Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-31
From. the N Y. Tribune .
Disarmine ths L.oya1 slates.

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The events Of the past few weeks are i'm
pressing the people Of the North with the
conviction that our imbecile President is per
hitting bis Secretary Of War to disarm the
loyal States, in order that they may be able
to make no efectnal resistance 70 the con.
summation Of the schemes for the erection OF
3 Southern Slayeholding Confederacy. This
conviction resolved itself into practical form
at Pittssurgh. When il became known that
the Secretary Of War had ordered the cum
manding officer Of the Allegheny Arsenal to
send 76 heavy guns to Galveston Harbor, and
4s more 70 Ship Island, near Bslize, the pso.
pie Of Pittsburg instlnctively suspected urea
son, and resolved that they should not be re-
moved until the Government, by strengthen.
ing Fort Aoultrie, had given an earnest OF
honest Intentions. That they were justified
in their suspicious, the course Of the Admin
/, istFation, which scUrns to conceal, but rllher
p0rsdes its sympathy with the Secessionists,
\ irgs a1ngala l.raaf--Rnt M, ara aratlaraa 10
demonstrate that what the people Snly sus=
pect is an established fact
By reference to the report OF the Chief
/ Engineer Of the United States Army, in Vol.
I. Of The Presidents Message and documents,
Is5s-60, ''Ship Island, coast Of Mississippi,"
page G5I and "Forti6catiOns for the defense
Of the entrance OF Galveston Harbor and
, Bay, Texas" page 859, il will be seen that
work on the foundation Of the tort at Ship
Isisnd had Just commenced, and ct Galveston
Harbor aotking al al had been done. This
was = year aeo, and these documents afford
the latest published data on the subject. Nc
matter how rapidly the work ct Ship Island
may have been prosecuted since that date,
By the officer in charge; it is not possible
that much more can have been done, up TO
the present time. than lay the i0undatlors=-
1 And from the way II which The work in the
EuFlnesr Department is conducted in ordina-
~ times Of peace, two at least and more
pFoba3ly four years must elapse before the
work win be ready 10 have a single gun put
IN position or before suitable shelter will
have been provided for any material Of war
/ Elhetever. As ioT Galveston, or any work
OF works in that vicinity, if q year ago work
was only 'iabOut to be commenced, know
/ ing the loeality, and the difficulties to be
( overcome, We venture to say that with ordi-
n ~ progress the work would not be ready
for Sisgle gun in Eve years. and, judging
from tb,S EspDrt, we may assume that the
sand has bssssy been removed for the found
ation. An fbs @absr works Oh the Calf have
their armaments. ,,Seept Fort Livingston, IN
Bsrataria Bay, whici. Z noE hoisneu' nor
ready for It's armament
Il is stated by the United 81 tates authof. ties
ct Pittsburgh that carriages for these guns
are being made at Watervliet in this Stale.
This is not true. No carriages o.s that de-
sefiption are now being made at that arsenal,
nor have any orders been issued 10 The COM
manding officer there to issue carriages Of that
sort from those in store. II is evident there
fore, that the reported destination Of the guns
at Pittsburgh is oniy a blind--the real object
being 10 place them within easy reach Of the
Secessionists. For some time the great la |
mentEti0n at the South has been at the lack |
Of heavy artillery. This movement on the |
part Of Secretary FloJ was 70 supply that |
want and 100 carriages, probably for these 1
same guns, have been ordered Of a house in /
this city, by Southern State authorities, with (
directions 70 ship them this week. If the
Pittsburgh guns should not be sent we pre-
sumo that the order for the carriages will be
countermanded, as the guns cannot be man
utaetured at the South. Taking these iscts
IN connection with the recent heavy ship
ments Of muskets from WGterYliet Allegheny
and Springfield, 70 the Cotton States while,
as viii be seen from a letter from an old mil
itia man, published elsewhere, the great
State OF New York, for Is years past has not
been able % obtain her quota of arms from
tue General GovernmeI.1, we cannot come to !
any other conclusion than that the War De-
partmen4 with the knowleige and conniv-
anee Of the President is deliberately playing
into the hands oi those at the South who are
now either Ia open rebellion against the
Government, or OstentatiOusly plotting is
immediats overthrow.
i Is high time that the country was
aroused 70 q thorough understanding Of the ,
position Of our rulers at Washington. Dur
ing the past year 200, 600 muskets have been
taken from the Springfield Armory alone by ,
the Secretary Of War, and distributed ,
throughout the South, not to mention the
drain nom Other points. Although the o. /,
s Arsenal at Charleston with %, 600 stand ,
Of srmss has been nearly two months in pos !
session Of The Secessiouists 5itkiH he past
,ea days 5000 mors 1lusksfs hGVe been ssnt
here from Watervliet 70 ths traitors IN arm
ID rebellion against the Government. Like !
quantities have been sent within the same
period to Alaoama and Georgia. And 50
We ind, under tho management Of Mr..
Floyd, a steaay drain Of arms and material Z
# war constantly gong on from the North Il
o the Slufh for the use Of the proposed I,
Southern Coniedsracy.
i this material was needed Tor legitimate
purposes, there is no earthly reason for the c
ransiers as We are in stale Of profound il
,eaee with other nations; and the sending OF :,
.sorss % forts IL the condition Of those at
2alvesloa Harbog and Ship Island Is alto a
Ssthsr contrary to the custom Of the War O