Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-11-24
Sflistellaneous.
n,,r r,,,,r M THE CURRENT.

Tho oeosrsl drift OF Soutbern sentiment 30
.,as vs can indge from the latest eovices, s
,overds n convention OF ell the ota,e'oo'u'us
s,.,as Soo,b Carolina seems obstloateiy
onnn.ed N such q course but every otner
Sontbern State apparently iavors H. ~
virginia. and other Border States, part'cu
larry. the feeling is very strong, that II any
thing ia to be done in this matter, u must os
dons bv the united action of ali the aggrieved
nsr,ies The most ardent Dleunionists in
Virginia. the Richmond Examiuer,-
denoupce the scheme OF allowing the Cotton
Etates. or any one Of them, TO decide this is
sne for themselves. They claim right to
participate 10 oil such counses, aud will not
readily consent to be excluded.
tudeed there is a strong feeling OF jealousy
growing no among the Slaveholding States
ibemselves. Their interests as among them.
selves are by no mesns identical, although
they have a common interest as ngaiost the
North This last leads them 10 unite in favor
of secession, but the former will render it
i'm possible for them 10 agree upon the ways
and means Of etfecting it. A Southern Con-
ysntion will be indispensable to any action ;
Virginia and Kentucky will resist ibe srpa
rate secession Of South Carolina as o direct
blow aimed at them and South Carolina
will be compelled to go into general Con.
deed, as the question is one Of common in.
tereet to ell the Southern States, it is no,
easy to assign any reason why they should
not thus take counsel together as to the pro-
per course to be pursued.
Now we regard q Southern Convention as
certain to increase the stability of the Union
IN such body the whole subject will be dis
cussed on its merits and such a discussio;
can have only one result. We are perfectly
willing to intrust the fate Of the Union to
Convention Of intelligent delegates from al
the SIaseholding States.
One point cannot have escaped attention
10 the action Of the seeding Estates. Not
single instance of resistance to the laws o
the United States has yet been committed
Amidst all the excitement and turmoil whic
are eaid to pervade the South. the Fedora
law has been closely and fastidiously obeyed
Special pains are taken to disclaim all though
Of violating the laws Of the Union. Wild
does this mean? Is it prudence,-or defer
euce to the distinction which MIR. Buchana
is understood to draw between secession on
notification?
1t will be noted, too, that nothing whatevs
hos been done even by South Carolina t
prepare for that eventual nulli6cation whic
nlone can make secession o reality. Th
Legislature adjourned sine die without hay
ing taken single step 10 this direction. n
money was raised, no tax ordered, no loa
authorized, no army provided. Nothing What
ever was done but to call o Convention -
This commits the State to nothing-decide
potbipg, and prepares for nothing. Th
same thing is true Of the other States. Coz
errors Messages, Legislative resolution
and public speeches, make up the whole
the Secession thus far.
These are all negative indications br
they are not without their value in formin
nu estimate Of the tendency of events at Il
Soutb.-Ne,u York Times.