Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1859-03-05
NATToNAL ARMonIEs

AZ CON fess NE extraci hat portion q
he debate On The Array kap prop asiOa which
relates 70 the National rs We are salet
win many OF olr readers These relaasks
usTed within What is called, minutes de
bate.
The paraFTaph before The COMMITTEES being ~
appFopiassen Of $3.50 ooo for The snlanuiAetute Q
arms.
( (. s.ffTH Of Illinois fInove to reduce tbs ap
nronriafion S5os0o0. AF eseEe ~ ~
wish ask the chairman OF IN IN
oa Military fairs the nnnber OF arms
S & baye now on band, sud also the MN esso
n sro{ IN The service OF the Soyetnnsntt " rs
81 +, have thai 10 order % see she n
9N - cessarv TO maui lactute any more arms
II ~ = Err. The nutna et q arms
s5tnsstfT m lie old arms of but little value
Mr. SMITH Of lilnols- eiss " - siss. Tss -4 =
sfW. sYS FAuI.KNER know there are several hun
Il -, ,ts,s,.nd OF the oil arms 70 tne efienats ~
- r7,,i,ea States aid elsewhere buti tesaia t1s
;sn-evsd arm the oulf eiiec'ifea Ws'i i'A o. '''i
atnlss.E ~ ~ q ,i,r ,s,s ann fhtteen thousand Two
,fn,ired aud niuetY-rine 10 the afsenals ano uf1'
81 n,inee depois aud eleven thousand seven nuns
81 a Ssorty-fer IN The andsof tue troops, rak-
s - zot thousand aud thlr = ine
ny 8 o. troops Is so.ae hing npF OF
A - -a.,eea thousanfi he old mnskets are now
"a asned Is weapon,of war boIh N tins country
snS y of Illinois am ready 10 vote the
L ~. s., ssnropriations for The manu- aetnEe OF
Il mt not more than is necessary Let gentie.
~ 10, tae,s TO the day OF the tsyonignt and
NY tl.s ~ aTe the services rendered by our lore
The weapons they hen had They
hui 4 duI OF men, but lnsy acme .nelr
ind peadenee in war ss '''sIs
A q "a nations o. the globe, How VIII
az the half million now upon nand eonis
ss tse weapons our foretathers used Were
i fhetr any better "a Il. L.. tIx.s -
sr, senonnl already mann lactured 10 crush
he load The Army ITSELF and ye!Fe are ask
"a 10 manufacture more thinklt = ssuie oI ~ e9
stop the manufacture OF any NOR n ,ss
si. an the right kind of arm g inyenea. II .ne
sSs arsena and deposits are useless why
keen them and pay men lot ear 9, I snsn
/ Wby NOT sell them, or destroy tneln' @ nsn my ns
friend from vi ginia talks o retoLtp, sas tn.e.
= = 80 l,r;th him. and Wiling 10 give hin
ibia wear to keep that beautiful
meni al Harpers Ferry n Z 20
s1 s1 Xsi no show their patriotism, and that
sctinnal md local approprat lions nave no Msis
with tbeln Let them show tnat ,uey y : -, ~
ratrench expenditures 10 ,aesr oNa 1''s'.
| The Treasury is replenisneu.
eIs IIIJ IN KNER AIR. Chairman. eel in some
deseee the embarrassment OF tne position IN MLsu
,hs gentleman from Illinois has placed me- laye
~ Is this hill and for the last three ae3s
the ADVOCATE for all proper eal A
very we'll ware that in opposing any =
the appropriation for the - a ~
iect myseifin some degree to fhe in,pu,asloa OF
ysrsansi or sectional feeling, as one OF tnese ma ma
fional es,atiishment happens 20 oe "a my
Bur Edefy any man 70 : : s.5s, att.irs
- hieh i nj ve brought TO the attention OF tne
Hnnss wien much they may reduce the
approprstobs viii in tue slishtest
with the, lficielSy OF the puohS GS ssEN ~ sl
T. INV duty 10 cut of all the un-
y y 80 M . s,sSr,,rietions Gnd 10 retrench satl nnS /
nscessary expenditures Lave eit mat tne k9le ep
reform should be so applied as mol 20 .oasn me me
hee is blood Of the count which
sfs !. a stfissl 80 the ionsi ueisnss e ~
tte national arrncFies beioue e ehis
VI. Sir sv. ~ State ia this very ulion y
.!i 80, H. te of our natl0nai az.
