New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-10-16
asn G,rlsans laIIg Crescent.
cArhr APPEAL,

a CALM APPEAL,
We eau do car readers no more acceptable ser
viee so@day than TO present them with the calm
philosophical, sensible and eloquent letter Of I
distinguished vsrginian, which follows. tits ron
d rzcYaIeT 81 i family In the Old Dominion re-
nowned FOR patriotism, great talent. high position
ana long public service. Not for these reasons,
however, so We commend this excellent letter, ha'
for It's own intrinsic merits, It's original and pro-
found views, and the wise counsel which 1t con
saias. Ills letter which deserves to be read and
stutistl by every one who seeks to do his duty in
the present svsis, free from passion, and n spirit
Of true patriotism;
I.ETTEa rRoM n ]. BARBoUR, ESQ.
BAgHouRsyiILn, Sept. %, lsda
Ijs1f S5, thank yon for yeur kind invitation
\, v;sif Noffok ana address the Bell and Everett
is,ls IN ttat cftv have Il fresh and grateful re-
collection Of the consideration and hoeTaify ex-
hibited towards me, both in public and private ~
your hospitahle people--and regret eXceedngi 4,
flint many reasons with recital Of which will
not trouble vou prevent my acceptance Of your
Invitation 81, any active participation in the present
s,anrass sVInpathize none the less heartily,
however, II your wishes and efforts 20 elect John
Beiland Edward Everett, the counsellor and elo-
auenS orator. They are the only conservative
candidates who stand reasonable chance Of cleo
ton and they deserve it by NIL the claims Of well
stafesnanslip, Of GIFTED sagacity. and Of deep
devusion to the Constitution and the Union.
The country requires the services of such men,
because it requires peace and repose, and these
thew walld bring as far az depends upon human
agefaey Ii they were elected it would effect a
Elll in that storm Of passion, preJadlce ana need
less hate, which now RACES through the country
IT would enahle the true hearted and right minded
1ncft of ha nation to analyze the questions which
now disturb Tstn see how purely abstract many
III these questions are--with what improper mo-
tfges and for what dishonest ends they are ag-
tated -aad how easily they might be solved or
thrust aside If friendship instead Of phrenzy ami
mated tie discussion. i would be their noble
privilege to
Ana ancient fsguas q party sili.e'
s sv sI,s s,1 nsaP ssss pl e. as
Il does net reqsire any deep penetration to dis.
uover tile true source of cur difficulties and dan
GERS TAe perennial wisdom Of Burke furnishes
IN appropriate text which, though written nearly
hnnared years ago, has all the freshness of eotem-
pofaneoas application to our country: 4 Il is q
serious affair this studied disuuion in government
lii cases where union is most consulted and where
persons are hast disposed to promote it, differences
from the various ideas of men will arise and from
ther passions will often ferment into violent heats,
80 as greatly TO disorder oil public business. What
must I'D the consequence then when the very dis
temper II made the basis of the constitution; and
The original weakness Of human nature is still fur
shea enfeebled by art and continuance 1t must
turns pur public councils into the most mschevous
cabats where the consideration Is not how the
nations business shall be carried on, but how those
who ought to carry ii on shall circunlyent each
osher In such state Of things no order, uniform
ffy. dignity OF elect can appear In our proceedings,
either at home or abroad
Ia application Of this, would remark how diff
cult it ii to- conduct the affairs of vast and di-
vefsiesl country ours, even where the clearest
intellects and best intentions are called into play
but we may well DO filed with sorrow and alarm
when We are given oyer 70 mere party machinery,
aad I'd men who apply no other tests TO public
tons bit success In their schemes OF individual
ggraadis enent, and use the bests interests of the
country az mere counters in the desperate and
pefiiegs game OF politics
We ire suffering now, and have suffered years |
from tlIe violence Of extreme opinions. Ambitious
men In both sections of the country have found |
their profit IN inaaming the passions of the North
and South. The North has been made to believe |
chat slavery will be extended into regions where it
could not survive yearand the South has been
persuaded that they will be denied access for their
servants into territories, (yet to be aequired)
where white iaborcrs woald Inevitably perish
Imaginary territoress are made the subject OF
fierce cente lions ilmot provisoes, slave codes,
intarVentions and noIinterr entions are discussed
Id all their Wearisome aud wildering mazes-deln-
agogues 9nd agitators whose only hopes Of harvest
are Ill evil cotnmotiop avail themselves of the
general confusion to seize upon every place OF pro-
it, and every station that was honorable until they
leid Irrational and conservative men are every
where brow beaten and bnled, and when they
wauId lift their warning voices are prosecuted,
dpgga0, bounded to political graves. When the
people themselves would look into their own
affairs. their attention il diverted as BIZ the
sjuggler's art or their Judgments warped BIZ pas
si0nate appeals. as The matadore waves bis red
flag III the face Of his victim. Corruption creeps
sitlDbae1ved Into every department, and the true
interests Of the nation neglected or sacrificed
whilst the people are engaged in idle and danger.
