Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1859-03-05
No 2

lss ,s..s Faista ~ tise centiensa from
Iiiinais iF SMITH as te par ssn larsrin watch
s p,ls e
sof COLONEL y right df tie bsti of te tseils slts
tbe iieman u 6at he sa9 "a e sensei
that It ogded him se highest A ten g G ES
cd or wounded Ittri Abls, u = ztss t1A
10 the fact that oar long rang It'd reeetea The
enemy where he could eot our troops
Mr. Il, Of III neis. win the gentlsEa ststs
NJ. FABLKAER. Eve4s oEEeer Of tha Army,
KNOWS, or, onght 10 knoS, wtat Is teehri e.asly-
known 9 the long gse = Z IS desesi 50
the ducnnae.st Faieh Lese 6e ore sSs . letter
TIE heads The ordnaaee q hiei pESasffees
the arms and ipuienis u msr lie s sse
faag call for in lieu Of their quota Qt an.
der the act OF 1905, IN thar docnmeut ths arm 70
which sIuie IS and il e there called.
the l0Ig;Eange lie1 q gea . manufactured 4 the
i national armosies and The same, j presume 10
which colonea y 2ht seieFs Their manstAstsEs
WAS con neneed SONIC fur or Eve yeats age The
GoYernment espended 4 arE aount 81 lncney for
I theerectidn Of ths reee ~ aIsehinerys md o.
-Esse=sss y -
theasa1d THAI 81 " hase ~ sPPf' the wEnf
of eNtersve Rernt l,nd I hsfe say, that no
Seerefar5 of II an lynld dafe 10 piaes ia The hand
of trocfs geing into hatfle the old nilseets naur
new gun could be supplied. ne would stand i'm.
peaehed Of a reckless d OF the ivts OF our
troops before the nounfFY, and before tie Wcflds
were be 70 do any suci act There s, shsreiare
.lf. Glllrtnaf, no economy IN tne fauctfou WHICH
is opposed because thsipiain that, With sll the
buildings and machinery IN perfect operAtien
Tho G0Vefntneht cAn,fnanHfeiare Eiteen Thousand
guns almost as ehsagly IS i can lnanuiaetare ten
thousand.
Again. lcoix5to the depard for this prm through
ont the Unttsd States The Gov rnmeHt has alrtAiy
disTihuied among the States, In accordance IN
their e9Fness demand 1--WE Thousand Of this nproyS
Affairs Is loaded With prtiti5ns asking that Com
gres shall make some provision for lerge distri-
button OF those arms amongst the militia aid TO
clothe the Secretary of War With power 10 make |
a sale otthese arms 10 The States, IN order that.
from such distribution, he may supply the mill.
tia OF the several States
Z Mr. ARNOLD The gentleman quotes from tie /
report OF Colonel ght in reference to the superb
Gritty of our ars used insfhat battle Those rities
/ have understood, were thrptshed 10 the Governs
ment, not BY the national armories but bS private
manufacturer OF arms 81 HarttoSd, CpuEectient.
They were what are called Sharpe's rides. Soon
after that battle took place, report appeared in
one cf tie Washington papers OF the effectiveness
OF those rifles. Nos, viii give my vote for every
reasonable appropriation for the national armorie
but it Is we'll known tiat there il not more etfecs
tive arm used ia this country than the Sharpes
ride manufactured at Hartford Conuecticui.
Mr.FAULKrER. The gentleman seems 10 have
no personal kdowledge OF the fact which he states
What knowledge has lie He has seen Il, he says
in the newspapers, and that may have been placed
there by some person interested in the sale of the
article.
fIIere the hammer fell)
Nj. ARNOLD. would refer the gentleman to
the Secretary OF War for informatioa upon ,has
point.
The appeal to the war Department to settle the
question of fact te weea Messrs Smith, Of Illinoi,
aud Arnold OF Connecticut, and Mr.. Faulkner, was
very promptly answered by the following cotDnu
nication from the Head oil the Ord HBncb BhTeaa -
as 0RDxAHcEl lufRtcR.
