The New York herald., 1870-09-06

no strong place like Petersburg. guarded by for
mdaple river In its rear, bars King Williams way
further Impedment the walls Of Paris
II took Grant months after old Harbor to capture
Richmond. II VIII take King William days after
between men, In the one case Jefferson Davis fed
and became an eAile from his country, which he had
shamefully betrayed, 10 return after few years
humbled and forgotten. In the other, Napole 1n
will nee from people that he has caj0ed and led 10
Destruction and disgrace to some place OF saiety'
WAR wEAPoSs-aERnAN AND AMERICAN.
There are other subjects OF reflection connected
which suggest themselves. At the beginning OF our
civil war smooth bore mtiskets, with buck and ball
carridges and brass guns 1 ana ,weye
and spherical case. were the arms winch
were issued TO our volunteers. Before these were
and PARROTS and R0dmans one commander alter
another was tried and found wanting and ser aside,
some Justly. some without adequate cause, and only
Be that as 1t may, the long period thar the war
lasted gave Time h Sr Ge es ars
In the hands OF our troops ut the beginning OF the
war Grant and sherman, It Is no dtsrespect to them
they began-c0lOnels or At most brigade command
ers; Hancock and sheridan would have been st!il 0f
GERS Of me 9uartesmasters department ana Meade
youths, fresh from West Point, who by delay got an
opportunity TO show what was In them. would per
of the pages OF the United States army list. with
these improved arms, armies moved by railroads
nave nav Ia nad ~ NAPOLEON the First England % woIling
ton, nor the United States Grant.
RAPID WORK TODAY.
So rapidly Is the present war In Europe, now
raging proceeding TO It's end tnat VIII have to be
fongnt out with such commanders as the French and
have got ana II be aonSsa
and Bazaine and MacMahon and the rest
to the two Prussian Princes, Won Moltke
st. Cyr will not be granted time to become colOuels
generals, marshals ana emperors Young France"
Will not have an opportunity OF distinguishing II.
sell and attaining nigh positions.
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CHANCE.
1t is not only in the inequality between the COM
Bismarck has proved himself as u statesman supe'
rior 10 Olivier.
COOL AND CoNQUERING.
Besides the fact chat the Germans 0atnumber the
French there Is IN their proverbial GOODNESS
and phlegm, which In the days OF smootn-
bores placed them ut first at disadvan-
tage when brought In contact with the quicker
movement Of the French, found now one OF their
greatest 9 ney nre fe yher re- so
ram down every charge, and always have ammun
ton In reserve when the Impatient Frenchnien have
blazed away their whole supply at random.
The Prussians learnt TO use their needle guns eiec-
lively III the short campaign against Austria which
learning use their Chassepots-a lesson more d.nl-
cult 10 them than TO the Germans, nom their more
eXcitable disposition.
The Germans are rapidly acquiring the cldn whic h
distinguishes cOnquering force. The French, wea-
red and dspirlied, have not yet been worked up 10
display the courage OF desperation. When they do,
and are backed by population fast becoming united
with but one purpose-to save The honor OF France
Germany may find the dismemberment OF France
which she now clamors for a thing impoitic, If not
impossible. The improvement in weapons has
made greater CELEBRITY in tactics absolutely necessary
and this has, In it's turn, 10 some extent, affected
strategy. action II not In principle In far az the
wiful accidental neglect O some point OF strateel
cal importance may be more quickly repaired.
FUTURE WARS.
Deadly arms and rand movements III they do not
render war impossible, VIII at least confer upon
mankind the inestimahe benefit OF making them
short and the spectacle OF 100000 men slaughtered
In three weeks may convince the rulers OF nations
that they had better think twice before they drag
their respective subjects INTO war. Every widowed
wife, childless mother ana orphaned family in
Fance and Germany, and every other country en-
gagged In war; examples OF the suferings brought
on people its train, aud will come about surely
though slowly. that International tribunal Will
be established for the settlement or disputes or
nations which viii prevent the resort TO the arbira-
ment OF the deadly ChassepOt, needle gun or Martini
These destructive alter all the Gr0nt cOl9
YieyS OF 'speaCe earLt,N