Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-01-02
= ATemresf IN a Teapof.

4 Tempest In a Ecapos.
The quiet and Law abiding citizens OF Piits-
burgh, were on Monday oflast T7eek. thrown
into fearful state Of excitement, by the an
nouncement of tie fact that the Secretary of
War had ordered The tsanspoE tation from the
arsenal near that place, Of several pieces Of
heavy ordinance, 70 forts which the govern
ment has for sometime been engaged ic con-
structing; one at Ship Island below New Or
leans, and the other at Galveston. Texas
The abolition editors Of the Dispatch, who
love niggars and hate foreigners, sounded the
note of alarm. Gen, Neglsy snuffed the
battle afar of, and sent his sword to ''cun-
ming workman to have it mended-General
Morehead, who left the Democratic Party be-
cause it wasn't a paying institution, swore by
his patriotism that the guns were intend
ed for the use of Southern fire eaters; while
one Thomas Williams. forgetting all about
.'repudiation" and resistance to the DEGREES Of
the Supreme Court, turned his attention TO
preparing series Of resolutions denouncing
the Administration. aud rebuking the rebel
wide awal;es" ever ready to march at q mo-
nents warning, kept
Their lamps a burning, and their vessels
filed with iie,'
while the yalient Daniel O'Connell O'Neil,
Esq, exclaimed fercely as he strobe up fifth
street,
My souls in arms, aud eager for the fray
After this state of affairs had continued for
some time. sensible people began to ask what
the excitement was about. They soon discoy-
cred that it was about Just nothing at all, and
the immaculate patriots who had raised 1t,
began to simmer down. The ordinance &c,
in the .. S. Arsenal, belong, of course, to
she United States and as> under the control
of the Secretary Of War. We DO not think it
is his duty TO consult the people of Pittsburg
before removing an article from the Arsenal !;
the opinion of Members OF Congress, and
Newspaper reporters, to the contrary nonwith-
standing. We are surprised that ID this
State. which is reputed TO be conservative.
men could be found, willing to entertain for
even single moment. the idea of resisting by
force the execution of an order of the general
Government. Certainly, the people of South
Carolina haze not threatened or attempted
anything worse than this. The shipment of
military stores f5ou the Pittsburg Arsenal,
to military posts both North and South, is a
matter of almost daily occurrence, and there
was nothing F0aliy IL the recent order OF the
War Department, calculated even to attract
the attention Q! the community. The con-
struction of the forts We have named, was
commenced long before Secession was talked
of, and the Post says the order for the reno
val Of the guns to them was given in the or
binary routine of the business of the De-
partment. VIC .hink the putting of these forts
in fighting Order' does not look like giving
aid to Secession. Il looks more ike prepa.
ring for coercion so that the people of Gal
weston and New Orleans. have infinitely more
reason 10 be alarmed than our Pitts burgh
neighbors.
The following are the numbers and weight
of the guns ordered to be sent. For the Fort
on Ship 1slaad:
FL 10 in Columb.a.:, Is 200 lbs. each SIS. 900 h
81 S" 9,240 " I94 4O4O g
81 Founder Iron GS 7,25O'. $4,000 =.
Total 1922
For the Fort in Galveston Harbor, Texas
% 10 in Co,umbians, Is, 200 los each 600 lb
4s 8" =" 9,24o " '' 443.520 s.
go Founder Iron G's 7,25o :" 90, ,750
Total S43, $50 /"
Making total of /, ,386. 10 lbs or 693 tons
in all.
On Thursday evening, meeting was held
n the Court House, at which General More
head made speech. and the great apostle of
Reputation read his resolutions. As be has
for soDe time been engaged in attempting to
nuilify the DEGREES os the Supreme Court. we
are surprised he did not undertake to nullifv
,he orders of the War Department. He con-
tented himself by Rssolvimy, that tho govern
neHt authorities at Washington had acted
very badly. but that it was best for the peo-
pie Of Pitisturg TO allow the removal Of the