, 1880-05-15

flOCK Island, ILL.,, Mhy 1t.-Enn yOt Ind spnco
for " few moro points IN tho Whitaker caso
which sccm to l,n pertinent In tho pfiAs0 which
Ia now commonly put on lt7 Tho Military AoAtl-
e,ny Ia characterized by tho pross md In tho
donates III Congress III chnrlty-sohoo, ut whic,,
nil tho students, wh'to hnd colDrot1, nro sup
ported by It Tux on tho peopio. Ut which tho col.
orci people pay their ehare, and therefore, II Is
snid, thero ah1nll 10 no distinction botwcol,
tho o1tots officially or soetally, nnd that
tho present prhctce Of tho wh!to cadets
M take ITO notlco Of tito eolored pnus.
oxcept oiflciA,y, Ia n Hroat outrage OH tho Just
rights IT thu Inter, which must no lntlgcr bo
tHnratts1. Tint tho Institution - supported BY
tho Government IN indeed true, but this nutHy
.S Il Sey f r Il 5r S1 beE GhHrt s II sn f
cadot on cntcring tho Aealon,y s.yeara ailcglaieo
to tho Sontry nn e -, scrye It for S!Eht
Is exani!nc,l. and tho ,.graduMtos who hnve
ana .,l TUG val,o Of t1or seryices , cstl.
rccrlyeei, Including thetr West Point etlicaton,
II Will have to be ndt tcd that they. IN no sense.
Ss' Sa, 10 ss sfss IL sHy ssss ya4nons Te st0 @
Ulysses In On charity. .Thon thu II tlloro Is nil
cadets saolnliy, on tho ground thut they nre pul
out or tAxes IN part contributed l'y Cultured citl.
zcNs on tho snnu 9ro,ind all Govgsamcnt uul-
shtuid rocog;fzp THUR ellow.citizona OF c0ior III
tho BRrne way: but as yot this .systnm does not
ot % s eh a1re hat oy s
not set the cxlln,plp.
Though tho distinction between white co,,pts
AM! culurcd cIdtts Ns It now Uxlsts bus oOnttn-
ted for tho past ten years. rs WIS we'll known Mt
tho War Department and to tho yenrly Board nf
Vialtnrs. up lot,Gc WINS tilkon Of It, mich lcss
was 1t tnnt!DinMcd nn1 denounced ~ Ati ,n1usti-
tiAhlc cruelty. fur which tho alf1curs and eH!luts
n!iko should be held to II scvGra responsibility.
Under thoso circumstances, Il theru my J,lstitl
tlttti fur tim SWIMMING {n1ll1tlnnflnn1
hrAtud upon tito Aentleniy brcnusn some mis-
crs,tnta h.vp committed IN outrage MI co0retl
too Klnd to oxlN'se Aul properly punish II tho
guilty ones Gtlt,d be tisu1vGr,dY
Tho prs,tSss!3,. Of soldier. IN degree, units
HIN for clvtl i{fe. lie beCtlnea accustomed to
despotir rlllo and arbitrary ways, and tno ofton
he fs'rgcss TINT otllcn AUTHORITY IL not the su,no
fS,er % II III % pnre of th9 iatterywh!sh @ - Is Iicraps s
t,lrst lilsrly to stnw itself Among yOunF ouurs
-thoy Bot fnr themselves tho tiainc ofhrtsto..
hsnco tho iiitdle .t,llent Is mt favorable to
West pont.h,nd tlis feeling is rolleeted ~ Con-
Rress, md grave ~ set,Ators nro Just % now dIsoos-
which nre 60 cruul In cndols, though III
tltilEGd 3 BY themselves ind al tho
trcme n,es,sro J.. It Is too important i mattcr t.,
be wsuly s9t,lod In two or three days Of heate4i
tlointc. and more timo and lcsa warmth would
It socnls to hnyo been overlooked t1,at there
Aru freo achpols Rll oyer our on!1ntry whnro
pretty much tho en,no distinctions l,utwocn the
Point. and no exercise Of authority Gun mike It
nthcrwse, except 6u fur ns some Gtllilrens tastu
leads tlloEn not tn euro much nbuut color. In
some places. to Mvolu the universal prejudice,
t.lpro ,lru scht,ps for tho two eUnrs separately,
MUCH tn tho satisfaction ot both parites
Whom MI tho clrCHnalnnccs uru considered
lnt1or which cAdets 20 to Wont polnt, full OF tho
rrctullccs which prevail 30 generally nmon9
white people, md whoh thoy hHvo'ut boon rc-
t|llrIu to BllH1up, It certainly gGoH,B to b0 very
unjust to thom that thoy should 10 so harshty
condemned HOW for whit oshora huve beon pur.
tnltscl to 10 for ycars pnat, bcCnusl Ut 0eeur-
rencns which they GuuIl hot prurent, but which
they utterly condemn Us u dishuhorablo md
coWnrdly uut. II.