ous controversies. This state of affairs cannot
lass, aad cannot have but one conclusion. For
sanateIy there - remedy and We are still in time
q make the application
d. not propose to initiate the practice have
deprecated BY any long discussion of the topics Of
Hha day-bnt Wien VIC sec country convulsed by
the question whether slavery shall Of shall not 60
into the Ter.iterea, naturally asks where are
thesa Territories which create oil this excitement?
! 90 not bolieve there II one foot Of soil now be-
lannng Cd the United States, or likely 70 Come into
their possession. whose destiny Is not already /
senied hy the great laws of nature, which slave
codes eannot ssreRgt then, nor proyisoes repeal. F
have been ans wared here that according To Mr. /
Webster WI went t1 war with Great Britain on a i
Preamble Bat that preamble contained an active I
principle. Surely it would be praposterous Id IT, /
self. aHd treason againat humanity, 10 break UP
this mighty country on an abstract question that
Is dead 10 the past and may neyerrise again. Your
5ssiisgtshed Repres entatiye Hon. ohm s. Mill
snnl HIS sitB gn with admirable clearneas how hel
lew and bisineere ii the demand for new tests of
fidelity to Southern interests and new guarantees
tor Southern rigits-that the men who are now SO
elaineroas were silent or opposing during the dis
es,ssion ~ the Kansas and Nebraska biil-negeet.
"a the living question, but now seek to fright us
with ils gllost They recall TO MS the witch OF I1u-
can, plio avoided the conflict but when the strife
vas closed, wandered over the field Of battle aud
selected XII The subject of resnsciiation the body
which had recently quivered with existence, and
whose roat had but jnst uttered the last note of
agony.
Instead Of wasting time upon abstract questions,
II was tha duty Of every patriot to work against
the election of asectonal President. The Demo
cratic party. as firmly believe, had it Ia their
power u prevent the election of Lincoln. In view
81 the raid al Harpsr's Ferry it was obvious to
every rsilagtiag man that the North was to be the
great batta ground Of this contest that the aues-
sion shoald be fairly tested as to how much Of con
serEAtistn sfi existed there. and that 1t was the
n1rt Of kgh andpatfl0tic policy to give the national
Aen OF the North d candidate and q principle by
which they could firmly and conssentiously stand |
II iae leaders had perceived this and had awak. |
snHd Ia time TO the vital truth that the Democratic
party II mt absolutely necessary to tic preserga
Sion ii tue unien, but that devotion to the Union
II necessary 10 the preservation Of the Democratic
party. they might have had new lease upon that |
power which they bave 40 delighted to WELD and
the people might still have beendeinded by spec
taele sHeh as Crplg tells us was exhibited during
sha regency BIZ George the Fourth here the ner
petuai defaication OF revenue was proudly eyerpai
by the perpetual surpIusage af orators ready 10
defend ke right nj oil lazards and OF all Salaries
aud to rally arnand government to its last shilling Z
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