Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-24
Embarrassments of the Admins
erations


We give an article from the Albnny Jour
nal that turns another leaf in the history o
the crime of secession, and in that orticle
those who have been disposed to critieise tht
management OF affairs a: Norfolk resulting in
the immense destruction of government prop
erty at the Navy Yard there, can find wonder
that even one ship was sa3cd from the hands
of the traitors.
1t should not surprise US that so little has
been done since March 4th, but that so mutf
has been accomplished by this 4sdministra-
ton. It would seeift that ntn innocuated
with secession are fit for any act of treachery
Hence officers. filling the highest pos in tha
| Army and Navy are found capable of coEceal-
ing their sympathy for secesSioif, until their
resignation, or u more overt treason, will strike
the greatest blow against the government
The Albany Journal says:
"No one can realize the amount of embar-
rasment which the Government has cncoun-
tered from the necessity of entrusting the ex-
ccution Of its orders 10 an Army and Navy,
almost half demOralized by officers of treason
able sympath:es.
! When it was decided to employ troops for
the defence of the Capital Staff Officers, after
remaining long enough in the War Depart
meat TO AGO lire as much knowledge as posi-
bi. of the details, resigned, to carry that
knowledge into the Camp Of the Enemy!
When the Norfolk Navy Yard was found to
be II dadgcr, orders werd dispatched from the
Navy Department to have all the vessels taken
out. Officers at the Yard secretly sympathiz-
ing with secession, first prevented the cxecu-
ton OF the orders, on the grounds that it was
| not necessary, and then resigned. The Navy
/ Department on being appr zed of this, instant
ly sent Com. Paulding down to save the prop
clty. But it was then too late All that
coud Their be done was to destroy it, to pre-
,ent its falling into the hands of the secession
ISIS, and that he did most efftctually.
When the 7th Regiment and the Massarl1.-
Sett;s troops arrived at Annapolis, tire Capital
Mas almost deienceless. A Quarermaster was
ordered to 90 TO Annapolis from Washington,
to his Ell their march. He went as 4Yas sup
| posed 10 execute his mission, but ilstecd of
bringing in the desired reinforrerents, cody,
al his leisure, brought in his resignation.
When the river steamboats, were seized al
Washington for Government use, they were
s"nt sround to the NaFy Yard to be armed
for servi e. Immediately on their arrival, ev-
cry officer in the Yard but one resigned, in
order to stop the work
These are but few pages out of the whole
volume OF unwrttcn history. At every step,
for while. the Government was clogged and
clipped by traitors, who drew their pay and
affected loyalty SO long as nothing was re-
quired Of them, but who5 at tire critical mo-
ed to the enemy.
But the active operations of the past few
weeks; aud the incxorable sternncss with
which every officer is stricken from the roll
who has qualms about his dutys have purgcd
the service. The Army and the Navy, at
last, are oficered by men who are loyal to the
flag, and who, when they receive orders, will
execute them. Fhe whole of this experience
on the part of the Administration, gives add-
tional illustration of the utter lack of COM
mon honesty among those who would split the
Union on point Of horor.''