Washington, Feb. 21st So IS
Hos g. j. FArLxsEa, Chairman eormities ON
Military Affairs
sia III sasEser g yoEr Of tbs glorrls
comsnanded b, Col Georse VI right, was artste.t.
originally wiih Tie Hari stssF Ferry rife. esii isre
81 inch, carrying a hall ounce round bali fhgse
rides before being supplied u the Regine yseie
sighted AZ Harpefs-terry AruoEy Tor lonE-range
iring wish the elongated expanding BALI and for
this reason usually gna,ed i'long+ta ige q
ies1 Col Nrignt's Regieeht had these arms IN
ise sIutin q The Indian sSAls IA Oregon and w9sh
ngton fsf4itories and has had no Other sild u
srms Respectfully Your 0bi Sery
n X CRAIG.
Col OF 0rdnh4ce. | !
lir. PENDLE10N, ] M We to euieiid the amend /
nent, by reducing the amount one dgllari and ] |
io4t Tor the PURPOSE Of askIug the gentleman hgm
Firginia whetfle this Rppropr alton eubtAees ahe
lnnnal appropriation 81 S20Ol000 ior the purchase
md aanlfaclure OF arms tor The militia.
MrsfAULkNER- NJ reply Is, that L does not-f
2ir plsN LLEION- am one % those eho, IN the
IS elisred. j find thar ~ law there is an seminal
ippropr 500 600 or The pprctase and mans
Mcclure OF arms. Nannfacthfe where a. The Ma
ionai armpries, OF course 81
Mr. Fla AULKNER Tie gentleman Is mistaken. Il
Z y tcr he purchase Of such arnls aud
IS are nut usluufactured al The NATIONAL ariaofits
Mr. PHELPS, Of Missouri here can 3 no n
iotbt that under tie act OF 1903 The Ggyefut1en
nay lend ilst am rnt is tssiories. !
Dir. DI4Er0N. That IS The point make that
he wio eof thai 100000 inay y applied 10 the
nAnnfletnte of arms At lie n.ltietal lttnceiess
gentlemen Will look n the IfoT5pn 10 this eill i
hey will see that more than g00 are apiropfis
ted for tie repair of the two nat otial arm
'z50Ooo for the iienrtactnre oferms and SzOpotO d
IT lie Manufacture anid pnrchase oil arms Ne
hos 6nd THAI there IS within traction of 500 o9g !
proposed 10 be aiprotfised Tor the repair aud tie y
OF arms there. Nitiopt masking any d
opposition 10 lhe argnnent addueed BY the eentte-
ginia. oi the great nfiify Of these ertsoTies
rbrnt ih<t ihe anlpuut proposed 10 1e appropf a
ed oy rhe G mnift OF Mays and Means Tor oee q
ear, heu the Treasury is 50 eniarT y qptte
5 much rs should be appre pfiased Tor that puf7
lose.
NJ. FAULKNER. desire ,omake few remafks 4
explanation Of that law Tile gentlemen has iii
en- into error 10 regard 70 Ibis ailpropr iafion
4 is true, the gentleman from aiisour az q ID. d
hat the Goyernneni n.t apptoprl e tlis 200 90 q
or the Purpose ii Manufacturing OK 81 n has nes
'een III. h.spraesicss would she Sfa,ss g Union
iow sn nit 10 anJ such eiionot IFS tefns
Mr. PHELPS OF Missouri Permit me 70 irqdtre
low theze 1nusiefs of model of 1855 haye :
zen dlstEl5uted .te The exient oi 5 goos
air. F ACIsISSszI.. g der ~ act 81 1905 and tbe
.risndneut 70 tiat nod The stTi6ut min TORN
5 IN EnusIels So many srtiskets at \ fixed prieei
. each State aud TERRITORY. aeeording 10 is ED
nj popniaiioh But he Stltes haze the rih in
leu 81 mtsket ieuasud soH1 olher arm or fqniP
nent Of and il is their habit 70 make snefi
ecti6ns beteaith exbfbif tie seriicies furnished
. theerdnauee depar uent 10 the tetes, in lieu Of
he inuskes, and tie prices Al whith they are e1-
hanged.
sisssnsnf g tsee0ss e i1aall arfEer. &C..
az alir tqttircieat ii saaskeLs-
Priceof each agtieies except with ntfaehabss car IA
,ine breechs which ~ ged A. s 30 per pair
sappendages, cad. 8 &c Va to 10 -l5
l3 90 ten rifle nlaslsei and app endag ges =
pettsrns eaI IS, I0e.f3
I - 50 ten percnssioh sifes and Appendix
81, ealsss 9IIiIs
baycnets, cal 50 7.si5 3 l3 5sfS
40 tef e niasksts aad ia
81 .sal: s.Is