Vermont Telegraph

Cruelty. We learn from the Philadelphia World, that a young man, a marine attached to the navy yard, stayed out of the yard a few nights since, with his wife during the night—contrary to the rules of the service. He returned to his duty in the morning, but although it was his first offence, he was punished by order of the officer on duty, with eight lashes on his bare back with the cat! The rules of discipline should be enforced—but we verily believe this may be done without such acts of brutal tyranny as related above. Corporeal punishment should not be recognized by the United States' laws. It is time that this degrading mode of punishment—this system of torturing a man into the performance of a duty should be abolished under an enlightened government—Boston Journal.