New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-30
opINIONS On THE sOUTHERN PREsS

ASPECT OF THE SECESSION MoyEnEST N ALA
BAMA.-The most significant feature about the seces
non movement in Alabama, a. distinguished from
other States j. the resOl lite determination, and the IN
rrfHed auietude with which it is daily progressing
The conservatives who heretofore have warred upon
aectiOnallsm the hurtngs and al the bauot-bONi
have teen forced III The nature OF things, 70 ground
arms and summay 70 cSpltulAe 10 their political OPP
poients. The UniOnist al all hazards, and the Dlsu
nioIst PEP S. have ceased their mutual chickering's and
crin naticns TIE advocate Of separate State action
and the supporters OF the cooperation plah sre rap
IDLY discovering some common ground OF compromises
the popular mind, irrespective Of party, IF iast
teccming forcstsllcd with the necessity OF
eventual secession from the COniederacy. Three
week. ago public sentiment intamed by
the nervous eXci ement incident to the turmoil Of a
political campaign but that having been alAyec by
natural exhaustion. cold cal Mating and prudential
derIeraiiOn seems 10 have suppanted II. In the lear
fu manifestation OF their resoutenees we can behold
In its projectors little If any, Of that sophomore ram
FANCY Which characterize the South Carolina school OF
politicians, the vehement rashness Of party lead
e IN Mississippi Like the little nvuiet creeping
m some mountain cave it has continued 70 rush pre-
Ciltately down it, rocky and Jagged conr7e, until
gathering ~ IL went is has reached the lowland mead
ows of the popular heart diminished IN velocity, Yet
greatly inereas4d in the appalling magnitude Of lis
growing pFOpOTtloil.
9se tscts however much the subiect Of regret
nbtan;iated BY he occurrences of the past few weeks
We have already alluded TO the letter OF Gov Andrew
Il. Moore, advising seeession inst, ana consultation
=
bis Judgment for Alabama 10 pursue. And yet he has
slyavs been regarded AZ excessively conservative IN
lis noIiiical creed 20 have attained such emnence 10
az extreme southern State Senator Fitzpatrick vino
has eyer been looked upon the most coneillaiory
Southern Representative in the Senate OF tho United
St4te has welded the irresistible tendency toward
dizunion and has written letter 10 hs constituency
suggesting similar course Of action. John For
s,t6 who. during the Presidential struggle Just
re6 was the last 10 Lay aside his buckier and his
lance beneath which sectionaism had 70 often e1ed
for quarter proferses now 10 zee no other prospect lo
ssticory adjustment Of the difficulties arising from
the complications If Slavery agitation than IN the Ger
mar 1es0rt of Secession. The Baptist Convention
Which recently assembled in Marion approaching the
soeunify of the awful EaGLc, embraced the Issue N
their defberaoDa and with the voice Of women aud
children their edicf wa for DfuniOn Oiie1ng II ne
esarv asstance ini the cOnsuInnion of the scheme.
TIE united Becknrdge press, ike the voice % Sem
tronius is for war" The ffiends0f Mr. Douglas and
Mr. Ri have become weak in their opposition, through
constant deiectiops and oontening themselves
with making issue merely upon the separate aclon Of
Alabama without consulting with the o'her southern