The are made for distribution 10 sne
Army aud III mill u ct the states auy - ~ -
Iii is not sectional oIs .,,
@ sss,.n the has right 10 cali upoA tue
5Federsi Government Tor its supply OF arms AeI
me tel The gentlemen that tney are no' eoutsIt -
s.ecefgt tie old ruskefs; but they demand Of rue
,sf War as they have the right 70 do. the
kirnpf6yeds sarra Already Eve theusano oi tle IN
proyed arm have been distfthufed 70 ne sStatss
and they are claInoTcgs lor lS. VPgH Wv ~ .,.
az thu Comm Tee on Military Aairs We nave Isli,
zion 1Ifon ietition from all parts q The Uniled
Staies to increase the arms anonSs1 me
and there applications tnat sne aN su,s't Hs -
fj,a,,t4ed ss to authorize the States 10 pprchese
fis ,9f4IS rom The Federal q he arm
now n,anufacturod al our nesonal aFSnoFsss s the
most uertect uespon OF war row anywhere in Use
hers are none to excel il IN the European ser
And how was thai great object Of perfection been
ao ~ The sbdivisi6n OF labor there being
no les than hree hundred and htty operations 70
be performed in the Manufacture o perisss, guu
Each operative acquires pec'n'ar SAIL "
atsention to a particular branch
Let8cenfiemen recollect the events whichlast ear
took rlace in the northwest. In the month OF May
Colonel Stepfoe defeated by the indian force
which ha collected there ae inst him, ana promi-
uently amongst the causes was detective character OF
IN arm. he had portion of his troops armed
with The o musletoon. Br, when,six months AFTER
Colonel Wright met this same Toe al me oa,s'e .,
The Four Lnkes and Spokane plain-his command
being armed with The long ra fr riHe-lraee Was
prompt conquered in The course o p leW WEEKS
with immense loss TO ihe fnetV and without 'ne
loss OF single soldier killed orSroundec because
ofthe great range of our rife and the inndeqnaey
of teir 10 cope with II.
Mr.. SMITH, Of Illinois. ! you'd ask ihs gentle
man from Virginia, by whom that weapon was
made--W hetber il was made st tie a1mory OF by
priyaIf manufactured
Nj. FAULKNER. take it for granted they
were manufactured the national arrnoriesi where
such en :, ! heeve Rloue made,
(fieFe the hammer iell
The question was taken on the amendment ofier>
ed by Mr Smith OF Illinois and ii was rejected
. Mr. FAULKNER. am instructed oy ne Com
milfee on Military Affairs 10 move 10 increase 'ne
a. onn1 tot The niarnfcfure OF arms at the nations
III arnoiiee IN N S25O,000 10 S4000oo, winch was
the original estimate
Nh ia fsa;E EFT. rise to question of order e 4
there IS any point well she'd . = That VIII
fhe committee OF House have refused 70 strike out
a certain IS no longer IN order - itr-
ther AMEND thar aIagfaph.
THE CIR aIRsIsN. TIE Chair thinks the amen
fnent ia in order under the sd rule which s as iol
ioxs
motion to strike out and IN sers shall deem
ed fndirisabieI Dec iber % iSl q but motion 10
strike out lost shall pt ither amen
motion cut 2 r'i ca
IS, 1922
3lr. FAULKNER i am Instructed BY the Com
mitiee on iIiliary Alairs 10 move % res tore the
original estimate Of Tie Department Tor the man
niii,ee on Military Affairs desire 10 retrench and
prime down all The Expenditures OF our military
services in points where The public seryiee VIII not
be iniiifed by such retrenehment but they believe
fhaf fht public serviee ziiI lie injured concur
renee u the action of ihe Comnittee Of " as and
Means cutting down the original estimates of the
ordrance bureau 10 S2500oe. The Gofernmeut
these great national ~orkshops' and il proenrine