The New York herald., 1869-05-24

the First now the only one In the United States ser
vice. On the LIST OF the month IT Is 70 40 away WIN
Ornamentations OF The most elaborate character aI
OF which each man Ii compelled to wear ana pay ior
is quite considerate the part Of the governments
to the poor fellows who blow themselves 10 Pieces
eood ear for music who chooses TO come here and
feel at home. What In the world induced tue powers
that be TO SO Austranize the banu az 70 ciotne the
IN white Is more than most people hereab0ute can
very well understands; but as the majority OF the
band are Germans probably OF the Austrian branch,
the government may have consulted them before
making The change. Happy band, considerate gov
ernmentl
has not az yet been appointed; at least General
Pitcher the commandant OF the post has not been
informed IS 70 who constitute the board, u II mas
it was the intention OF Congress in Authorizing the
President to appoint not more than seven gente-
the .actnal state Of the discipline, instruction
police, administration final AFFAIRS and otner con-
Germs OF the institution-that the board should 40
their very utmost TO find out everything concerning
the Academy which might be improved upon and To
report upon everything In which the country at
large Is believed TO be interested. This 10 not always
done. As general rule three or four West Pointers
are appointed on the board, and the natural result
of almost every boards report to Congress
"a vast. substantial adulation OF the institution
and everybody connected with II, as though II were
In everything perfection ITSELF Again, tne poaru
are supposed to inquire into every department Oi
the institution which rule they do, alter giving
notice several hours beforehand to the auhorities,
graClOusly Informing tHcl tudA thSy WI NAo,o
ofiicialy such and such places at such ana such
times. Then they are feted and serenaded and
taken from one Ollcer's house to another's ana
from one professors to another's, 70 dine and what
not ALL all OF which is very well In Its way, p4t
which might not be 80 considered by everybody. ~
should moi be understood by this that the boards are
ever Influenced by all this sort OF thing. On, no;
But then visitors are human, and men as general
thing do not care about abusing a gentleman
whose bread they have once broken and
whose wine they have drunk. Now, IN
all fairness would it not be better for the board to
have, with It's West Pointers, West Point hater or
two, like Ben Butler, were 1t only to make an even
balance OF the concern? And again. when the board
takes IL into its official head to examine into any de-
partment-the cadets mess, for instance-would not
II be like the thing to pounce in upon tie place
unawRres instead OF giving three or four days notice
Of the vlst9 To be sure they might find every thing
in the best OF order and everything OF the best
quality all the same though they had made their
visit after sending due notice OF their intentions;
but then they might not find everything ana it Ii
just the mere possibility that they might not which
should make the board less Open-mOuthed as TO
what they intend to do from day TO day. word TO
the wise Is sufficient.