
aMr DEAR sos: ftaEe a1est n]easufe In ans swer-
ing vnur Eini, ietter recsired iast nIEht ! nray
f;ft 1hat nv letter NAV ind yon In better state
I of cnnsolation than When Won Trote ne toiJ
you that yoa would have t1sals and dlflcultles to
chst before The Tnd and ynnr enemies viii sta,n
~ nia1 m osin rnnT fr1endsJn They in Tia same
yst..d M to" to It'll nosIon Ind ygu mnst staad It
f,re a man In Fnof lei them nm Won nwsv f,r
ti,en fhry vi, ssy the an1orsfn Enn,f tIn
u" 9nu Vii III dfhI Thai il H. whaa % w xon taae a1e
cent to West Point for. When they md ron arc
lcIes1nined to stay they wsi let So1 alone, Yoa
lie Dcnocfats want, 1hey are Betting iafvely mere
ttai yon wotl't Rct H. The rebels aaY ii you are
admitted they viii devil ron % mnch that you
soy W YOU M have not been received, Do w1ite to me
a4smss az iie2 herr ,nr c1rTt,o,v NJ va Il n,cnar
| inn for the I'll, OF Jnly There sire i've colpred
cem,...nies here oiI IL nnifnTm and ther az. 1rr
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me soon
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,,a csdtts AZ y.rr ahns,ve anu 'H tnsnitnv ~ ror
atnas Il u a9st to mneh u ,aq Snman mafnre
to btaf, bnt pray that you vii, summon foritude
sunicient to endure 1t, as eur Savior did tWnen
rryiled, He reviled not 'iesnetaSering tue beatl.
tnde, dressed ate Iney Mao asT th pslseeuteu 'o, o.