Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-02-22
TIE PEACE CONVENTION.

Perhaps the following letter to the Bellows
Falls Times. will give information of inter
e.t 70 our readers. The public gen
orally seem to be very patient IN regard to
the doings of that mysterious body, and quite
willing lat least we are that 1t should SIT
till midsummer before making disclosures:
if it is inclined to,
from the Bellows Falls Times.
aWAsHryerov, Feb. 10, 1861.
WiIlara's Hotel,
"a. y. SWAIN, ESQ,
Dccr SVj From what / SEQ and
hear. I Judge that there has been a disposition IN
cartain Guartersat home 10 censure Gov. Fairbanks
fo- amounting Commissioners TO the Peace Confer
.rcs her, IT5sed. I sec that our late delegation
IN tbn Chicago Convention, whose ofc'ai dutes
v-re supposed 70 have been fully discharged ana
completed more than siE mcn4as ego, A"o rep
reared on tho stage Of action, II what appears Al
this distance TO be 4 kind OF lndleHauVn m
;nrp at MONTPELIER, and have telegraphed tnell
n-Scsedings over the country, as Of vast import
anos To the public veal. But this isn't what ! set
ont to write about.
oGov. Fairbanks, N responding 20 tho lnTlta-
zion or Virginia. acted unQer the uIo1Imous az
vice Of our delegation il Congress, as well as Of
prominent citizens in different parts OF the state,
ana his course has been fully ~,Ustlc1 ana aUoI'eu
bv ali our neirhtoring States. III the Ne" eng
land, Middle, and all the Western free safes o-'
two or three, arc now represented IN the Confer
ence, and at least two q these thee are e2pecle1
10 aDnear soon. This, I think, settles TIE ques-
.;oD - noIicv in GOV. F.is favor-i9r Vermont
would have made q sorry figure stanllns out
against her sister free States. D01 tAs 49,
NAV have made a mistake IN tLe men ne
ed a. Commissioners, about tE--, 81 COURSE ON"
have nothing 20 say. D.,
s.Yor are n-obablv anxious & know WAX LIE
rros,ec- is. 1t is cutie impossible a. t4-S CL9
to form any reliable opinion OF the Ie7u't p n
Confar.rce. 7 cau only ray that the best OF Ivelrc
ir- AID temper prevails, and MANI are uoi1--.
good from il. For myself an lLcIihec u
that II j. cutie as likely a. not 70 emu ~
ue75a.iaa 70 the several states 90 unite III c@--.Hs
r--r O,1~rees 70 convene a national coaFehLoI
for tho -evisicn af the Constitution, accoIU"s -
ne odd nresc-ibed in thai instrument. ana i IL
- s,-o,rlv Of the opinion that THIS l. the very
best thing that can be done. - VII 5-'S
(which Il, Of itself equivalent 10 z N-1'eiJ -
l.-i.5~ota and leaves the matter 70 De lec--1U ~
~ 90" 7 Lsipve further that such a recon
uerja-io1 would arrest the Secession
80 - .-s-az where Il Is-that Ny Lincoln
III "a ,,o,p--stsd uac0HGL19nGAy, anu tA@-
90 ~ I,5 nd time 20 develop his poHoyi TIE
S9g-b viii cutie likely discover tA@t ueJ --1e
hem 5p1ed' and tina. ,ley, after oil, Aaye no very
serions grievances TO be redreSc-- bu- All 'll7
Is mere speculation
The Montpelier UalainaH has the follow
inc written from Washington by the Editor
Hon. Z. P. WALTON, the Representative OF
the lst District
Vermont is represented in tie Convention. me
Vermont Congressional delegation was uls1 az
D7iDted. but declined to act, from the lncoH7eLl
s1.e of being IN rive places a. one time, as ven a. =
f-om n doubt. at that time, Of the exPealeno u
having Vermont represented az AL 1t was deeue-
hast however. T. have Vermont prepared or every
contingency Her delegates have gone ID 70 pre-
vent mischief, Il 10 good can be done ana IA
now persuaded that Il would be best 70 nave suTy
free state REPRESENTED. Enough have gone u I.
Give great weight % its recommendation. IL
Toul5 be well T. have al in 70 prevent bad pro-
-ects. The free States, If fully represented Teu!d
control the Convention. I think they can 40 IL
now. but the delegates in some Of them Possloly
nav not represent the pr-d0nlnatinS sentiment
Of their States. l ssy possibly there are aP-
r-etcnsions Of tLat sort. though ro-e ID respect
m tu- own.