Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-22
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BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING. MAY -. 1865.

PEACE CoNvENrIo>. The Peace Demo
Gratis Of the state Of New York have issued
call for a State Convention to assemble in
New York City On the Sd Of june. In their
call they make the following statement
We think that the efforts 10 sustain the Union
by force Of arms in the hands Of those who now
direct the Government, have proved "A failure.
Whether the failure has been designed or not, II
IS clear that the effect of the measures adopted
by the Congress, and the Incompctcncy. Fana-
tlc.sm, and Corruption Of men IN Power, have
had this result.
Assuming that the administration desires to
restore the Union, it cannot be accomplished by
mere brute force Nor do we believe that the
past justiies a continuation Of such policy IN
I'll peaceful remedies have been attempted and
exhausted. ls yet, they have not been attempt
ed
THIS call is signed by two gentlemen from
each Senate district Of the state, making
sixty-four names in all. 1t presents most
clearly and distinctly tie doctrinc- Of the
party which is now doing mos; TO weaken
the hands Of our government. \ rresenta-
tion Of such opinions and sentiments as ale
here set forth, and systematic attempt to
render them acceptable 10 The masses by
means of CONVENTIONS and popular assemble
ges where they shall he discussed and re
commended. can he viewed in no other light
than as direct attack upon the efficiency
and power of the government as it now cx-
lists. Such course Is well calculated to
strengthen the rolI cause. Suppose these
gentlemen continue their efforts until the
opinions they advocate are - widely dissen-
mated and embraced as 10 demand the at
tention Of the Administration what can be
done in that case, bat to suppress tie abettors
of this mildcr form ofopposition AZ Nallandig-
ham hn- lcen suppressed! The Government
must sustain itself, and necessity will make
that right which would otherwise be undesir-
able 1t cannot be denied that politicians of
the Seymour stamp have the ability TO do a
great deal Of harm and they may reach a
point where the general government in self
defence viii he compelled to crush them.
We can see no other prospect in the event of
their gaining the influence they desire. If it
comes to be an open and nvowcd contest be
tween them and the Administration what
have they right to look for but suppression
by military authority
1t is worthy Of remark that Ire cxpre--
sions in the call which refer e. tn, Admiui.-
tratiJn are very guarded. TL. gentlemen
who sign it seem to have been avare Of their
danger. hui the auimus Of their preceding
Is none thc less apparent
From tic effect, Of exploding less than
three thousand pounds of gunrawder in a
cartridge fsctory IN New York on Monday
night, /, would almost seem that an e1plo-
sion or a large quantity cr powder IN the
vicinity If a rebel town or Fortress might
be used proftahly as an appliance Of war.
The following account is from the New Haven
JovrrQ'
The passengers and all hands on board the
lrlNC4el, were -feiliF tltTNiei aHrui AAlt- li>N
eleven On Monday night, when abreast Of the
Luuatic Asylum, on BlNckwell'- Island Sudden
" a tremendous conclusion MS experienced,
followed Immediately by one still more severe,
which brought the terriiel people cut Of their
borths-and in one instance, at leasf, took the
Stats and Bedding from under a sleeper, and
dropped him 10 the d0or-amid crashing glass,
s'amming doors AID a bewildsring uproar.
Capt Downs says that in all his s,elmboatinE
career, he never knew a boat 10 rock and stag
ger SO fearfully-and It was the opinion Of him
self and Capt McNiel, (who was in the pilot
house-where the glass, sash and all, on the port
side, bulged out and shiyered,) that if the boat
had been inside Of the island, she would have
been shattered to pieces As 1t was, the doors
on the lower deck were torn from their hinges,
aud nearly every window on the port side brok-
en-. heavy marble slab. resting on brackets,
in the ladies' saloon, was lifted from its position
and SMASHED to fragments Capt. McNjel said
the boat tremblei careenei and rocked ike a
tov-the roar was stunning-and stones were
thrown into the air three hundred feet The
ladies-of whom there were some fifteen or
twenty on boari-rushed from their saloon in
the earliest possible morning costume
DEATH OF REBEL GBNERALs.-It is often as