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will　find　himself　completely　cast　aside。　If　Flipper　sees　these　words；　let　him　mark　our　prediction。〃

〃And　many　false　prophets　shall　arise；　and　deceive　many〃　（Matt。　24：11）。　Amen。　That　is　all　that　article　is　worth。

　　　（From　the　Monmouth　Inquirer；　Freehold；　N。J。）

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　LIEUTENANT　FLIPPER。

〃When　Congress　founded　West　Point；　to　be　a　training　school　for　those　who　were　to　be　paid　as　public　servants　and　to　wear　the　public　livery；　we　do　not　think　that　it　was　intended　that　the　institution　should　serve　as　a　hotbed　for　the　fostering　of　aristocratic　prejudices　and　the　assumption　of　aristocratic　airs。　Nor　do　we　think　that　when　Lincoln　declared　the　negro　a　freeman；　and　entitled　to　a　freeman's　rights；　either　he　or　the　nation　designed　that　the　dusky　skin　of　the　enfranchised　slave　should　serve　as　an　excuse　for　ignominy；　torture；　and　disgrace。　Yet　here；　this　year；　in　the　graduating　class　from　West　Point；　steps　a　young　man　among　his　white…　skinned　fellows；　fiftieth　in　a　class　of　seventy…six　members；　whose　four　years　of　academic　life　have　been　one　long　martyrdom；　who　has　stood　utterly　alone；　ignored　and　forsaken　among　his　fellows；　who　has　had　not　one　helping　hand　from　professors　or　students　to　aid　him　in　fighting　his　hard　battle；　and　whom　only　his　own　talents　and　sturdy　pluck　have　saved　from　entire　oblivion。　Yet　in　spite　of　all；　he　was　graduated；　he　has　left　twenty…six　white　students　behind　him；　he　is　a　second　lieutenant　in　the　regular　army；　and　the　story　of　his　struggles　and　his　hard…won　victory　is　known　from　Oregon　to　Florida。　All　honor　to　the　first　of　his　race　who　has　stemmed　the　tide　and　won　the　prize。

〃We　do　not　think　the　faculty　at　West　Point　have　done　their　duty　in　this　matter。　One　word；　one　example　from　them；　would　have　stopped　the　persecution；　and　it　is　to　their　disgrace　that　no　such　word　was　spoken　and　no　such　example　set。〃

I　have　not　a　world　to　say　against　any　of　the　professors　or　instructors　who　were　at　West　Point　during　the　period　of　my　cadetship。　I　have　every　thing　to　say　in　their　praise；　and　many　things　to　be　thankful　for。　I　have　felt　perfectly　free　to　go　to　any　officer　for　assistance；　whenever　I　have　wanted　it；　because　their　conduct　toward　me　made　me　feel　that　I　would　not　be　sent　away　without　having　received　whatever　help　I　may　have　wanted。　　All　I　could　say　of　the　professors　and　officers　at　the　Academy　would　be　unqualifiedly　in　their　favor。





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