The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-04

Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Tribune
W AsHlxGroN, April S0.--Tle people Of the
North may rest assured that the Government
completely realizes the responsibilities imposed
upon it BY the present crisis, and will discharge
its duties to the fullest extent. The restveness
OF aportion Of the Northern press at the seem
ing dilatoriness of its action in war matters, il
altogether unjustifable. lts plans are ripe, but
the means to carry them out With energy,
promptness and success are not yet at its COM
mand. It would be criminal folly 10 enter the
field with raw recruits, and an army Of 200, o00
men cannot be organized and made effective in
course Of few days. Time Is wanted to com
pletc preparations, and these are now being
pushed forward with the utmost vigor and dis
patch.
In due season blows will be struck. In the
meantime let loyal citizens of free States, who
are anxi0ust0 see the Southern rebellion crushed,
remain confident that direct channels Of commu-
nication between the North and the Federal
Capital will soon be opened, if need be, by force.
The high.handed outrages of faithless Virginia
will not remain unpublished; in fine that whore
ever treason rears its hea !, the strong arm Of
the Federal Government will be raised to strike
it down.
Last evening two SMALL vessels going down
the Potomac were fred into from Alexandra,
few miles below this point, and captured by Sc.
cessionists. The Government will take prompt
action to secure restitution Of property and IN
Identification of owners.
Thurlow Weed is now devoting all his ener-
giles to military matters in New York. He came
here last night ms bearer Of dispatches and hur.
ried back to-day.
Gen. Jim Lane left for the West TO-DAY. He
Is dispatched to assist in organizing volunteers
west of the Mississippi river. he will doubt
less take an important command. No Northern
troops arrived here to-day. Several thousand
are expected tomorrow. Six thousand are sta
toned at Annapolis and along the road; they
can be brought here 10 a few hours. Rolling
stock, rails aud ties. have been brought from the
North by the Government, and put on the An
napolis branch to expedite transportation of
troops and stores.
WHAT THE SoUrH THINKS OF UNITED NORTH
The Philadelphia North American has the fol-
lowing:
''Southerners who come up here on business
errands are utterly dumbfoundcd at the over
whelming unanimity OF the people, their calm,
settled resolute air the goodness with which they
go about their preparations for general war,
and the visible evidence that they neither ex-
pect compromise nor viii put up with one. One
Alabama man. who had been looking at things
here, sat down in Market street jObbing house
and shed tears. Another Southwestern buyer
said that he had never dreamed Of such state
OF things as he saw here. All who come from
the South agree that no adequate idea of what
is the real nature of the case exists anywhere in
that section. They will, however, learn before
a great while, we hope, at the point Of the bay
onet, since they will obey no other monitor"
THr RreHr TALK.--'The Newport {R. y Meas
reports the following:
correspondence, of which the following is the
substance, is said to have passed between Gov.
Hicks, of Maryland, and Gov. Sprague, OF Rhode
Island, on Friday or Saturday Of last week, by
telegraph.
Cor. Hicks to Cor. Sprague 1 understand
you are about to proceed to Washington with
the Rhode Island Regiment advise you not
to take them through Baltimore, and thus avoid
trouble"
Cor. SmGgae to Cor. HicSx: The Rhode Is
land Regiment are going to fight, and it matters
not whether they fight in Baltimore or Wash
ington."