The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-09-04

Modern Implements Of Warfare.

Of Lowell, (Mass) has invented a
breech loading cannon---said to work
well. Al .he breecb, there IL crank
like The handle Of a grind-stone or
coffee. mill, which one man turns, whilst
another drops il the cartridges.
A good moral argument is this; for
peace, and the Chinese Peace Society,
will cannonise the inventor when be
dies. which will do him as much good,
no doubt, az The ovations that may be
given him whilst bis life lasts. Col.
Colt, got to DO one Of the greatest men
Of The age, by taking two or three. de-
yeloped ideas of other mechanics and
putting them together in biz self-re-
volviDg pistol. Getting his bill through
Congress, and bis machine into Uncle
Sans standing army, entities him to
more credit, than the invention Of. his
selfcooker. Here's where be showed
practical talent, and put bis machine
to good account. We hope Mr.. Barnes
may be equally successful, and that
he may get his breeeh loading weapon
to 20 off proftably with the same
ectat. But all these things will in
time be superseded. The day Is
coming, when by means Of galvanic
battery, with wires judicously laid !; q
whole army; men; musicians, munitions
Of war, Field Marshalls, Majors, Cap
tains and Colonies, can be blown into
atoms in a jitfy; to make way on The
cramped earth, for new and better
men.
The world will quit fighting by and
by, and leave to epidemics, the right
to thin out the ranks of humanity
when they become uncomfortably thick.
In support Of this position; look at the
advances which have been made dur
ing the past two centuries. Before
villainous salt-peter was dug out of
the bowels of the earth, there was
some credit to be had, in the field and
a man could go in with good hope
Of coming out safe, to reap the reward
Of bis valorous deeds. Then, the great
captains encased themselves in brass
and steel, and felt secure as long as
they could keep the armour from be-
ing cracked. and getting knocked
down. IF they fell then they were
at the mercy Of the enemy--for they
could not get up again without assist
ance, and ID was too often the case
that when the fury Of The fight abated /;
the enemy would go round---and crack
their castings (like the modern fashion
Of opening oysters), and pierce the
fallen braves with Roman swords--a
very eowardly proceeding. Now, how
is it A General goes into the field,
IN full appointments--takes bis glass
and stands afar off, to squirt at the
mad-men who fight for ------- "glory.'
He smells the smoke Of the battle, but
no more ; for modern engineering has
arrived at such perfection that the
very point Of security from harms
way can be pointed out to a hairs
breadth.
Success to Mr.. Barnes with his self
loading cannon. Our wish is, that it
may 90 off we'll, and never kick, to do
Barnes any serious damage, until he
realizes fortune out of it.
GoLD AND SuLpHER IN MEXICO
Mexican papers state that within a
short time immense placers Of pure
gold have been discovered in TIE south
ern portion of the State Guerrero
Attention is called to the sulpher beds
which exist at and around the volcano
Of Popocatepel, and which are said to
be inexhaustable. The United States
pay Sls,ooo,ooo annually for the sui
phuric acid for mechanical use, and it
| Is said TINT If Mexican energy eould