The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-02

Tossing their sins. "In0u Au0woos. 4o1u.
how nv servants have been occupied this days"
With these words did the blasphemous mocke.
y Of prayer begin one Sunday evening in. .
house could easily indicate; and then the
man under the pretext Of addressing the AZ
mighty, rsked up all the misdoings Of the SER
rants (they being present Of course,) in
fashion which, ifhe had ventursd on ct any
,ther time would have probably led some Of
hem to assault him.-[country Parson.
From the Na.sorLl 1n..Il,s.neer.
rhe Alleged DIsssntlens In the Cabinet.
On the authority of its photographic dispatch.
es" from Washington New York journal in.
forms the public that from the conflicting views
Of the members, 1.-THE Cabinet has been on the
verge Of q complete dissolution" that Mr.. Sew.
ard had made up his mind to resign bis position
If his counsels were not acceded to; that his re.
tirement would have led to an entire reconstruc.
ton of the Cabinet; that to avoid such embar
easements at this crisis, and especially desirous
to retain the invaluable services of Mr.. Seward,
the President has resolved to harnonize the ex.
ecution of the confiscation and militia acts, &C.,
Furthermore, that . new movement on the DO.
litical chessboardis move of the conservative
democrats and Republicans to make General
Dix Governor of New York and Mr.. Seward
Senator in Congress-. st
It appearing to US that statements Of OLSEN
sions in the public councils at this critical juno.
ture might receive some credence abroad, If
none At home, and prove prejudicisl to the pub.
lie interest in the European world, We thought it
our duty to ascertain whether any foundation
really existed for revelations of 80 serious
character. We therefore took the liberty of
seeking the truth where We we're sure of finding
it; and to our inquiries respecting the alleged
disorders and possible rupture in the Cabinet,
we were frankly answered, so far as the secre
tary of State is concerned, as follows:
The honorable Secretary freely admitted that
he felt perhaps more sensibly than others the ina.
portance of avoiding misappfhensions in pub.
lie AFFAIRS because it devolves upon him to daily
which often are more inconsiderately made than
they are speedily contradicted at home. The
armies of the Government, which are strong as
they are brave need reinforcements, and the
world needs to know that they are promptly
coming in response to the call of the govern
ment Every rumor Of division of counsels and
Of conflict among or about Generals, every pri-
vate jealousy, and even the utterance of every
private grief, however unavoidable, tends to de.
feat these important objects. go
The Secretary therefore, felt fully authorized
and at liberty to say that he never exercised nor
assumed power or duty in the progress of
this war with which he was not specially charged
by the President, and in the performance of
which he was not always in free communication
with him. That neither to the President nor to
any other person has he ever expressed distrust
of the President or of any Of his associates in
the government; but, on the contrary, has uni
formly supported and defended them oil. That
he has not been quick or willing to entertain
complaints against any General whether Scott
or Mcdowell, Fremont or cClellan, or Halleck,
or Grant, or Buell., or Dix, or Sigel, or Shields,
or Banks, or Blenker, but has exerted bis best
endesvors to sustain them oil, more when they
encountered defeats than when they achieved
victories. That he has neither introduced nor
encouraged any test question in the Cabinet con.
corning men OF measures, or even said or thought
OF insisting on the appointment, or approval, or
rejection OF any man, or the adoption or rejsc.
ton OF any measure, as . condition of adherence
to the administration to the war, or to the cause
Of the country. he has never seen any intem.
perance in debate in the Cabinet, and has dis.
couraged it in public bodies and journals, equally
whether it appeared in favor Of his own views
or against them. That he never proposed or
even thought of requiring the removal or the
overru!ing. OF the propositions Of any member of
the Cabinet, nor has he proposed or thought of
resigning bis own place in it, nor has ever one
word of sunkindness or distrust passed between
the President or any Of his official advisers and
himself. He is content, as be hitherto has been.
to remain where he is, 80 long ~ this causeless
and Ubiquitous war continues, and 90 long a. the
chosen Chief Magistrate of the country REQUIRES
it, even though his advice should be ovsrruled.
which happens very rarely, and then in cases
which bis own Judgment, better informed, some.
times approves. At the same time be would
not, # he could, for any reason prolong his STAY
in the place he now holds one hour beyond the
time when the President should think It wise to
relieve him. And when be shall retire from Il.
it will be with the determination he has more
than once heretofore expressed, under no cir,
whatever to be place.holder in the
service Of his country. even although, as be most
confidently expects, it shall emerge in it's full
strength and greatness from its present troublea
He hopes no one Of his fellow. citizens thinks 40
unkindly Of him as to suppose that be would be
content to exercise power in q fraction of it. if
it should consent to be divided. ga-. N,
STILL MoRE IRON CLADs.-There are TO be
built Immediately four new iron.ciad vessels. to
be constructed in addition to the Ericsson gun
boats, the Ironsides, Roanoke, and the vessels
the laying of whose keel.blocks We announced
on Wednesday. As far % We can leasn they
are to be constructed a. follows:.,
One at Jersey City, one ct Greenport, one at
Roatnn and one in New York 'typt4