East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-02-25

the ball a little, aud augment It's diameter
sufficiently to force IL 10 fill the grooves
Of the rifle. This arm having been care
fully tried at Ninccnues in 1884, gave |
very satisfactory results. Ii was adopted /
for the use Of the Foot ChasSeurs," a |
corps which had Just been formed for the
African service; but when brought TO the I
test of actual service, il failed to fill the /
expectations which had been formed /
The cartridges were too complicated
They contained a circular wad of creased /
serge; and in warm weather, during the
marches, part of the powder was spoilt
by the melted grease, and the charge,
which was only 60 grains, became insult
fcient. Besides this, if the soldier
rammed the ball too hard, il would ilatten
too much and if be dill not ram it hard
enough, it would not iiil the grooves OF
the ride; and tlusit would fail 10 acquire
the motion Of rotation. Again, as form
erly, soldiers were seen 30 throw aside
their rifles in action, in order to pick up
muskets This ride was soon abandoned.
It's efficient range was 400 yards.
The next step was the rife of Captain
Thouvenin, called 10y the French, "Card-
bnp tiqe" or stem riae. The chamber
mentioned, was suppressed. From the
centre Of the bottom of the bore rises O
steel pin or stem, one inch and half in
length, aud thirty-fye hundredths of an
inch in diameter, the calibre of the piece
being double or seven-tenths of an inch.
The space between the stem aud the
barrel contains the powder, aud is so cal
culated, that it will still contain il after
fifty shots. The ball enters free, and it's
base rests upon the top of the stem, which
is fat. Three blows with the ramrod
force the stem 10 penetrate into the ball,
thus expanding it by its wedge-hke action
and forcing it to TIL the grooves closely.
Tho charge is CO., grains. The balls are
eylindro-e0aieal This leads us TO say a
few words of this kind Of proiectios.
[ooNCtJDED NEXT WEEK.
The Louisville Democrat has been one
of the strongest Union papers in the
South 1t has always unainchingIy ad.
bered TO the constitution and demanded
vigorous measures for the suppression
of the rebellion In recent number it
quotes from an article in the New York
Tribune, in Hhich the following express
sion occurs Speaking for ourselves,
we can honestly say that for the old
Union, which was kept in existence by
the southern menaces and northern con
cessions, we have no regrets and nc
wish for its re construction" Upon
this the Democrat says:
"a more thorough rebel, revolution
list and scccssionist than Greeley or
Brownson does not exist in any latitude
Greeley wants to force his revolution
upon the South; and Jol. Davis is try
ing to force his on Kentucky, Maryland
Missouri, and part Of Virginia anc
Tennessee. They are progressive IL
despotism Davis began with STATE
rights, and saw that Congress woulC
subvert the principles on which tn,
Confederate States were founded; bu
he has stultiied himself before his owl
ambition. Greeley began with the or.
of let the South 60. Now he is fo
conquering the South, and making an
other and very different sort of Union
He doesn't want the old one. He DIES
pses it. For many long years it hal
distressed and annoyed Greeley. III,
wants Union in which lie can annoy
insult and embarrass other people; anC
they can tannoyinsut andembarrass hin
"Jeff. Davis & Co. want Unon il
which they can have their own way
and not be annoyed, insulted and EN-
barrassed by Greeley and his school
while they can annoy, insult and embar
rass Greeley & Co. God grant tina
we had them both separated from tn
mass of the people, and compelled t
fight i. out. We propose that the GOV
ernment appropriate hundred million
10 each side, impose the condition tina
they should fight to determination, an
hundred millions more to coloniz
what might be left Of the two schools.
"Greelcy is a disunionist. We hay
said so often; and bis whole school ar
Of the same stripe. They are agains
tho old Union-the only one the Pres
dent il authorized to preserve. If W
are to have another, it's not ours, an
We shall not have it !"
SwoRp PREsENTATIoN-On Monda
last, after evening parade, the non con
missioued officers and privates of Con
pany "A, Nth Regiment Michigan II
iantry, at Ypsilanti presented the
Captain, NJ. l.. Gage, with an ,legar
sword, belt and sash. 1t was a 81
worthily bestowed. Capt. Gage forr
erly resided in Detroit, where he enioyC
the respect and confidence Of our ell
zens. He will make an excellent office
one worthy of the splendid compar
be has the honor to communal. ii
company was recruited at Saginaw, an
is composed of able.bodied athletic me
who, whenever an opportunity present
will reflect honor upon the dag of the
conntr, and niakn fh.ir mar. nnn.h n