The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-22
CLEMENCY FOR CADETS
ASKED FOR BY MANY.
STATES MOST FAMOUS WARRIOR ES
DOKSES TIE PETITION,
What General Hampton says--T.xt OF the
petitions Asking That tho Cadets be
Taken Back at tn" Academy-Dr.
Tnylot's Idoa.
[Tho State, Goth. |

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Efforts arc being made to have tho
board Of visitors of tho South Caro-.
lima Military academy take back the
cadets recently expelled, or else ar
arrange matters 80 that they can ut
least obtain admission into other col
legcs. In most Of tho counties of
the State petitions arc in circulation
asking tho board to take action. The
names Of hundreds of most promi-
nent peoplo in tho Stute arc being
attached to tho petitions. The fol-
lowing is copy of the petition be-
ing circulated in this vicinity:
! TO the Honorable, the Board Of Visi-
tors Of Of South Carolina Military
Academy:
We, tho undorsigr citizons aud
residents Of the city Of Columbia and
the county of Richland do respect
fully represent to your honorable
body.
|. That wo appreciate tho desire
Of your body to uphold tho dignity
of tho military academy and sympa-
thizo with the efforts made by your
body to this end.
2. That it is with great regret
that wo have learned of tho conduct
Of the Young men involved in the
outbreak occurring lately in the aca-
domy, and feel assured that in the
punishment moted out to them by
your body that you have only given
as much as to you seemed necessary
for the welfare of tho institution.
3. But whilst rcgretting tho ac-
ton Of these young men aud not de-
string to bo understood as condon-
ing the same, wo would respectfully
represent that these young men, a.
all tho facts and circumstances show,
acted hastily and without full COM
prehcnsiOn Of what their action was
leading to; that they believed that
they were doing that which was nee
essury to uphold the honor of thei,
institution, and that any outbreak
| against the officers of the institution,
If such thero was, was not promedi-
tatcd, but was induced only by
temporary irritation, consequent
upon the introduction of police into
tho barracks.
4. We feel that some punishment
is necessary, however, for these
young men, and will support your
body in such punishment as you may
find necessary; but we would respect
fully represent that tho expulsion is
Il most severe ono and does not ac-
complsh tho objects Of punishment,
for it can do no good to any of the
young men, and with many of them
will alter their whole lives
We therefore petition your honor.
able body that at tho solicitation Of
many parties throughout the State,
friends of tho military academy, and
wo who sympathizo with you in your
efforts to enforce order in the insti-
tuition, that you revise your previous
action, and having now mnde an cx-
ample Of these young mon, allow
them all without exception to be re-
stored to the institution, upon proba
ton If need be, and subject them to
such punishment in tho institution
rs you deem advisable. We further
ask that without delay meeting OF
your board be callod to take action
on this and such other petitions as
may be presented. 1t seems to u
advisable that this action be takon as
soon hs possible in tho hope that the
young men of the first class may yet
be able to accomplish their duties
ard graduate.
Tho first signature to this petition
is that Of South Carolina's most
noted military hero, Gen. Wade
Hampton, and he not only signs,
but makes this endorsements: 81
sign this paper chccrfulIy as | learn
that the young men who were px
pe'Ind regret tho action taken by
Them"
Dr. b. w. Taylor of Humpton's