New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-12
UNITED STATES ACADEMIES.
WEST POINT.

MOVEMENTS OF THE PRESIDENT-A TIKI ~ NE"
BURGH--ANOTHER CONGRESS COMMITTEE Az
woRK-COMING EVENTS.
WEST POINT, June ia lull fell upon US
Saturday, and the by no means exhilaratne usSi'
patton OF the Point came for time to full stop that IL
say the President, who had just become easy IN the
place, and regarded prey for sght-seers for
week, suddenly slipped of down TO Newburgh' taxing
with him his wife, Miss Nellie Grant, and his eldest son.
master Ulysses Not only these lights, but the
paler stars in the armament for time fed their
orbit, Secretary Beknap. with Gen. Pitcher the Com
mandant and several minor officials having taken Wing
with the President The ostensble purpose of the visit
was to plaster model Of Gen. Scott in the studio OF
the artist K. X. Browne The crowds that have bright
ened the Point during the week fairly matched by
the that received the Presidential party mt the
Nevburgh wharf The statue OF Gen. Scott had been
already considerably discussed and the President was
warm in his approval of the work There Is To he an
effort to have duplicate copy for the Academy as the
original ordered for the Government is to be sent to
Washington
Meantime calamity came upon that band OF tribula-
ton-the First Glass. Exulng in the end OF the ordeal
OF examination and compacently OblyOus Of their late
disgrace the ingenious young gentlemen were startled
by device OF the adversary This is the genesis Of
the untimely trouble impending. Congress In its wis
dom, deemed II wise TO send Committee of Investiga-
ton to supplement the work OF the Board OF Visitors,
ciplne is, and report fully and freely there
to Congress next Winter. As members OF
this somewhat inquisoral tribunal, Henry WILSON, and
Mr. Carpenter from Wisconsin appointed from the
Senate and Messrs Hawley and Lew Campbell from the
House. Senator Wilson and Mr. Campbell could not
keep their appointment and Senator Morton replaces the
former and Mr.. Bnrdet the latter. On saturday, this
grave body electrified the Academy by summOning be-
fore them the ranking cadet officers of all the companies
In unspeakable trepdation the young gentlemen com
Piled and, in general keeping with Mr. Carpenters IDEAS
representatives of the press were not admitted to the
examination. The proceedings were not Of very
thrilling interest, but, such as they were, am
able to substantially recaptuate them. Admitted to
the presence Committee, the quakng cadet was
addressed as am told, by "a big fat man with rolling
eyes stunning head OF hair" who began to talk
law to the bewildered young man. at the time ex-
tOrting ncOherent answers from the victim. The point
was seems TO retrace the scandaOus and repulsye
episode OF last Winter-to bring the neXcusable
cruelty OF a band OF bows bent on an untlunking
vilainy a piece OF cowardice that 1 am posi-
tive all of them regret, they are generally
manly, wel-meanng lads.
The whole story of the driving out of Baird and Flick
niger was repeated in detail and each Of the leading
participants crossquesoned upon every phase OF the
case. The entire body Of cadets still maintain thai the
boys driven out guilty OF fasehOOd, and for that
they deserved expulsion
The Chairman, summing up frOm the ticts enclleu,
said to a cadet on the stand, "Ths action according to
your own showing is serious; first you deny the
intervention Of your corps officers then through them
the horty your Commandant then the Secretary
OF War and through all these the Congress of the United
States, and are really guilty of revolt-which means
treason If-as you contendyou feared that complaint
would do no good, did You imagine civil war would be
betterl" These points substantially the prcimn-
airy investigation, which will be continued on from day
TO day until sufficient testimony is taken to base re-
port on
With the evening all the wanderers Gen. Beknap
returned parade enliyened the last CLEANS OF day
light, and the evening turning chilly. and the dew I'M
kindly severe the cosy alcoycs and spacious Verandahs
Of the West Point House served whispering galleries
and promenad,s for murmurng swans The rush at the
hotels had been tremendous up to Saturday night and
stretching" room was NJ a premium
Sunday came in dismally, and the morning guard
mount and subsequent parade failed to attract the usual
crowd. Toward noon, however the clouds thinnen ou
enough to tempt full congregation TO the military
chapel where the Rev. Dr. had been invited to deliver
the sermon the graduates He unable to attend
and was replaced by the Rev Byron Sunderland Of b,
Board Of Visitors, who had kindly assumed tne dut
nm sbnrt notice The CHAPEL limits were crowded witt
curious visitors GEN. Grant and his family were present
With Presbyterian tn the pulpit me imPreSsNe ioflq'
Inc preacher chose appropriate text from the EpstC
TO the Corinthians exhorg to courage and fidelity, and
There is possibility of Gen. Grants awarding the d
pOlnas even an tnls late date rs Cen Meade may not
come and the Secretary Of War has gone. so that
most interesting question, the standing" has not been
announced aud am told it is matter OF considerable
difficulty to ascertain the exact average OF
! the class. All stand comparatively well none
rejected and many far better scholars than the
lists generally show This question OF standing" which
in ordinary institution amounts or little more than
tsansicut triumph, to these graduates at once ccr
cate OF character capacity aud usefulness one
/ hears Of military man, that his standing il not in
separately linked with the record Of his achievement.
The Cadets working In very nicely but not
permitted. yet 10 Join ranks viii the disciplined
seniors. They lack the tappngs Of the corps and APP
pear i'll advantage IN their citizen clothes. WEEKS
drilling has made a marked improvement, however, and
when uniformed they will hardly be distinguished from
! the elder cadets.
The grand Hop so long promised looms up q GER
ainty Wednesday night and great preparations are
carried accordingly. Gen. Grant leaves on Tuesday
evening probably, in the of few days, to take
trip into Pennsylvania.
ANNAPOLIS