New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-22

The Secretary OF tue Navy abe people believe to be
hore; che whole eourtry, aud ccp cally our wht 10
teiboard, khows Lin 10 be Incompetent. Notody ms
takes mere putternY activity for executive faculty.
Energy, deeisiveness pysem Organization, preseience
there make it. No Minister in a great war ever bad
a plsi er duty or more ample means. The enemy had
vessele We bad the regular navy, and our "hole
great, unemployed ercsniie marine was at the SER
vice of tie Government. The peoI 10 and Cpnere
would have rsifei every honest contract mace 10y the
Secretary for hIriug and purchasing vessek Boards
Of the most able and honorable merchants IN 0r g. "a
board cites, on their personal honor aud Wlthout
charge for services, would have boagit and adapted
for t8e Of the Government at fair prices any and
eu0ugh vessels for blockade which could ana shond
have thus been IdAde complete two ln0ntns ago. VI
they would have taken the blockade Itsel "on con-
tract AT one half the price IL will cost the Govern
meuti Ii is now past the middle Of August, aud the
Secretary, advised at last by disasters wich every
merchant ior,ssw, ard would have rcmeoied peiole
the END of Nav il AT last actively buying yes'es ard
p-epariap to nk old huks and other DISTRACTIONS In
lie smsllcr harbor. Of the Rebels.
Starting with the one immensely important duty
which our Government had the power TO perform
uromptlv and eieentlythe enforcement OF the block
ade-be has been until within month tinkering an old
,ys,em instead Of reoraIiIing 1t ino new one Our
merchants would have hsd blockade more enec'lye
tb that Of to-day before the COLORADO wac preparedto
leave Boston. IL would have been bestneSS employ
inc all orr large slips ards and the routine of our
few uavy-yard.. Next 10 The late battle, we owe 20
the Secretary Of the Navy the most plainly culpa0ls
and nost unfortunate disaster OF the wartbe loss OF
the Norfolk Nayy-YarI ts shpsof war, and the vast
nnber OF cannon tarned upon at Norfolk, at fets-
c,l at Maoassss, and wherever onr men are 70 be
fwept by the rebel artillery. We will not stop to DIS
cues the shallow excuses made fJr this great los'
When Virginia Lung sLiyering in the wind every VIE
man out OF Washington feared It, and Wondered WY
the Secretary had not, weeks before made 1t mpossi-
be. It il not necessary, eyenit we had The heart 10
rout 10 further instances Of five months demonstrated
incapady. , ,,...o
The people have neither the time money nor patience
for there two Secretari,s learn their obvious duty
from tho stern teachings OF further unnecessary di
Ter. They viii not pardon expfed past uni'ness 10
hte late activity. hey ask-and, If we lose another
Vret battle or IL Enelaod Frame shouli threaten
our blockade or II mnch more time should pass WIN,
ont vie. energetic and suecessiul aetnn-they wilI
demand in language rising from inpatient urgency 70
nnu,isaksble ,6rcas that these two Secretaries oe
disusse and that other approved patriots and sates
men be put in their place. Let DO done before al
fair reach that pass aud all complaint ard all party
he merged in patriotic and united national aclion:
Hose Republican leaders whose vision sweeps beyond
the mere partisan horizon Of the hour know that II IA
"a wise for the paty Is indI ensabe iOf the cou
try The people VIII see to Il that 1t IL not len TO be
made the imnera ise condition Of future loan oa
terms made dsadvnntageOus by further delay aud dis
aster.