The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-05-23


remains unchanged BY the surviving bro.
ther and representative Of the deceussd
protector
There is little doubt that such YES
sci as this, begun years before Great
Britain and France commenced their
iron based Wsrrior and La Gloire, could
pass uninjured between the dcfenccs of
Charleston harbor, and by the ability to
destroy the city, at once compel the evac-
uation of the Forts. " Y. Erc. Post
Rebels Employing Negroes.
The co'orcd men in tho United States
have been exceedingly eager to enlist, aud
either form companies of their own, or
be attached to white compani.s IS, or OH
cered by whites, or 90 as servants, or
laborers to work or fight, or both, any
way to get chance to take a hand in
the war. But all such rroners have been
refused, and the enrolment Of this de-
scri ption Of force discouraged. But
down South tho Sccessionists appear to
have no such scruples against employing
"niggers' to fight against the Govern.
ment. The Richmond (Va.) Ecamtner
of recest date, has the following:
FREE CoLonED MEN-A list of
thirty-two lrse negroes of this city, who
have offered their services in tho work of
delo"se, or in any other capacity requir-
ed, has been sent in to the Captain of
the Woods Rihemcn. We noticed col
ored men in uniform. They came as
musicians with the Georgia troops"
! The Richmond (Va) Enquirer is re,
sponsible for this:
"NEGRoEs FoLUNTEERINu. - Free
negroes in Amelia county have offered
themselves to the Government for any
service. In our neighboring city of Pc
tcrsburg, two hundred free negroes offer
ed for any work that might be assigned
to them, either to fight under whita off,
GERS, dig bitches, or anything that could
show their desire t, serve Old Virgins"
We have seen no notice that the ser
vices of free ner"ocs have been refused
by t4. Secessionists. Slave negroes We
know are employed to assist the rebels.
All the money the negroes can spare is
taken to help support the rebellion.
Unless utter madness has taken pos
session of the brains of the secessionists,
hey vii. abstain from calling in tie ser
vile class to aid them in destroying the
Republic. The temper Of the loyal mas
scs will not tolerate such warfare. Let
them beware Chicago Tribune.
The Difficulties Encountered BY the Gov.
ernme,tt at Wasi,sngton
No one can realize the amount of en-
barrassment which the Government has
encountered from the necessity of en-
trusting tho execution of its ordeas to an
army and navy almost half dcmoralized
by officers Of REASONABLE sympathies.
When it was decided to employ troops
for the defence of the Capital, staff Off
GERS, after remaining long enough in the
War Department to acquire as much
knowledge as possible of the details, re.
signed, to carry that knowledge into the
camp of the enemy.
When the Norfolk Navy Yard vas
found to be in danger, orders were dis
patched from the Navy Department to
have all the vessels taken out. Officers
at the Yard, secretly sympathizing with
secession, first prevented the execution
of the orders, on the ground that it was
not necessary, aud then resigned The
Department on being apprised of this,
instantly sent Commodore Paulding down
to save the property But it was then
too late. All tina: could be done was to
destroy it, to prevent its falling INTO the
hands of the sccessionists, and that he
did Intellectually
When the seventh regiment and the
massachusetts troops arrived at Annapo-
lis, the Capital was almost defenccless.
A quartermaster was ordered to 60 to
Annapolis from Washington, to hasten
their march. lie went as was supposed
to execute his mission, but instead of
bringing in the desired reinforcements,
cool'y, at his leisure, brought in his re-
signation.
When the river steamboats, were seiz-
ed at Washington for Government use,
they were sent round to the navy yard
to be armed for service. Immediately on
their arrival every officer in the yard but
Que resigned, in order to stop the work
These are but Il few pages out of the
whole volume Of unwritten history. At
every step, for while, the Government
was clo.ged and crippled by traitors, who
drew their pay and affected loyalty so
long as nothing was required Of them,
bu. who, at the critical moment their
services were wanted, deserted to the
enemy.
Pnt the active operations of the past
few weeks, and the inexorable sternness
with which every officer is stricken from
the roll who has qualus about his duty,
hrve parged the service. The army and
the navy, at last, are officered by men
who are loyal to the flag, ard who, when
they receive orders, will execut them.
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