Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-07-23
FOR CONTROLLERS
LEVIN WOOLFORD,


In Time OF peace prepare LOT war, Is
an adage in which the leading powers of
Europe apparently firmly believe. Nor
are they satisfied with simple faith in its
soundness, but add to this "works, wheth-
er good or bad we do not pretend to say.
But one thing is certain, they are not will
ing to trust to the sincerity of each other
in their professions of peace and interna-
tional amity On all sides we hear these
professions, and we see Emperors and
crowned heads visiting each other in their
dominiens and hobknobbing together
right royalty They make speeches on
the occasion Of their grand receptions and
~talkofp peace, peace, and naught butpeace.
And in the meantime each one is exhaust
ing the resources of his kingdom in the
most gigantic preparations for war which
the history of the world ever Witnessed
Compared with the accounts given Of these
preparations by the European press, the
numbers arrayed on both sides during the
whole period of our late civil war are
dwarfed almost into insignfcance. What
all this means or forbodes we do not know.
But certain it is that all branches of mill
tary administration are equally stimulated;
armaments are perfected as well as assem-
bled to- an enormous extent, and new
modes Of CONSUMPTION for obligatory SER
vice areperfected SO as to draw forth the
entire affective strength of each coun-
try. nussia has now ready, or could get
ready a. the active business ofwar in few
days LBS, 900 men. Upon the enforcement
ofthe neW conscription laws this could be
augmented 80 as to aggregate the vast mum
Der of 2. 500, 600 men available for war pur-
poses For this immense force the latest i'm
provements in arms and munitions have
been adopted, including Calling guns and
American revolvers. Prussia is not far
behind her mighty Northern neighbor-
With her recent experience in the Franco
German war she has recognized her ar
tillery service and separated the field ar
tillery from that intended for seige or for
LITIGATION service. Of field batteries there
are 800, with an armament of ZOO pieces,
to be be increased to 1900 in time of war.
The whole infantry and cavalry service
has also been recognized and armed with
the most approved of new needle guns,
and the Manser rifle, a weapon said to be
most terrible in its Effectiveness. With
out counting reserves, or soldiers necessa-
ry to hold fortifcatiohs, the Imperial army
may be set down at 100000 men. All the
f. 6s,r1ier posts are being rapidly enlarged
strengthened. especially those on the
as might be well imagined, not been slow
to make every effort to keep pace as well
as she could with these threatening steps
of her neighbors. War materials in i'm
mense quantities have been accumulated
and the best defensive forts thoroughly
prepared to Withstand any force which
may be brought against them, whilst the
means of rapid transportation and concen-
tration upon the frontier are well nigh
perfected. She has reorganized army
of at least Csc, 900 men, without the new
territorial armies or the reserves. England,
from her insular position, has not as yet
thought proper greatly to increase her
land forces, but no care has been spared
to maintain her martins supremacy and
strength, and her nary never was SO for
midable for offense or defense as it is to-
day. What all this means We do not
know, but we presume none are so blind
as to see in it only that prudence which
says ain time of peace prepare for war"