The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-07-04
FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Upton Advertiser

WASHINGTON, D. c., June %.
"Your friends are slresdy yours buy
your enemies, appears to be the advice
taken and acted upon, too much, by the
present Administration. The Democrats,
heretofore, have always availed them
selves of the civil Offices Of the govern.
ment, appropriated them to the benefit
Of their friends, thereby Strengthening
their party organization. Men of ordiu.
sry reasoning capacity would conclude
tina. if Republicans were appointed to
places Of position and pecuniary impor.
lance, i. would give them influence and
means to promote the interests Of the
party that represents their principles
Blu, as these Cabinet officers are suppos-
ed to be men of extraordinary capacity
i. is possible that some Of them have dis
covered the utility Of the aforesaid mot
to, aud that men can be bought to sup
port men, if not principles. You have
probably noticed the complaints from cor.
respondents to New York papers, relative
to the retaining in the Treasury Depart
men. of not only Democrats, but men
uho refused to take the oath to support
and defend the Constitution. There can
be but one construction put upon this
refusal. and that is, that these men sym.
pathizc with secession. Then the ques-
tion naturally arises, do the Heads of this
Department sympatl,ize with secession ?
Their excuse is, that there are not men
here competent to Fill these places, and
they have requested these men to remain
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them
But happen to know Of, at least,
three good Repu blicau applicants for
clerkships III that Department, who have
been in tie city waiting for a month
past. These men arc competent to fll
the positions occupied by these Seces.
sonists who are yet allowed to receive
emo'umonts from the Government they
will not swear to support.
l hope when Congressman arrive here
there will be pressure brought to bear
on this Department that will correct the
evil tendency thereof.
Some Of the charges against this De-
par.ment have been denied by the CORE.
spondent Of the N. Y. Times; but, al.
though that correspondent has full access
to said Department, he is mistaken in
.omo Of his allegations especially as &c
the oath bcing as promptly rendered te
the clerks Of the Treasury Department,
a. to the clerks Of the other departments
know that the Clerks of tho Interio,
Department were required to take thu
oath about a month before it was tender
ed to the Clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment. Your readers will understand thi
was the test oath, similar to that tender
ed to the army, varied only to accor,
with the different duties in various posi-
tons. Any patriot would take i. ever,
day. if need be-
We have had repetition Of the Bethe
affair. The Ohio troops, under Genera
Schenck, run into an ambushed battery
there was less loss than We feared at frs
not over dozeu killed, but We canno
help feeling that these might have bee,
saved with little precaution. | under
stand the matter is to be inquired int
tina: the right party should bear the re
sponsibllity. In this war for the Union
1t is well that all should be allowed :,
partake OF the honors, without party dis
elimination, but there should be discrim
nations as to competency. God gran
that We may have no more serious blum
ders from this source!
Washington is fas. becoming a forti6
ed city; line Of entrenchments is BEING
thrown up from below Alexandra to ,
point on the Potomac five miles abov,
the city, and guns mounted at conv nj
ent distances. The grand army is being
increased at the rate Of three thousand ;
day, for few days past. Some regiments
lately arrived, are armed with the Enfield
rifle.
A general order has been issued, re
q"ring all claimants for damages to land,
crops, &c arising from the occupation
by our troops of positions around the
city or Virginia, to present their claims
while the officers are present to inspect
them. There is great difference in
amounts claimed by owners Of con.igu-
Gus farms, where the damage is in reality
about equal; and some Ct our officers
tbiuk tha. the ci.i'us .! some are ey,-