Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

OF Its waning power, raises the startling cry
OF dlsuniOn To its aban comment of the SEN
timents, opinions and policy Of the Republi-
can fathers to its betrayal of the rights and
interests of free labor and the cause Of human
rights at home and abroad, is now added
dlsloyalty to the integrity of the Union Let
the intelligent patriotism of the nation re-
buke this mad exhibition of folly and fanati-
cism which would shiver this Union into
broken fragments, and let it proclaim, in the
words of Andrew Jackson The Union
must and shall be preserved" "
Considerable has been said by few papers
in favor of having the day already assigned
for the meeting of the National Republican
Convention at Chicago, June 18th, changed
for an earlier one. From what was SAID to
the n Y State Committee on the 3lst by
Gov. Morgan of New York, Chairman of the
National Republican Committee, there
seems to be no probability of any alteration
in the day already designated. Indeed, af-
ter the day was once set there ought to be
very strong reasons indeed assigned to justi-
fy change We have seen none such Of
fered.
Gov. Morgan said that the time was fixed
by the National Committee after a lengthy
discussion, and at that time all were satisfied
with it, He had since received numerous
letters urging that the day should be changed
to an earlier period, and during last week he
wrote to all the members of the National
Committee, stating the fact of his receiving
a large number Of letters, and asking the
several members whether it was their wish
to change it to some earlier day. He had
thus far only received seven replies, there
fore not enough to form any opinion az to
the wish of the entire Committee Those
that he had received We're nearly all against
changing the time. The member from New
Jersey and one other We're ali that desired a
change He had also Just received a dispatch
from Augusta, Ne, dated Jan. 3, stating
that toe State Central Committee had been
in session there this morning, and Unani- |
mously decided against any change in the !
day of holding the Chicago Convention 1t /
was his opinion that there would be no |
change.
We understand our Republican State Com
mittee is to have a meeting here next week |
to consider the several questions which nat /
uraly arise about conventions in this State
for the election Of delegates to the National /
for the nomination Of State Of |
fcers, &c We have no knowledge whatever
Of the opinions Of the members Of that Com
nittee on any of the subjects alluded to and
we have only TO say that we hope they will
act considerably and dIscreetly There is
no call to make any special changes in this
State from the usual time Of year for holding
political conventions nor for preciPitancy /
in electing delegates, either in the Districts or .
for the State at large but there are very .
plain reasons why such elections should be
delayed to a reasonably near time to the as
embling Of the National Convention. The
lext three months Will 20 u great way to-
wards settling the popular mind as to who
should receive the votes Of Vermont in that
Convention Let there be no hurry, say we.