The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-03

OF not oil individual III the accumulated
heritage of generation toling and sriyingay of an
earnest generation aborng through agony and travail
and brh-pang its destined deyeraIce The divine i-
stnct splendid intellect may pierce to the truth the
happy fortune of propous accident may seize and hold
it up the public gaze but the less precious
accreon of teemng and toiling and struggling age
striking its blows it may be almost unconsciously but
staggering with unerrug instinct TO its proud aim
and bright achievement some fruitful seed east upon
the sweeping current be borne far out into ocean and
after tossing upon angry blows and siakine in troubled
eddies may lee thrown back upon grateful soil and there
ructify yield rich harvest So too the seeds OF
great discovery after warming in The heat of the miud of
a whole generation or chaing in its friction NAV be
thrown upon the soil of some happy individual intellect
and there gerinnato and bloom and blossom The age
sir, the discovery--not the man.
Is there less inducement under the military admnistra-
ton for the exercise of the inventive faculties None ha
All mprov and inventions are tested by a
familiar with the use of the things improved upon,
and from his professional experience apt TO grasp at the
slightest Improvement attach too much importance 10
it, At this tmep says the Secretary OF War "experi-
ments calculated improve the range of firearms refer
the principles Of the Mimic riie and carbine la
ge in satisfactory progress at one of the armories
The professional know ledge which military man has Of
the essentials of military weapon viii make him better
Judge OF improvements such weapons and his pursuit
will make him apt over-esimate its benefits Then sir
conclude that there is nothing cramp and chill the ex
ercise of the inventive faculties In confirmation of this
might quote the extraordinary proceeding of the
British government The British minister here has am,
piled for specimens of arms made in our r,nores DURING
the military superinendence for legislative purposes AZ
home commission of British officers have recently ex-
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fcturc of arms and expressed their complete satisfc-
ton and their intention to advise the establishment for
the British army of arnores founded upon the same prin
cples and conducted in the same manner
! And will Congress 20 back to deeayed efee and eN
ploded system with these pregnant evidences before
while the British government whose victories have cr
ced the Globe and whose tae has triumphed in every
cline consses lie pfror;tv nac trnto r. on LilI ana
oanins and COMES ~ cow onr viii we ha
" fling aside our own Improvement and suceess and 90
back to an inefficient and discarded system? Shall we
equip our forces with fit and proper arms or not Shall
or trust them with mperfcct arms to the chances of the
fob? This is the oueston Sir IL Uod save The oneenn
and the ar Spanaed Banner should ever roll over ,
same hammered field cheering on hostile orravs 10 tbe
dread encounter and our army from nerfct yycnnons
shoud fail to maintain our historical fame and trmnb Il
will be small consolation to see my friend from Virginia
rMr F,rKNrR nv friend from MARYLAND rMr V,xs,NT
and nv friend from Kentucky TWr ST., NroN with Their
renorsess evotees cohort G nb;losonhars
battle din their wild sbrieks ufiyiaus ciyians y iNo
military tyrannyp
II is proper to say here that under both systems the
accounts re anaed in tbe came uay Tbere h be s,,ne
r;5 ana s,r;ci accnr,t.bI;tr II ;s .1e, ,ra,r y, ,
bat uner the nrsent system The sunerntendent does no,
receive one dollar for his services ne receives he nay of
his comission hut not ono dnlar fr his servce as
nerntendeut Dnrng the time Of pear he il nared from
he army without eT;n,eut md te govcrnnant bv ,his
arranopnent Gains in oconomy at lsost his salary To
these duties he Is educated His training at West Point
and his experience in the field fit him for the examination
OF arms Sir do not belong to that school which scois
AZ science because docs no nosscs Il bnve M snee,
fr ,h;< i,spt;nn Its atnmp h,ys horno vnn o,s, i,
lie field and IN science have borne he crnsscuttinc
through mountains spanning rayines and building roads
which eoI;,sa tbe fand Ann, az ,.,nv have
4 hrnn,oui b, land ,oonu,,n;s nc er sen;us and si
and enterrse Tbev have illnmined yonr banner md ~,
dated rht into every pursuit OF life will YOU change
the present system from a want of confidence IN the pres
en administration? The President has cung to the faith
of the fathers of the constitution while YOU were ossn
darkened lis articles The distinguished head of the War
Department. is honored throughout the land civil duties
nave been committed 10 nm IN boh houses OF congress