New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-17
THE EFFECT OF PLAYING WAR.
uESpoNuI., WALL,

The fact cannot longer be concealed that criminal
Incidence is chargeabie somewhere Tor the uisas-
rou- overthrow of our brave and gallant men 81
Roanoke leland the fact cannot longer he con
coded because Il Is upon the tongue OF every Felect
ny man. 40 public journal, devoted TO the puDnc
Ico.--a cause M which all possess ana realize the
deenest interesi-this paper Is averse 70 me tnp-
trei,i n of gieys4c of such magnitude IRON any
sicsod OF seiimtniai fear tn@t inJuf! 10 ufcruo
10 be true interests oi the people by free comment
and .xrosure TITUS to WELD the engine OF the press
W. REGARD rs the true glory and noble aim OF the
pro.s 81 a tree people. When II ceases thus 70
.,.ak the ben ets ~ IFS mission are cst or ulH-
t,red. md j, hecomes but the panderer TO power
Tai, IL tie position when II now occupies 1Yei '"o
heel Of the Northern Gcfqotisn.
II the public press is 10 be m1ued or 10 muzhie
,irrlf from iear Of brneli down upon me hehds o.
those ia auihor.ty'the merlrd ocndemnauoh Wiiih
IuistIatIon justly dvmails-h IL 10 ' ui'--
.p silence from fear OF eXlosrg even 10 or enc
; tl. uatert fact that some oi oar men "a author
ia, sr, derelict in duty and la the quuh '.'iohs
a. bcn tier positions dcmHDd-then tho printer
ff rav be - well cent back 20 he iouuctrt' abuse
~ .,V.es la lgh plicos 90 uneA o.cd the ieiftItt-
f.f. continue tber u.,i-adunistraiiou, ne public
Interests be su ed a. langulsh, he tlsrcgWded, AMI
lly ira cret. The brave men who fought the
enemy III Roau0ke lslrd, aud many 81 whom
rourrl out teir blood Ike water IN The futile at
ieutt 10 maintain Their stand against an oyerwbeim-
iug iorce Were sacrificed 10 criminal neglect 10 re-
it.elf upon TIE public mind, and /" which We hcsi
taf. MOI TO CIV, utterluco and an objective form.
N,,Nith.t.ud.u. the H. owledse possessed by
,ry man IN our MIDI. aud within the bounds OF the
Conied,ricy, oi theting out oil the Bnm,ldc IA -
Y.-no.withstanoing is reported presence hover
iug az ito Caroliua c0as-n0twi hslanding IT. pro-
d i..td arrival oil Roanoke lsand disclosing the
r,ri.est Intention oil The enemy % stack thst de-
voiced isanI aud 10 pOssess II as another suag-uc
be ior fltlre and mat important oreraions-not-
- 3D. s.aldint ihe l..f kaown ID our uen IN pow cr,
|fist fi. lftortant rOst was not sufficiently manned
'h.t the force there wac made iun'e 20 defend ~
r,,n,us' tie auac. by wlcL II has been men ced or
., .r-IolNil.s.Hgdils tbs ana more, which nigh.
be ,nted ytt thai handful of brave aud devoted men
,rcr. tufero fo remain there utuhclenty reeaiOrc-
81, au. - await tue moment "hen, hp u.ently n
cared ior, hey we've To- be " Ouclefed to make
"a Northern holiday" and 10 furnish the
demorulzed press If the savage aud soul
lo. North TT theme for their tTucultnt boAstings
and fcnli-h hnLzu-. Such In the culpsbc neglect
which demands ventilation and CALI Tor remedial
in'er.osi ioa OF the Executive arm Of the Govern
Im,.t 40 Richmond. Ii the vulnerable points on on
ss cadet const an" 10 be- defended II all LEI them BE-
defended effectively, ~ least with sJre reasonable
regard % the oXorpOWefiug forces which have hih-
erio been concentrated againet them. To garrison
them with force - insieq nate as thS which fought
/ 10 the death ~ Roanoke II TO convert them into
saughierpcns, and crimiually sacrifice the lives Of
our brave and d. voted men. such, n s melancholy
We and bic Spartan bend, seven Of whom escal ed
to bring the tiliugs OF their untimey doom.
/ but more. We ough to have had 10 the Sound 20
Gun car. or rore-such even M could have carried
cach one elective rliled gun.
Ien mont b have elapsed since the Nayy-lari
here clne pro, 81 niialy into po-re.sion ~ de-
sertior-rnI ffIy such garb.ats might have been
emily constructed there, ar cd ncd, and laced
ut de mouths OF Tie nuMeIOus and small streams Ia
n sound and tarwloIc But the r8 has not one s.f-
gie one fuch be- here constructed. This n "a stll.-
linz fact and eyiuCes what the public reglr1 cu-
pablo negligence. Although within a few hours
ride Of tlis great AID ntstmablo depot TO tho Con-
fedcrtcy SIR Secretary Mallory has not yibited
tho Navy ard since lie warmed bis Official ,eat, nor
has he mani 'osied that administrative energy in the
manner Of these gunboats which the time demands
from him, and from all VINO have been placed in
positions OF importance such M he and Others occu-
by IN these peilous times The dsi ster at Roanoke
Island by no means consiste alone in its mere cap
ture, nor in the loss OF tho band Of braves there
sacrificed.