| Show A RELIC OF BARBARISM IT to la to be hoped that private tama of the pennsylvania militia will gain his case for damages against the officers ft who had him tied up by the thumbs aud one side of his bid head shaved besides inflicting upon him other personal perso nod indignities in expressing this wish we have no sympathy with him in the offence offense he be committed it was bad enough for him to express endorsement of the murderous attack on manager prick frick especially as he was one of the soldiers called out for the maintenance matti nten of law and order but we consider the conduct of the officers who inflicted the brutal punishment much worse than his justice ought to be done in this case and cruel officers be taught a lesson which would be of benefit to their subordinates public opinion has had the effect of abolishing many of the barbaric methods methode by which discipline used to bis be maintained in the army the oat o nine tails has been cast aside with the thumbscrew and the rack the strut straight ht jack jacket and the branding iron the h stocks is an obsolete penalty and so is the pillory and the cart tail lash laeb but the vindictive and cruel spirit which invented the instruments of human torture and suggested brute force As the proper means of correction aim exists isna and crops out on board ship shii and in the army the men who serve in the ranks rank whether it be in the army of wor kerls or in the army of fighters have which must be protected the spirit which prompts the pricks fricke to force laborers to their terms and the haw kins and ora to maltreat daltre soldiers is the genius of barbarism and oppression it ought tu ta ba banished i from this land in this century if law is violated lot let the law be executed if military law permits such penalties as that inflicted dupoin tarns tama it ought to be reDe repealed redialed aled and if it does not the brutes who used their official authority in such a manner ought to be cashiered cashi ered as AV wall I 1 as mulched mulcted in heavy damages afef if they acted within the limits of military dictation it was contrary to humanity justice and right and they ought to learn a lesson in civilization and the rights of maim kanj j ai |
