New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-22


State stores, and other property to vast amount
therein, was Internationally surrendered to him, and
he IL now its COmmandant, occupying the quarters OF
the late Commandment and granting paroles OF honor TO
such Of his prisoners Of war as have deared 10 Depart
and not serve under him. The dispatch from the late
Commandant then prisoner Of war, informing the
Secretary Of this gnomnious surrender was received
ut the Department on the evening oil the 18th OF Janu-
ary And the resignation OF Captain Randolph, who
on the 18th the leader Of the insurgents hd not
reach the Secretary until the lfh when, without In
quiry or DELAY it was Immediately accepted. r. Far
rand, Commander in the Navy, and also citizen OF
Alabama was the second In command at the Pensacola
Navy-Yard the executive officer of the yard. When
the attack was made upon the yard Farrand met the
assaants at the gates by previous understanding adj
nitted thn 10 the yard and conducted their leader to
the commanding officer; participated III the formal
capitualion and Immediately engaged IN service under
the new COmmandant Of the yard. This was done
while he still held in his possession his commission as
Commander in the Navy. On the 18th or 10Th
of January the Department does not know
which, Faand forwarded his resignation to the Secre-
tary; but it did not reach him until the 2lst OF the
same month, seven days after official notice
of the surrender had been received ut the Department
Yet this resignation was immediately, and without
inquiry, accepted. +. b. Renshaw, Lieutenant In
the Navy, aud citizen OF Florida, was the FIRST
Lieutenant Of the yard and actively engaged In secur
ing its surrender. Ii by his order that the nag
was hauled down. amid the eers and shouts OF drunken
abble. lie immediately enrolled himself under the
leader Of the insurgents, and present commandt OF
the yard and from the day Of its SURRENDER has con-
tnued under him. to discharge the duty of First Lieu
tenant before under the United States Yet he con-
timed 70 hold his commission az Lieutenant IN the
Navy till the 10th of January, and his resgnatlon did
not reach the Secretary till the I'D, when, Like the
others il was without inquiry delay, accepted The
conduct of these officers plainly comes within the Con-
s,tutional definition Of treason against the United
States, viz "levying war against them, or in adher
ing to their enemies, giving them aid and com
fort" And so long their designations were unac,
cepted BY the Secretary, they could be tired and
punished es traitors by courtmartial From this they
have been relieved by the Secretary himself To have
done this with knowledge of their acts, would have
been TO have involved himself in their crime would
have been to have committed treason himself. To have
done It without inquiry and without reason to know
that they have committed oense, shows want OF
that socitude for the hrnor and efficiency Of the service
which Is indispensable to Lite just administration Yet
the redgnations Of Farrand and Renshaw, and also
those of the other officers resgning at the Pensacola
Navy Yard. were all received and accepted after the
Secretary had already been officially informed that they
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