The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-06

perOr is fountain of balm. The mouth of
the French Emperor is valve whose open
sesame is an inherent impulse Of goodwill
towards all mankind.
The third Napoleon is one of the many i'm
perial and royal apostles of peace. William
of Prussia is like unto him in q ''sincere de-
sire that war may be continually averted
from the brotherhood of nations" The reli-
gion of 'forbearance and clemency towards
all governments and peoples who may chance
in the tumult Of the times to inadvertently
offend the Empire" numbers the Car of All
the Russias among its loftiest priests. We
may believe that not O worm Ia crushed
under the feet of Victoria which is not after
wards accorded a Christian burial; and the
unnecessary execution of a single macon-
tent in the Empire OF Austria is said to be
invariably repented of in an extra bottle of
Hochenheimer by the Kaiser.
The appropriate celebration of such peace
full and aflectionate disposition among nations
and rulers was inevitable. Ornamental
fireworks are very well in their way.
But they have not the ring and the vim of
musketry. The latter has been chosen to
signalize the birth of a new and charmed
epoch. A generous rivalry prevails. Each
nation, it will be Observed is endeavoring to
procure a kind of musket that will shoot
fastest, and thus make the most jubilant
noise. Breech-loaders have been discovered to
be altogether the superior article for this kind
of firing; and more than three hundred descrip-
tions of these holiday toys have been presented
to commissions in France, Austria, and the
United States for inspection. Prussia sticks to
the needle gun. Having employed it in battle,
she nobly resolves that it shall signalize her
inoffensiYe calm. England, with an off
hand motherly good nature, has taken
a Yankee inventor into her confidence, and
arranged with him to work over her old En-
field rifles into sharp quick shooters, whioh
he has done, and the new weapons are chris
tened Snider- -Enfelds. France selects the
Chassepot rifle as a celebrator, capable of
making glorious racket. The meek Napo-
leon was delighted with this piece. After a
recent trial, in which its qualities were dis
played by battalion of infantry, he is said
to have clapped his hands in his childlilxe and
innocent joy. The Remington rifle is high in
favor. 1t has a chance of adoption in Austria
and Russia, in view Of the approaching jubi-
lee; and even France, after her decision in
favor of the Chassepot, has taken such liking
for the Remington that some few hundreds OF
the latter are ordered for trial. Then there
are the Laidley, the Wesson, the Spencer the
Hammond, and long list of other inventions
! in the way of guns.
America is in fact furnishing most of the
latest inventions. Commissions from France,
Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, and
Russia have arrived to examine, admire, and
select from among them. Ten millions oi
breech-loaders are required by the emulous
European peace-makers For long time
these will have to be made here or in Eng
land. There are only three places in Eng
land where arms are manufactured by ma
chinery- Birmingham, Enfield, and London.
In the United States there are from ten to
twenty manufactures, involving capital OF
twenty millions of dollars. Our manufactu-
rers have splendid opportunity. A sanity
mission is prepared for us. To be the medium
of distributing throughout the civilized world
millions of instruments, to be placed in the
hands OF millions of automatons in uniform,
and which shall be capable of the several
feats of ''fring accurately" 4" "firing rapidly "
''withstanding rust dirt, and damp, Z" "bear-
ing heavy charge" ''firing for great period
without heating" and enduring generally
through all the long, roaring, and fraternal
jubilee at hand, is what the late Artemas
Ward would appropriately call sweet boon.
Besides, ours is also the happy privilege of
joining in the great festival. And it is cheer
ing to perceive that the United States Govern
ment, and even some of the States on their
own account, are encouraging native ingenuity
to contrive not only the best original arm, but
the best system of altering the Springfield
musket, lately used, to this festive end The
Allin, Berdan, and Roberts systems are notice
able responses to the latter call.
Let US, on the whole, rejoice. We OF the
Republic have not, it is true, yet done with
oppression, nor have we yet come into the en-
joyment of perfect peace. But, consoling our
consciences with the sweet assurance that the
rest of mankind are simply awaiting the COM
pletion of several millions of firearms to salute
us and all the nations as loving brothers, we
may 60 on chastising our kindred at home and
dallying with the hyenas along our Western
and Southern borders, until the coming of that
day when the reckoning shall be made, when
the forging shall be finished and when the
worldwide tumult in which we will be called
upon to join, shall be begun.