The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-08

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80 declared that such was the case at the
time.
SHERMAN AND GRANT ON ''TnE SrTUA-
T1oN. Gen. Sherman, they say, is fond
OF making speeches. and In this pRrticu-
lar he presents notable contrast to Gen.
Grant. whose poverty OF diotion is only
equalled by his paucity Of ideas. The
man who made the ''march to the sea, +"
which any sober sergeant in his army
could have conducted at that time, is
clear, strong and vigorous in all that he
says, while his chief is cloudy. weak mud
infirm in all which he utters. For ex-
ample. take his Exoellency's speech at
Princeton, in which he gravely stated
that he was there ''to listen with his two
ears and not to speak" from which we
draw the gratifying inference TINT he is
net deaf in either OF tho important or
gans to which he alluded; and, on the
other hand, remark Sherman's George
town speech. In this he, the General OF
the Armies OF the United States, pro-
claims that he would rs soon expect o
new rebellion" at the North as Mt the
South. This he does in the stroug, lido
matic English, OF which he is master,
and in 80 doing puts to fight all the
vague, declamatory impeachments of the
South which the "Outrago" COMMITTEES
have 80 copiously INDUCED. On the one
hand Grant recommends the Ku Klux
enormity. on the other Sherman {in his
New Orleans speeoh) repudiates it. On
the one side Grant affects to dread q new
rebellion, on the other the General-in-
Chief testifies, OF his personal observa-
tion, that this is as likely to como from
the North rs the South. Between the
two it is not difficult TO decide whose
opinion will be respected. or whose tes-
timony received by the American people.
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WsApcHs or WAR.-The extraordinary
proficiency which has boen attained in
this country, in q comparatively brief
period. in the manufacture of imple-
ments Of war is subject OF comment
in Europe. Already American mannfuc-
lures in this. line arc looked upon as the
best, as they are also the cheapest made.
In an official statement we find that
New York exported during the recent
war 600, 900 muskets. American breech.
leaders are among the leading small
arms OF Europe The Danish Govern
ment has ~, 600 Remington rifles. Swe-
den has ordered 10000. Egypt 10000,
TO make ready for little brush with the
Sultan; Rome 10000, Franoe: $50 900,
and Greece 10000. This is o very re-
spectable showing-at the same time u
substantial compliment to American ma
nufactures. The American breech -load-
ers captured from tbs Fro;cl. have been
given trial by General Won Moltke and
the Emperor, which, it is reported, re
suited in their complete conviction Of
the superiority Of American guns. These
authorities even go SO fhr as to pronounce
them superior to tho French chasscpot
or their own needle gun, and it is not an
improbability that the equipment Of the
helmeted legions Of the new Empire will
be conGdod to American armores. The
Russian Government is also reported to
be favorably impressed with American
weapons, and from the statement before
us We learn that IN agent OF the Car is
already on his way hither to give very
large order for muskcts and nitrailleuses.
The report concludes with the statement
that the English, whose proficiency in
tho manufacture Of everything in iron
has been so long boasted Of. have not
single weapon to offer that will stand
comparison with either of The four lead
ing American breech loading muskets
KILLING OF A DKspERADo.-A noted
prize-hghter and desperado, who has long
been terror to tho people of Central
City. Erie, aud other mining districts in
Colorado, WAS shot dead at Erie on Sat
urdny last by some person unknown.
He went by the namo of Looney. On
the day previous Looney and comrade
nama6 Tim q raw i,ruto(Iv oouonttoJ ,n1