Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-17

We have had, during the week, great yar'-
ETY. Of rumors Of peace movements, peace mis-
sions, and peace ambassadors. The Blair family
or rather that particular branch Of Lnown as
Francis Blair, Senior, has gone again on mis-
sion to Richmond. The Trib unc's correspondent
says;
Passes from the confederate authorities, civil
and military-(deay in the receipt OF which,
at Grants headquarters ., had induced Mr.. Blair
last week to return to Washngton) had been
transmitted TO him her e, and will enable him to
continue his journey t o Richmond without in
terrupton. lie is dou btless in that city. 1t is
known here that Mr. B air will propose scheme
to the Davis Government for pacifcation resting
fundamentally on the return of the RebelIious
States to the Union"
We get no reports from this particular semi
Official unauthorized, voluntary missionary, except
that he has arrived at Richmond and taken rooms
at the Spottswood house. he Richmond papers
have not welcomed Mr. Blair very graciousIy.
The Examiner calls him an otfcious busybody
in state Of second childhood" and thinks he is
coming on FOOLS Grand and the other papers
at the robel capital rather ridicule the selfap-
pointed missionary.
Gen. Singleton, peace democrat OF illinois, it
is also said, has gone to Richmond to have quiet
talk with jeff Davis, in the effort to persuade him
that the peace Democracy of the North are, as
they always have been, anxious for termination
Of this " fratrcidal strife, ahd a reunion OF the
shattered nas-.sas. OF tho Union, and the Demo
cratic party at the same time
1t has also been asserted-athough as yet the
rumor " needs confirmation, that the rebel
Congress, n secret session, have appointed thirteen
or fifteen--the number is not mportant-com-
mssoners, among them Alexander II. Stephens,
Messrs. Boyce Of South Carolina, and Leach and
Gilmore Of North Carolina, to proceed to some
convenient point" where they can meet com.
missoners from Washington, and negotiate terms
oil peace. 1t ia also said that Georgia including
her Governor, is in a state Of very decided dis
satisfaction with JEFF Davis and the Richmond
government generalyi and all sorts Of similar
rumors are now reported by every steamer from
Savannah. Horace Greeley has also been in
Washington urging negotiations Of some SO 1t,
looking toward inviting tbs rebels peaceably to
submit to the constitution and laws Of the land
and about as often as evsry other day, double
loaded leader appears in the Tribune, announcing
some progress in pacific assault upon the rebels.
These rumors OF peace, or Of a prospect Of it,
thus far amount to very little and those who are
ex Expecting that the rebels, at Richmond or else
where, are contemplating an immediate surrender
to the national authority, will be pretty surely
disappointed II the rebels can, by any device,
deceive the North into an expectation OF imme
date peace, and can thereby occasion any relax
alton OF our efforts to subdue rebellion by force Of
arms, treason will gain respite and breathing
spell in which to rally and re-organzs its shattered
armies, and strengthen and "tone up its some
what dsmoRlized spirit. There can, as we sec, ,
be no very grave objection to Mr., Blar's going
TO Richmond, or Mr.. Stephens coming to Wash
ington, unless the people conclude from these in
dicatons that it is not necessary or important to
raise troops and money for the vigorous prosecu-
ton Of the war. But lest some such mischief as
this should como from these rumors Of peace ne
gotiations, the public ought everywhere to be eau
ioned against placing any confidence ia the many
Unauthorized and unauthsnticated stories put in
circulation over the telegraph wires, respecting
these peace missions. Many of the reports are
mere sock-jobbing lies, many are without rea
neutrality-suspicious. honest those may be who
send them abroad and many are exaggerated be.
yond any semblancs to the original What ".
may reasonably credit is, that the rebels are in
more crippled and disheartened condition thaa al
any previous moment since the commencement Of
their rsbsllion. The rule Of jeff Davis, at Rich
mond is becoming obnox' Gus, and dissensions are
'pringng up all over the insurgent districts. The
men OF the South, who are disposed to give up the
contest, are no doubt,at work, by such method.
/" they deem wissst, to weaken treason, and are
doubtless making use Of the recent rebel revsrses to
asgravate and increase the growing discomfort with
1ef Davis and the iusurgent authorities generally.
uoV' Brown, OF Georgia, and oil other State
officials in the contedercy who have refused to
concsde to the RiChmsnd Government the despo,ic
powers which it has attempted to exercise, are les,
restrained in their expressions Of opposition to
jeff Davis assumptions, and more independent
and 'elIrslsn, in asserting their avorite doctrine
OF State rights. All these signs bstray the
growing weakness of the rebellion, and indicate
ito speedy collapse il the nation pushes its advan.
tage, and RENTS none OF its efforts TO crush
treason by military lpOver. It /, our military
successes which have alone reduced the rebellion
to its present extremity, aud we shall not have
peace until We have other and greater victories.
Grant and Sherman and Thomas, are still our
best peace maker,-better than all the Bsirs
and Singstons and other commissioners North
or South. Peace will come in good time but we
shall arrive at no honorable peace through any
conference between JEFF Davis and anybody else.
Tbs end OF the war will come when treason in
arms is everywhere beaten and then peace will
not DO made with jeff Davis, but it will DO made
with people who will of themselve, be ready to
hurl Davis from .'h' seat of bis power, aud with
him Danish the leader, Of the rebellion. And
lot the North remit no effort, and DO lalsd into
no apathy by the ayiug.rumo OF the inclination
of the rebel authority to give up the contest
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