The New York herald., 1876-11-16

THE q. S. REGULATIONS FIREARMS
COMPANY.

CARD FROM GENERAL DOUBLEDAY DENYING
THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
In one edition OF your paper OF tho sth OF Novcm-
Der thcro Is an article from some disappointed gun
man bitterly assailing tho Springfield musket, now
used In tho army. He asserts that II introduced
by brbing General Grant, tho heads OF tho Ordnance
Department and government officials generally
Tweed General Butler General Dent are mentioned
as engaged in this nefarious business md my name is
brought in director OF the United States Rcguia-
tons Firearms Company, Of which Twccd's right
hand man. Ingcrsoll, was president Now / havo
never to my knowledge sccn Tweed or lngersol and
have never had any communication with either OF
item. Furthermore, was never a director OF the
company under lngersoll as president.
The company referred TO organized rot to manu-.
fac,urc guns for the United States Army but to manu.
facturc guns OF the same pattern those the
army. This is very different thing, bu, the anony-
nous writer who makes those charges docs not mako
any distinction between and tho government itself
Every who knows anything about this subject
knows that the United States anufacturcs It's own
rlcd muskct at springfield Armory, and does not pur-
chase that particular arm from any company.
was director In the company recrred 10 previous
to 1899 but gave up tho position in tia, ana
resumed IT, Our OBJECT then inrnish frontiers
and other outside parties with the knd of
III.
able and legitimate business. We had no claim on the
United States government, and could have none, for
only owned one part OF tho sun-,he Aliin locking
dcvicc--and INTENDED IN obtained large orders
pay the other pacnlccs moderate royalty for tho
OF their patents, and manufacture the gun in that
way
the Ain locking device. the only part OF the gun
we owned, had already been made over 10 the United
States by Aln, With PERMISSION to use IL without any
royalty that we had no claim, as have stated un
less contracted Tor bought up rho ether patents
This was done while | was connected with tho
company, and, lar as | can ascertain, it has not
been done since
About six months after gave up tho dictatorship
and left for California Tweed obtained IN some way tho
control oil the company for tho purpose supplying
the State Of New York with brocchlo loaders / was
then In San Francisco and did not learn for long
time that he had taken hold Of the stock for the pur
pose Indicated do not kn what no did or did not
do except that no injured the gun very much by con-
Meeting himself with II.
The gist OF these remarks Is that having no claims
against the United States, could have no possible
object IN rcsortng to bribery. II the United states
had man uncturcd million OF guns IL would have nd
dcd nothing to the value OF our stock.
Indeed, tho accusation falls 10 the ground or ITSELF
II Dent engaged in depicting tho United States
Treasury in favor OF the United States Regulations
Firearms Company tho stock ought TO have become
very valuable. whereas according to the letter pub
Ishcd in attack referred 10, offered his stock
at q mere nominal ratio and found no bidders
ABNER DOUBLEDAY,
Brcvct Major General United states Army.u