Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-04-30
EDITORIAL CORR EspuNDENCE.

| chants and others, some making purchases,
some Investments, and others after specula-
| tions. There is no denying that New York
| is the great Emporium of this country, not
| orhy in commerce, but in wealth and enter.
prise OF oil kinds. Her commerce wbitens
| every sea, and vessels are constantly arriving
| from almost every part in the world. As
native Pennsylvania, feel in common with
| other citizens Of the Keystone State, native
pride Of the great wealth. and natural re-
| sources OF our State, but no one who spends
any time in New York. can shut bis eyss TO
the fact that the Empire City is and will
continue the great centre Of the Western
world. / have before, on several occasions,
referred to the grand and liberal scale in
which every thing is conducted in this city
In commerce, building ships, railroads. or
any other movements requiring enterprise or
wealth. In Philadelphia, and other cities,
we find blockssor rows Of 6nefhouses--but in
New York you fnd whole streets and blocks
Of brown stone palaces. Indeed you see
comparatively little Of New York, as it is'
until you get above Fourteenth street, which,
thirty years ago, was near the outskirts of
the city.
The Sirklps case, which is now nearly
closed, has been here, as well as elsewhere,
subject of general conversation. Everybody
seems to think that Mr. Sickles will be ~.
quilted, yet few are.willng to think that be
is entirely guiltess of the charge of murder.
bO ie ila
dict with the fact that whatever the offence
may be in law, Mr.. Key, they conclude de-
served no better fate. The address of Mr..
Stanton, of Pennsylvania, is, ! think, the
most eloquent and. able forensic effort made
in the trial. Mr. Stanton is an able lawyer
and first came. into notice a few years since
in his argument in the Wheeling bridge case.
james 4. Brady, Of New York, is ranked
but 90 not think this trial has added much
to his reputation. Perhaps Mr. Carlisle, of
Washington, has made more character by it
than any other of the legal fraternity.
The national politics here is not in much
better condition than in Pennsylvania In
the address which the Democratic members
OF the New York Legislature issued, accor
ding to usage, at the close Of the session, no
mention whatever is made of Mr.. Buchanan
The omission is a suggestive and awkward
one. That the President had some friends
among the Democratic members there is no
doubt; but'coumendations of him would have
given rise to dssensions, and was, therefore,
suppressed.
Feeling however. that some reason should
be given for the silence Of the document on
national topics, the Albany Atlas and Argus
says it was because the Republicans had, in
the most cowardly manner, abandoned all
their avowed principles Of national policy"
That is to say, the Republicans having proved
themselves towards, the Democrats initiated
their examole. The explanation only makes
the matter worse. The fact cannot be con-
cealed that the Democracy Of the State re-
fuse to touch Mr.. Buchanan.
New York does mot stand alone. In al.
most every State Mr.. Buchanan has either
lost or split. his party. He has satisfied
neither the North nor the South. The former
he has alienated by his efforts to extend the
area Of the Slave power, and the latter by
the way in which he did it. His bunglng
friends feel that silence is the greatest grace
they can accord him.
The newspapers to-day are filled with i'm
portant news from Europe. Some Of the
English journals predict that 10 Il short time
one Of the greatest wars OF modern times
will prevail throughout Europe. Already
six hundred thousand men are under arms
The present Emperor Of the French will
never rest satisfied until lie has accom- plished
something similar to the grand campaigns OF
his uncle, the great Napoleon.