The sun., 1882-08-20
IBTSES AT VEST POINT.
Why should not the Academy he AboIisheds
From ne DVIdyu, H,rdlL

In our issue of the 18th we published an
e>tract from The SuS regarding the late prize
light at the Military Academy at West Point, in
up. The article in question mentions the fact
that Charles T.. Lyon OF This city was offered
TIE same treatment during the. month he re
manned NJ the academy. aud intimatcs that
because Charley wouId not 80 into the mill he
ga not POSSESS thG mctte requisite To make u
brave soldier. Evidently the article in The
Sun was inspired 10y II sympathizer with the
suggers at West Point. We have taken pains
to learn something Of the customs that prevail
III West Point among ihr cadet corps, and these
are any t!ling but Crcditahr to the institution.
lh' ~,mri" fact that a fourth class boy should
b" :" hrul0ilY pounded ms Scnddrr was by one
OF the uprer class lerausn he resented the foul
in'ignit,es h"apcd upon him calls loudly for
Il Wte the foul cur,ing. hazing. abuse and
na'Anlilr- h"ap"d upon the prhs hat caused
y"nn+ Lyon a. r"-lEn he was a boy fun of
or,lu-rd in his lir" lie old his father that
W,Hinml I1ur alter II vas known he had
A'7.u an" June examination and was a CON
dltHng. ',dc!. he Was opened on by the upper
".aS- H"u. and rrrrruftor treated To- ali sorts II
mrANu"s~; not only to haliHG hut to bratai-
t"- That he was cursed more in the month he
remained ut the academy than he would have
brrn ~, e-iimr i" civil life; that even when
IN dil lhr y i'hs would be lrrIrd out Of rank.
cul'-"I. punched, and nearly run through with
a 5nr rod on Ia" slightest possible preteXt
Ih' NEjnG plarti~.d upon the lchs amounts.
In t."' f" ,orture Carving water. and having
b,vnlI endured b. Inc b'v. hui t1 h,. rnrsad
aub r'.i"i Lars. nul IHlntrd and branded us
S"warI~ II 'Ary,dtd moi, resent such insults.
wei. hard To- endure. When the upper class
mrN l""l Jolly som" plrh is captured and has to
eat alb AZ half a tauow candle at another some
rupH ur ""hum, al ah0thrr black boots at an
otter stand from hui' to three quarters of an
Hour on ht7 tip toes IN the corner ot Il room TO
n' lhushnd III ana pritnd with cuds Of tobacco
Many @, rh",r !ndisntic- Charley Lyon had
SHhm'ii'd ln.aud when hr Resented the cursiuE
II" Wl@ informed II hr cam" here for gore he
could choose his man, and ring would bs
4 No IlI I,t
Il snow. me hPp"r lass furnishes n slUEsor
"'ll trained in TIA" manly art, and the plrb, as
u NtuGtrra raS" Is hlmmrrod nearly to
d"INN l.h vuu s,ty. ,hy docs not th" ricb re-
t"L. lHosr abusive = uGg"rs to tn" "lc"rS2
urur" ra-, m'n Jru-, uiuu the pl"b that
winch mpl,'s the venture, ut :, life At tie acui-
@G NIX I "'n& . & i3 mnI 9o, ,r ,trhrw.hyIM Il" meht
report b." would 10" learning how to serve his
,'un''y az military hell.
N''t '!4'.l lEIu left. tllc attempt WAS
!uHi" Wy "iil '"rs aal upper class men t. have
! appear lAui NO such QuUsr- Nis'"d as his
tnIt 'ba wrra lrt ,ufsc I nj ali and anJ
Vat l'GlE l}on l"lt hvrnu-" ul some other
I'n ,""' q, ih"r" = lo d%nht At MI why young
l." bad = yea" nr Hghi n-ult und ,lu:m,lati"n
on IN" !. H} batting n" VA. .l4ota q, be court
~ "h' n', 'I' ih.NE 10 a., submit, resent.
or Ir-lEu, amt 10 uu" resented he uIght ruru-
,,,, I3'r ", ar.ns rlrI p"u 10 iIEht p4-s by tho
"hiu' 'urr- "l un'li h" was well li~r,p,in~i
> ner IN" academic susl~r, 50 mean s Illv.l
: ! ,Nd'.i, , Is g.r 'piN,on mat 'h' story louu.,
d|on ''d IN lH'n"r Viii hp longer hr duuhtrd.
II 5"u- uUn dId IA" Wler~' tau.. he could
co. |i' I ilrt"" "lt IA Tor dl daylight bidding
" t,' ""mH i y,i g,"d.6y sending n Ia, rn7iEna.
, rae hNlupri,.rn .luN' now an opportunity To
IN" moral lih' n Nr-i Point me-
s 'hpoi drmuhd IT, uUJ lh', mrlhcr demand
thu' IN" lu lug Hui rur-IAg abuse Ne. r,rirj
AMI ~" and "a *'n"o. -n ,,udur'rl l~ morally
HHit IT. Ih' '',t ''d, oil "l u.yH for ~" army Dr