New-York tribune., 1868-06-16

prayers and threats and hopes brought TO bear
sonewal Jackson and host Of others but am here to
call your attention. the magnificent lighting OF these
the loyal Vi West anu Pointers p fs who Supported
the Government and won the final victory AZ she
distinguished citizens j." were re called to high com
mands and II the mills Of the Gods ground slowly,
5 Pd Sgy @Sy ss ssSseaBHSE sBs adS S4 45ces LOOK
OF VeRsbprg Chattanooga and the surrender OF AP
duty, fighting through good and evil weather lead;
ts Ps wSGa SyTP nsS @ sas with e
teeth until the end, and now the world rIngs
with his name Crazy sherman who started the country
until the whole country was inOcuated with like mad.
ness Constant Mead the hero OF our great three
July at Gettys6g Mcclellan the great organizer % oil tao
old cadet Tne paper Just placed In your hands by Gen
aborous life of four years. is your letter of ereden
tas the reward of duty already done and bright pro
is accomplished fact tied up sealed, labeled aud put
away among the records forever thousand times no.
You have here only laid the foundation 1t is nothing but
stones and mortar unless you build upon IT, West Point
is only one part Of the great calculus OF ie The differ
cratic grafton "' Is HV' the ' work Of life, the plant must
burst into mature beauty; your measurements.
yotnro yonr yTb adSsess c,oseS as follows
Finally my brothers. feel that am pot touching upon
Gg S gGr nd sdore IN a dones Him
who is emphatically the God Of Armies the Lord OF
discern SSeT the the cS@ses q thnssdcu impossible task
unless we acknowledge and believe the Great First
Cause The scollst skims the surface OF human
tor The ardent seacher for divine philosophy
In all human laws grand part in the scheme OF hu
man redemption. He IL redeemed from error and gnO
rance he marches onward to higher and more GQd-ike
stations in the realms OF intellect When he reaches In
his backward search the limits Of the finite where reason
fails fath the grand coelatlye OF reason bears nun In
safety to the bosom Of Divinity the OF all knowl
edge and the return point of all philosophy until at
length the grand circle completed, he shall behold the
entire inerlnked philosophy one magnificent golden
chain of cause and effect amid the radiant gores OF the
Heavens and the new Earth, wherein rghteousness
alone shall dwell Soldiers Of the army be also soldiers
of the Living God and He will conduct your marches
through fe pitch your camps beside living waters and
take You last rewards glorious than those that
earth can bestOw ASK OF Him life" said the inspired
Harper Of Israel and lie will give you long fe' even
forever and ever"
cadets ecortng the mdshpmen moved from the parade
ground the senres were withdrawn ana there was one
grand rush TO see Gen Grant Our future President was
Surrounded by at least thousand people, VINO SO 0Dhuct
ed his progress with much hand shaking and SO many
compliments that he could hardly reach Gen. Pitchers
honse near the parade ground Entering the house he
retired into the parlor where many followed nm ten
deriug congratulations the officers renewing old ac-
auantance For all he had something to say IN Kindly
tones, though evidently wearied with attention
Roes Hotel crowded before the last Thousand ana
one visitors arrived Sixteen OF us had breezy quarters
in the cupoa last night II s said hammocks are TO be
sung the night and mattresses are to be laid
on the top OF the cupola me feminine neaIt pap@tes @
wildly anticipation Of the hop this evening In the mess
room The cadets busy beautifyng and decorating
the rooms and Themselves. ,,
The promised boat race win probably not take place
Roth useaWOrthY Just now nut
think that the buejackets would beat The gry
on the water That Is their native element There Is no
telling however what the MIL Acads would do with the
Nav. Acads at game OF base ball ,,,-.
EvENMG.-The Ball at the Meas Room is n brilliant
affair ON the floor are Gems Grant Meade, Anderson,
Sherman PleasOntOn, Webb Hartsun Ingalls, Pitcher,
and Sawclle Col Black, Major Boynton, Professors,
Board Of Visitors MBor-Gen Edmund Schrlver lnspec-
tor of Post, MaorGens. Quincy and Gilmore BrlgGen.
H. B CltI, former Comnandant Of Cadets, Mrs Gen.
Grant Meade. aud Pitcher Mrs. HOfnan ana MISS lyler,
daughter OF the late exPresdent and many other distn
guished persOnages. Grant Is the observed OF al
obserycrs Mayor Hoffman, Jerome BOnaparte, ana
officers OF the French heet are also present Inc ls[s %
are magnnccutly arrayedcivilians In fun dress MID
shipmen and Cadets enjoying themselyes Ie music
"A furnished by bands from the Post and eet 1he aialr
ia the gandes ever known In the history Of the Post and
must be remembered for years by the soldier ana sailor
boys in whose honor II is given.
fhe following is list Of tho graduating class:
Willard Meiesie Jsbason 4 l. Morioa P Hall Barnett Heath,
Uassy osan Hamilton, fcchT j. . Morrison fo~ier Disf >
gpps,n,,., 'wh,Ss csri Hostin. voIms Py, q NJ Harris,
M,s,,g rsnv.ab b. s Dgrson T. W Rass Week, J. W Pope
Fsr5s Ba,5sesr, kan isuagg Ro@An Brodref Bodsh' f
yaiueK NIist, shos, & y no, ty'unb-' A.. A. -o1,
We print copy OF the Diploma awarded To the gradu-
Usirss srrs, Mr.H AoApKsr-Bsii that Cadet Paul
paen Of be s,a.s psssIs having ese1 e-a sarntd on
rnd Military Aesdy has been judged worthy % receive the
Degree required by preparatory bis 'Aneee the United
10 the confer upon him this diploma aad
mend him toe Fre'dent for promotion 20 Given At West
one thousand gshi Lualrsd and ,Ity -sisal
r. g. Pitcher Beyei Bngsder Gen e. s. A.. Coens th lnhy
By Col O. s. A. Coumandan of Cadets d. H Mahan. =. D., Prof
Of Military .nd Ci'il Eng1sedns W II G. Bsntn H. pIoL o
Msthemac Robert " Wer, A.. Prol Of Drssnsi H. r. Agne
Prof French Language W. Fch D. D. Prot Gseyapy History
Geoogy De smoa Prof of ihe Spanish Languages Mofsee.
Captain Ordnance Lieutenant Colonel u A. lnsirnor
General Grant Will leave here TOMORROW for New YORK
by the steamer Daniel Drew
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