, 1863-12-29

Improved F1rc-Arms-Movcme for
their INTRODUCTION Into the Army
Members OF Congress from Acting ns |
Attorneys against the E:overn1nent-i
Mr.. LINCOLN Nominated for Re-clec-
moot EnthuAl1sfic Gheors-Pafents
Granted-Post 0Mce Matters.
lFrom Our Regular Cosrcapondent7
WAsHaoros, Dec. q, 1869.
IAPRoVED 1RH-AEHs-AovEMENT FOR THEIR
INTRODUCTION u THE ARMY.
An effort Is to be made during the present
session Of Congress to compel the Bureau Of
Ordnance and Arms for the Army to adopt
better description Of small arms than those
at present in uee. In this war the skill and
science Of tho North baGe not had that play
which the exigencIes Of the occasion chilled
forth. Ne have fought the South, {far less
skillful than ourselves in arts and manufac-
tures,} with precisely similar description Of
weapons, and thus have not, in war as we
have in peace, allowed invention Of the head
to supcrsede the rude labor OF the hands.
Why should not the North, in arms Us well
as In agriculture and manufactures, be able
with Its skill to do with one intelligent man
that which it takes twenty or twenty-five ig-
norant persons In the South to accomplish?
There is no reason, In the opinion of some
Of our most intelligent and practical me-
chauics and machinists, save in the slow
coach movements of the War Office. As
long as Gen. Ripley lived old fogyism had
was hoped that better state Of things would
be Inangurated. But I regret to Say those
who We're sangufne on the point hare been
disappointed. Things move on about as they
did before. The soldiers use the old, single
cartridge musket, and the rebels do the same.
Now, It is known in the Patent Office, aud
by intelligent men all over the sountry who
or volcanic rifles are complete success.
General Rosccrans, in whose army they have
been tried, writes here to that effect. Gene
raj Burnside does the same. Hundreds Of
other Generals and officers in tie army testi-
~ to the great merits Of these weapons. Jnst
imagine regiment Of soldiers armed with
fifteen shooting rifles, engaging REGIMENT
armed with the ordinary Weapons~ The lat
ter fire one round, and they are at tho mercy
Of the former, who can slaughter them with
des fred one hundred times in succession,
and never miss once. A soldier armed with
one of them, on picket duty, sees movement
in the bushes in front Of him. With MI or
dinary rife he must wait for the enemy to
chow himself. With volcanic weapon, he
ing be must reload, shows himself, and i'm
medlately bullet or two. or three If necessary,
are discharged ut him. I have heard Of in
stances where this has been done hundreds
! Of times. We are now ut our W1ts' ends for
! soldiers. Would not improved small arms
| mechanics be employed in altering over tho
old rifles TO repeaters (which I understand
| ean be easily done), and one regiment armed
| with them is made as effective as fifteen
armed In the ordinary manner. It Is boldly
! asserted that in nil this war not a single man
on either side hns been killed BY the bayonet,
except By accident have no doubt this is
! iact- 1t follows that cannon and musketry
have done the work. Let tue musketry, then,
be SO improved that we will hare the adyan.
tage over the rebels which is ours By reason
Of our superior natural position, superior
Intelligence. The War Bureau having charge
Of The matter not moving properly therein,
learn that resolution will be introduced Ii
the Senate upon the subject, at an early day
regard It as most momentous and fmpor
tant matter.
before the National Union League, in whicl
he used the following words:
II cannot close without offering my tra
butte Of respect and gratitude to our great anG
Just Chief-Magistrate, who has given to tha
institution Of slavery the hardest blows i
. ! has ever 1EEG1f EU-NuD udH AOuE Ul0IG LU 0E
st1oy slaycry than all others. [Cheers-l LIE
Abraham Lincoln finish TIE great .eork he ha
btgun. nong and continued cheers.l To Us.
llts own good old Saxon words, "les him fai.'
the joo." This great man, whom 1t Is not ex
. traEagant to say, is God-like In his moral Mt
tributes, child like in the simplicity and Pu
: rity Of his character, get manly and selfrely
+ ing in his high and patriotic pnrpose-thi
man who takes no backward step, let hin
: consumate the grandest achievement ever al
lotted to man, the destruction Of 1ne7ioa" ia
'e,H .Hz:oa no. .no,,.n -. ,rpoxo,.,,,o ~
! mighty words G j;rs! The land shakes wit
I them, and the slaves dull ear turns from th
d rice swamp stealthily to hear. Who woul
recall them now must first arrest the wind
!. that blow down from the free Northwest
| ruf11Ing the Cult, or like scroll roll back til
: fulfil thefr prophecy :snd laek but the fal
= time to harden into Ming.."
/ PATENTS GRANTED.
The following patents have been granite
: during the week:
: John Gray, Milwaukee, Wis, improvement
. Wm; :: 1s1rah, Davenport, lows, improremez
= Vim. $. Martin. wanhegan, H., improvement l
car brakes for railroads.
= Itaac a. Palmer, Lodi, Wis, improvement j
Gardner Z. Tbroop, Chicago, improvement /
4 grain eecurer- ~
: Benz. S. Heyers, Pekin, H., improvement I
! grain fepaYatoFs.
r W. r. Morrow, Chicago, Improvement In Ct
: brakea.
l POST OFFICES DISCONTINUED.
New Keoln, Milwaukee Co.. Wis.
White Cloud, Wayne Co.. Ill.
Z Saratoga, Marshall Co, III.
' Santa Fe. Alexander Co., III.
, Nenno, Washington Co., Wis.
Bluegi1le. Christian Co., Ill.
} Energy, Black Hawk, Iowa
Z Pa1adiae, Crawford Co., Iowa.
+ New Stand, Clayton Co., Iowa.
+ Ridgeway, Guthrie Co., Iowa.
Bothel1e, Fond du Lac Co., Wis.
: Berrr, Dane Co., Wis.
9 Middle Fork, Fulton Co., III.
Bluff City, Scott Co., H.
: Time, Lucas Co.. Iowa.
|. Osprey, Monroe Co., Iowa.
a For, Davis Co., lows.
Atwnter, Dodge Co., Wis.
:, Bridgeport jackson Co., Iowa. i.
| POa1xAE1EDs ArFoxNTEp,