The New York herald., 1876-11-08
GENERAL F. 7. DENTS LETTERS.
A Suggestion to Uncle Sam in
the Premises.
GENERAL B. p BUTLERy OPpgR TO BB USEFUL.

troled and directed the inquiry machine do
disturb deposits that bear the imprint OF their
steps, and perhaps contain damaging evidence that
they, TOO, have been filing tho sink At = time when
suspicion Is equivalent to condemnation even the
posure OF monstrous frauds audacious peculatoD
must be conducted with caution that the mud will
stick only the Of the guilty while tho innocent
will remain without stain. Charges involving the hon.
esty Of public must not be lightly made and II Vt
ALL thoy must be preferred with all the evidence or
truth that circumstances will permit to be arraycd The
people OF the United States have been sitting solemn
Judgment the conduct Of mon who have undoubt
eily done good service to the country the trying
days Of the past and. the verdict b. Of condcm
nation after fair review OF the evidence then
JUSTIFIED regarding the convicted guilty OF the
offences laid at their doors.
TIM HISTORY RrSLE.
II is not generally known that the members of the
Tweed Ring had entered on the schedule Of their
schemes plan TO control and make vast amount OF
money out Of tho furnishing Of the army navy and
militia OF the United States with Arcarms and that
company regularly organized with that object and
according TO the companys prospectus under the
agement OF the following welI-known Individuals
UNITED STATES REGULATION yIRxARxs COMPANY, 10.
.3l9 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
James H. lngersoii, President; A. .. Dickinson.
Vice President George D. Buieu Secretary and Treas
urcr Charles H. Green General Agent N.N
7rusiees-Genera Abner Doubleday, ErskineS s. Anin,
I.orln Ingersoi, Charles H. Bailey Charles Aldon'
James II. Ingerso, Asa D. Dickinson, George D. Bulen
Charles Green.
Tho basis OF operations which this Organization
proposed to begin inventlou by Mr. Allin, a
master armorer Of tho government armory at Spring
field Mass, OF plan for converting the old Springfield
muzzle loading rifles then use into breech leaders
by the attachment OF patent brcech action which
regarded superior to anything OF the kim ever
invented or applied before All the work connected
with the gctting up OF this system the cost of
every experiment necessary TO test it paid by the
United States government, but the fruits OF this ex
penditure were appropriated by Mr.. AIlin and his
friends for their private use ana benefit With
the concurrence and cooperation OF General Dyer late
Chief OF Ordnance Of tho United States Army plan
concocted to iost the gun known as the Alln
converted Springfield rife on tho country and for
this purpose the above named company organized
In order 20 give the movement neutral tint and
divert suspicion from the Official actors in the con-
spracy
In addition the attractions of patent breechcs IL
was resolved adopt "lhe Bailey secve for the new
gun-a plan for tho reduction OF the calbrc OF the old
barrels by the insertion OF tube, which was brazcd
TO the old iron, and aminated barrel produced In.
stead of Of homogeneous metal The Allin brcech
and the Bailey sleeve combination rine invented and
eNpeTlmentcu ou NJ TUE governments cost. Octng now
rcady, the next move was to evado the law under
which Uncle Sam claims the right to use any patont
owned by any officer or empoy6 Of the government
or in which ofaccrfor employee has any interest
without royalty charges
NOT A DOLLAR CAPITAL
vas subscribed by the new company, but there was
promiscuous distribution Of stock among the inucu.
tial magnates vt Washington with Wow Of securing
their good will and assistance In procuring the adop
ton OF the new gun by the United States government
rREsIDgSr's SECRETARY,
General I. 7. Dent, wns among the number 'nxed,
with tho Stock and there is little doubt but Gen.
eal Dyer the Chof Of Ordnance and Mo highest
authorities In this Army at the time substantially
Influenced In the Same manner However the only
evidence that exists Of this last named arrangement
must be drawn from the published official reports
Of snch gentlemen laudatory OF Spring.
field rife, whicn are as follows:-
GxxHRAL GRANT, AS SECRETARY or WAR
ad iaterim and OF the Army says In his
report OF 1867 to Congress:-
There were 23,oss Springfield muskets converted
into brecchoaders during the past nscal year ut he
national armory. All OF the have ueen
issued TO troops, and nearly all Of the infantry
ing in the departments OF the Missouri and ,he
Platte have been armed with them. The almost unan-
nous opinion expressed by the officers Is that the
and extremely accurate IN firing. Not single officer
has expressed the opinion that tho calbre treduccd
from the mnzzle oadcr rs too small while lew have
recommended further reduction. These have
done excellent service In nn Indian campaign during
s nasrad pass Ana o she.e oro
made unscrvlcesble through careless
ness than from All other causes In July,
1885, the Secretary OF War directed the conversion
OF 25 900 Sprn yheld uskets into brecchloaders
the preparation OF adequate supply Of proper
inosc arms 10 be continued without liking limit a TO
number and the work was carried on rapidly until
q as wsIn s.s. Y 30
nearly completed and there have been prepared the
requisite tools ior converting about 400 muskets per
uay At which rate thar conversion can DO resumed NJ
short notice. IL is confidently believed that no
brecchioader in this country or in Europe has been
Droduced which 10 superior converted Springfield
musket altered at the armory, and that equal
10 Il in serviCsable quaos be produced legs
cost In view OF the TACT that the $4,000 converted
muskes will worry soon be issued TO troops, cavn ng no
brccchoadng muskcts on hand IN store, IL Is recon-
mended the conversion Of the Springfield musket
bc resumed
rHx RxroRr cHssv ORDNANCE
Brcvc. Major General A. b. Dyer, dated December
$685. contains the following cormendaiion Of the con-
vss,ed Springfield gun:-
Reports IRON tho army in regar d 10 the small arm
which nave been converted from muzzlcIoaders into
brecchoaders and TO the special ammunition there
for continue 10 he highly favorable the efficiency
and superiority OF these converted their am
muntion. The work OF conversion which had been
limited to small number OF muskcts-ail OF which
have been issued for servicc-has been resumed with
such improvements experience has dictated, and
which will be applied TO further supply which has
been authorized and Is now In preparation
The foregoing extracts from the reports Of two
prominent army officials show decided approval OF
the new gun ana a desire that the country should be
committed to its exclusive adoption, by filing the
arsenas with large number before had really been
tested with guns Of other pattcrnA These extracts
tho official reports were duly published In PAM
phlei issued by the Unics States Regulation Firearms
Company proof OF the government recognition Of
the superiority OF the gun with the AlIin brooch and
tho Bailey sleeve.
nusDRxDs OF THOUSANDS or DOLLARS
wore expended Al the government arsenal at Spring
field in tho several tests and experiments this gun
BY the government, and in the end u had 70 be dts
cardad worthlasa