Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-03

WHAT In 4 NA4B.-1be vOiu0teefo
in the different isfaSssy esmps through the
State ~ their hearts on being armed vith
Enfield rides. and they vers determined TO Be
satisfied With no other arm. Some Of the 6rss
regiments rsissd this year sers armed 9Th
this desirable rifle. but IL csms TO pass that
the supply ron out 1t headquarters. and Gene
raj Baker vas furrishsd eth lot Of Psuss;an
muskets 10 6ll out-alss . lot Of Austsiso
rifles While the Rsfslds lasted, after 1t be-
cane evident that no more could be had. the
General armed the tvo fsnkiog companies oi
each regiment With Ecfelds and the other
companies With Prussian muskets This in
most instances produced dissatisfaction. At
Keckuk there Vas . great fsse up. and the Of
fleets held an indignation nee.ipg . nd con
demned the whole lot Of Prussisn mu.ke.s ~
unfit for ser.ioe. Al Dubrqus. in Col. Scott's
mu.ke,. among the men. but Colonel Scott
cooly remarked thct they had good bsyorets
On them, which dry hint the men accepted
with good grace, also the muakets. At Camp
companies Of the 3ls. marched down TO the
Adiutspt Genrrals office. formed 10 line, esl-
ed out Gen. Baker. and formally refused to
take the obnoxious uueke,e. The General
coolly remarked that there vac, 40 existing
probsbility that they could take them. Itis
almost unnecessary 70 say that the quiet hint
Was oil sufficient
The fact ie that the Psus,ian musket 10 not .
frs, class arm. Bot il was the beet the Gov.
ernmept had on hand, and in the hurry to
60 zip the new levies /. va. the best that could
be done 1t would have pleased cur State au.
thorities If al the Iowa regiments could have
been armed with the Enfieli rife. but that
being out Of the question, po objection sbould
have been made. Col. Shaw, OF the l4th. pre-.
fers the musket to the rife The latter be.
comes 90 foul after few rounds firing that il.
ike Any other rifle, becomes almost ueeles..
wh;ie the nusket can be fred all day. Col.
Shaw has eeen service, and knows what be
talks about Col. Scott was In favor OF the
muske,, upon the same experimental grouods.
In addition to ,his We learn that the men o.
the Slst have teet@1 their arme-the Dnskei
a tth the rifle TIE sse.ket proved the a os'
,s,, 'eeable. Thie shove that it is the name
and ,o, ,he arm ih.t 10 the real difficulty. An
ficer. with . Lieut.. Colorep shoulder strap.
Do, v ent into be Adjutapt Ge. .fsIs once 'ne
other day, and ieked up Prussi. mu'set.
-. 49,. "a ~ ras,a ,.7',
his shows how much .. me officers know abou.
t. The other day the 3.fih ~ Keokuk was
armed The Prussian musk e ts had run ou,. 90
he Austrian rife was sent. We learn from the
keokuk papers that the regiment was feeling
highly e'ate1 over their rare fortune 10 get
Ing Enfefd r,kes' For two or three day ., the |
papers we're congratuiating the regiment and |
he regiment was conerAtulsting iiseif. md the |
officers we're feeling good over having their |
men armed with the fav ori,e Eofie.d arm
This shows how foolish the cpposi,io ion to the |
Ptu:eian musket is. 1t is three times as pre-.
f-rAble, in our opinion, As the Austrian Rife. |
un,.y sword bayone,. But the men IRE eat.
SIZED. They think they Rave got big thing |
70 do their officers When ignorance is bliss,
tie folly TO know any thing.
Oor neD are oil we'll armed. Gov, Kirk |
a ID got more than this States share If En- |
cid rifles for Iowa troops. Neither he or
en-. I, 'aker makes arms, but have to take euch |
, Cove. -nment sends. The men sh ,uli be
ltsfed.