New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-27
THE TREASON AT PITTSBURGH.

IL 10 moi enouph that we are TO be sold out to the
Secessionists-the Administration would BIND us hand
and foot deprive of arms and deliver us, tied neck
and heels 10 the traitors who would destroy the
Union! II has already ordered lj4 heG1y grRS from
our Allegheny Arsenal 10 the far SOuth-not TO DE-
PEND the stars and stripes for wbeb our sALiini me
cbanics made them but TO batter it down under the
pirate flag of some Lone Star Rattesnake govern
mnent. The order came few weeks ago TO ship on
Wednesday, Dec. 26, the following guns;
10 Ship Island the Bsize mouth OF sne hsasnpn:
81 tefinch Coumbsds, l2s FOUNDERS
u eight.nch Coumbisds, "a poundeJs
To Newport port. near Galveston Island, Texas:
20 ten inch Coumbiads, i2a poundsrs
AZ eightinch Counbicds, q Founders.
in all one hundred and twenty-fOur guns, one broad
side Of which would throw Fre tuas a. bdlS 10 TAKE
these would strip u entirely Of cannon, and leave us
disarmed, and Tar far cannon are coneerhed) at
the mercy Of traitors. For months the mus
kets have been sent 10 Southern ponts where rebels
have already seized them by the thousand Shall Penn
syIraaia be dsarned, and Charleston allowed with
npunity to seze Federal arms with which TO over
throw the Union . =,
viii onr people submit to this Our citizens, of all
paries as 4 unit, denounce the movement az treason
and prominent Democrats, leading Breckenridge men,
have telegaphe1 TO Washington TO have the order re-
yoked If it ia not dOnewhen treason endeavors TO
destroy the Union, while for two months yet ID power
we owe duty 10 the nation, TO the State OF Pennsy-
wanna and to ourselves 10 prevent 10y force IL neces-
saryl the transfer of these munitions Of war; under
| color of law, 10 the enemies o. the nation.
Had Benedict Arnold succeeded 20 lar IN his treach
eTy to have ordered the delivery OF West Point is
cannon and muEiIiOne OF war, 10 the British, would
LIS commission his epauettes have given force TO an
order tainted with vile treason No his gallant Off
GERS would have the epauletes from the shoulders
that diseraced them burned bis commission, put him
in charge OF guard and doubleshotted their guns for
| an enemy however aided by shameful treason. Let
| il he so with Mr. Secretary Floyd. The people OF
Allegheny County should see that the cannon pur-
chased by the national treasure are not conveyed to the
far South; and they need not baIricade Liberty and
Ia let ID
cannon shall be shipped I'M Charleston arsenal IS iH
he possession Of he Ftderai G0rerRmeAt and Fort
| N0aifrie recat0rced, and NosI Will BE.
The Mayor al the request OF citizens of all parties,
will probably call q meeting for Wednesday 20 con-
slider what action Is necessary.
On applying for information to Major John Sym
ngton OF Maryland, in command at Allegheny Arse
nal he politely declined giving any information
in the present state of affairs he should not say any
thing about in regard TO the amount Of cannon,
aims, &C., and recent shipments. On inquiring IN
Lawrenceyille We were informed that, for week OF
more Government wagons have been hauling muskets
to the city OF The employees stating that ten NOU
sand muSkets We're shipped within a week-no doubt
TO be placed where traitors can obtain possession Of
them without gun being fired. From another source
We learn that small arns, cavalry equipments, balls
and Shells have been quite recently shipped by river
to the South.
The Government is even now "hurrying mp" the
completion Of the enormous l2-nch gun az the Fort
Pitt Foundry and hopes doubtess to have South be-
fore the 4th Of March.
There are about a hundred l0-inch (l2S.pounder)
cannon at the Arsenal the orders to ship foryfour
OF this size
Gen. j. Il. Morehead, NJ C., on bearing Of these
movements at once teegraphed to Mr.. Stanton, Chair
nan Of the Military Committee, House OF Representa-
tyes to make inquiry at the War Department on the
subject. He then applied TO Major Symngton for in
formation aud learned that the guns designed for
the new forts which had not yet been mounted even
named; that the carriages were made at Watervlie,
N " and these guns made for those forts; that
all the muskets heretofore ordered have been shipped
and no further acquisitions made; that have
been shipped except TO fill ordinary acquisitions.
ARRANGEMENTS were making Oh Monday to haul some
of these guns to the river. We suppose will
tap the III e-bells the their making their APP
pearance on Penn Liberty street, that our people
may witness their removal.
( contract was made Oh Monday with the steamer
Silver Wave owned by Capt j. = M'Millen of this
city, s. s. MMillen OF Beaver County, and David
Wilkins Of Chicago) at twenty dollars tun for TAX
ing i22I tUns of for New Orleans designed for
GalyesIon-and 27l tune for Balize remain 10 be
tracted for.
Since the above was IN type we received information
from Major Symingon, not varying from what he
gave Gen. Moorhead, published above. We also
learned from several that extra guard mounted
at the arsenal Oh Monday night.