The Helpless Cadet

It vvül be remeiubered Ihnt Cadet Saiith, Uio yOQfig ïngio wiio w8 rraumitd f ;i 11 of iearni i_r and sent f-r t-xaimtiatioti to West Point after tho at tempt to malee others ol' bis race cadets, ttbicb only fai'ed heraust! tliey did DO1 kn'W enugh, having been dnly m-tallcd in his military positio'i, uttempted to gain a political one by writing to Gen Uoward, of Frecdir.en's Burruu notorie tv, a letter ful I ol the most dnliful coiuplaioia of the ndigniiies with vhich lie was treated by the white cadets. and all because he was tl 'iiigpr." Greneral Howard, of enurse, made uil this pub lic - it proved him to besj loyal - ind a cnurt of inoniry was ordeiej lo investid gato the horrid iniijuity. The eourt luis inveátiijatcd, nnd from its report we gathur tlmt the story of uadeis prowliug aronrid bis u-nt all night and keepirg hun ncrvously awtké by their dhuUs and threnta dwindle down into a praotical joke of two youngsters since expelled for otber caues, wbo for about len miuutfa triid to mako bm believe tliey were gotog to blow him jp with gunpowder. Tb dreadful tal ol the c;-det corporal uho with boriid oailis ordered him to stand oeiile from ■iiitl itb thu white cidot;, turns out to bare been :i simple quiet direction to liui to be drillcd alone. IJ ts tale of ii8vi::g to fight for his lood at the mess labio was n gross exnggeration of the yeneral confusión (f green boys at moa! befnre the, b;ivo beeu nroperiy po.ted as to theli' plac s and regular dt-iiipiniii' ; and 8o of sil 'hu otbiT complaints, thev prove to-bi; u:teiiy without sulid founJatinn. 'J'be court vory properly gave Cadet. Bmilfa the opportuniiy to oxplain bia lyjnglettiT to Generl iluwuid. Ha lind lied net i'iily genei ally but spocitictilly. He liaii churyed that. the cadt that hid ordercd hitn to diilled apart hud iuaiilted Htid Abuied bitn, a:d luid made a fulse report to ibe itif[ectiu olíicer Ui.-' s'ateiticnts to the coui t weio in direct coiiMict witb thoso in bis lettrr, and he fiually went so far as to dei y having inadi: uny suchuliiiiges. ritrai aoly en(iuj;h tlie orifjin;i 1 lener was f u U o have hoen destroyed, but the rvcpietit of it tïtitied th.:t i' was c:in(lv as wa.ml 1 8bcd, II) tl. in dileniina lie feil b;ick iu his dlgnrty aud deiline'! to umko.any : uiher t'Xplanati in. The curt, there'ore, as in duty b ud, c-nifiid to ihe Secreiary of War that "ihr f ets dtvelped in regard io thecontlnet of (JuiJut ; Sinitli are ofstreh a na'ureas to require his trial before a court uiariiiil." Tbo Secrctary of War, ias'.ead of ! ing so trensonable a tliing as to dismiss a negro even f lie was ;i Uur, or iultud of ortJerin hun court uioriialed, bas gimply issmd :i reprimnnd, tiot to tho colorid Rndet lonc, but to Üe wbite b ys who aie f .reed inlo asfociiitioa witFi liini VVhn can doub' tlie L-ailant SectetaryV alter i]i;.t -