The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-29

spread prevalence, nay, almost preponder.,,.
sedition. He next informs Nj. Adams 49, OF
Government "neither looks for, nor appreh.,as zoe
any actual and permanent dismemberment ~ ',
American Union, especially BIZ line Of las,'aA q
and adds, .'that the President accents ,bs
dinal dogma of the South, to wit, that ,bo vi
ceding States cannot be reduced 10 oJeassa.. = ~
conquest y
This letter, and it's doctrines, have ev;ao, !,
been overlooked In the rush of great events. ~.
We bring it now before The aroused stten,;n. y
the country, that it may be compared Win ~
more recent demonstrations Of Mr.. sev.,SI
policy; and that the People may see. vbv ~
grooming numbering ship Of State has been
long sailing wrong course.
We impart no idle approximations; We s;n,
have related facts. Letters from H. ADJ.
subsequent to the date of the above ,la,n;s.
paper, have spoken Of this war as "a mere or.v
ton Of boundaries,' and Mr.. John Van Rr..si
with whom M. Seward, during the late NJ.
York Campaign Of Wood and Seymour, "a, =,
virtual accord, is now in Washington Win Nil
plan for general convention Of the STATE, n
. temporary separation of the cotton si,,s,,
according to his friend, 1r. Stewards. n,o
gramme. There is DO more reason, therein,
why Mr.. Seward should not entertain the mn
posals Of Prince John in favor Of the indens,
dence of the South, or their diplomatic conouer,
Of the North, than there was for the euter;sr'
ment of the insidious proposals of the Bo,d4,
State Commissioners His main tex. hs. bes,
that diplomacy and not military ope, alton l,i,l
all its dangers to himseli) should End this reyol
luton; and as Prince John and Seymour sns
all their chicken hearted Clique, conscen.iouslJ
doubt the efficacy OF the sword ,agans. ,t.
South, Seward may eeize the present moment NJ
bring his doctrine to q climax. .--,- -.
Against this danger, which We now regard al
imminent, we have but one reliance, aud tha, !,
that some one will direct the attention OF II,
President to Mr.. Stewards letter Of the Tor,
April, 1861, and ask him in plain terms il, VILE
summoning the loyal citizens of the Republic b,,
hundreds of thousands 10 the exposures AMI
sacrifices Of the field, he authorized Mr.. SewsN
to inform the world, thar the Federal Cover
ment could not reduce the seeding States al
obedience by conquest" If he did not, ,hs|
Mr.. Seward is an unfit and dangerous counsel
lor for bis administration;. but if he did su,hos
ize him to so speak, the sooner the people VI
derstand that this war is an appalling joke, and
the sooner their Governors, under Mr.. SeWa,dt
doctrine Of States rights, recall them to ;bei,
homes, the better. 7-..., .-e..... ss-s--r.. Il
There are but two alternatives which the low.
ering aspect of the crisis places before Mr.. Lin
coin. He must either dispose of Mr.. Seward
and use the sword in the full integrity Of war,
fare, or he must put away the sword, and adar
himself to the behests of the two modern Spep
GERS of his Cabinet, and prepare for surrelde
to the South. If he fail in the fret policy, b.
viii have the consolation at least Of falling like
patriot and gentleman; but if he 10 captured
by the last, there is no destiny before him, bet
ter than the ignominous end OF Edward II.