Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-02-08
vAsHrNcToN CONFERENCE

THE W
,,,rncars thar TO the gentlemen heis'o-
49,. 6esiennted 70 attend the "ashing 'O1
To- IN the part Of Vermont, GOV.
- has added Hon. B. D. HARRIS Of
p..+lab9-o. The provisional Commission
=. =, from Vermont. then. are Hcl. AIL-SD
~. of Remington. Hon. LEV Underwood
and Hon. l. Z. CurTTEXDES. Of burlington
Gan HI. BA1-rB Of Rutland and hon-D-D'
HARRIS Of Bratt.e0oro.
The object of the conference is sun 'ieH'l
indicated II the following Tropos5-
,s.s,,is-nrr- or existing troubles. recon-
-.-5e5 nv t5e legislature Of Virginia with
-bicb +be plan Of the Conference originated.
800 That ~ tho opinion q the General
$50 y---~luia the propositions embraced
= - -.solutiaus presented 70 the senate o. the
- -.sfes rv the Hon. John =. CrIItenusn, 80
--5i4s5 a. thzr the nrst article proposed as a.
---.raucrt o. tie constitution o. the United
stss s5aIl aruiv % al the territory O. the Unit
r. states now no1 CT hereafter acquired south Of
fa-itu5e thirtv-slz degrees and thirty minutes,
sr- --rovided that slavery o. the African race
mai DC efectuaiIv protested as property therein,
dining the continuance Of the Territorial govern
raert and the fourth article shal secure 70 the
,--s-. u slaves the right Of transit with thei-
slaves between ana through the Notwithstanding
States and Te-ritorIes constitute the basis Of such
RI .5lustucnt OF the unhappy controversy which
--v d.rl1os thu States 10. this coniederaoy' a.
waula be accepted bv the people Of TINS Common
vozlt.
70. this &c basis u is enough for US 10 say
THAT 0. ,z.7 md 30 taro~ or ooVHteHanoe IN
Vernon
Inc question as q the eZpeGIenCy OF spe-
clal appointments from Nermont TO such q
conference lie diseased ~ q respected cores
uondo1t. I'D communicate TO which We
give space IN another c5lumu. IJspeaks Tor
iuat We need 10 ado nothing TO what We
have ALREADY said ION our mrs, page,
en- the subject, except thar we understand
The appointments 20 be 7-oris.ono--that the
gentlemen named nave gone 20 Washington.
prepared. a. after consultation with the 4 a-
mont delegation ia Congress. ana Others
qualified 70 ADVISE u taa matter. IL shall b.
deemed les. 70 do So. Q. take seats IN III.
Conrenu1a. IaeT may MOI appear II that
5ocv at AL
Iae pauioucu views OF Governor Fairbanks
u requesting them TO assume such an once
Id one can doubt and the well-known
character ana standing Of the gentlemen viii
be q sufficient assurance to the People Of
Vermont That they Will 90 nothing which
Their feliow-ciJIIens Will need To be ashamed
O. For the rest we are willing 10 wait an5
see
The correspondent Of the n. York H~al
teiegrsphF on the night ofrhs 4th. as follows
Inc vermont delegation nave declined accent
ing the Invitation OF tBe Governor OF that state O.
participate IL the Peace Conference. Inev &c not
recognize the authority that called the Conference
Ine Pence Conference Is not Ikeiv 20 achieve
the least possible CO0l. Inc citizens are in9IP-
1znt that the meetings should be held II 3 smEll
hal VITA closed doors. . ls regarded more Is
oErk-lsntsrn Convention Inau one 20 whose Gelib-
GRAFTON the largest publicity should be given.
The despatch - the =. J. Times SAYS
The cnanoes arc that tie Convention viii be NJ
terry fruitiess The Ne-uunt legation 6io not
Iot ID the OOuyelllu- uut are waiting t0- Mass
ehusettz.
The New York Legislature appointed
Commission Iuesl47. tas resolutions
beng amended by adding JohnA- King ana
sen Woo. % taa Commissioners The
Massachusetts legislature sent i've Commis-
sioners. YESTERDAY
PS We see bv report Of the speech
Of Hon. John Tyler on taking the char of
the C0uveuu5n-a speech winch contains
nothing but complimentary illusions to the
States which ere represented IN the Con7en-
tior-that be speaks of ermont-whIch
does not agree wiki the reports 70 the Tunes
and f1erac
il seems that The Convention is TO hold lis
meetings secret-not very ausricIous deter
minaJion % give the people confidence IN Its
o0InCs