New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-03
An Appeal. FoR pEAeE.

1 As shc day OF election approaches we have been
sorry to see an increase Of that feverish and un-
| healthy excitement which seems to be inseparaoie
from all popular contests. There IS no necessary
for il at any time, but It Ii especially unnecessary
at the present moment.
We do not refer 10 the apprehension felt and ex-
pressed at the chance Of the election of Lincoln,
but to the antagonisms between our citizens grow
ing cut of their ewn political preferences. No one
can nass along the street, or enter any public
nlace whatever, without being arrested by the loud
voices of citizens engaged in controversy about
The merits or chances of their respective fayorites,
NJ one can pass along at night without being sa-
lated with noisy hurrahs for the other of the
three candidates before our people. Personal al
tercations and difficulties will result, bad blood
viii hs aroused, and the temper Of the people ex-
cited to a pitch abnormal and unreasonable, un-
less they will ranse and reflect
1t is not the moderate and temperate discussion
Of political topics that is objected to, because
this Is necessary to full understanding Of the is
sues 10 be decided 1t is the violent dispute, the
angry controversy, the open impeachment of each
others honesty and patriotism, which the eve ot
great election is apt to engender.
If the object be to convince your adversary,
done by passionate language, by offers Of wager,
BY dogmatic assertion. No one can be convinced
Of error BY an outpouring Of passion and inyectve
If he be person nsensible Of the weight Of ar
gumeat aud Influences of reason, opposition to his
views only confirms him in his opinion.
All this Is especially unnecessary at this time,
when there is an outside foe, against which public
sentiment at the South is entirely unanimous. The
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far removed from us, but threatens to defeat us all.
The common bond Of unity smong US, in this
Ifespect ought to restrain us from any violent an
tagonisns among ourselves in our intercourse with
each other. Must we wrangle and discuss heatedly
the differences which are SO insignificant, com
pared with the greatissue upon which public sen
timent is unanimous?
We do not say this for any one party, bat for ALL
The evil which We would remedy is common to all
parties, and one is as much to blame as another
The argument all sides IS exhausted--the press
and the orators every side have fully discussed
the issuesthe election is close at hand and there
is no occasion for any excitement in the personal
discussions Of the people. Let US have an arms-
tee for the three days that intervene before the
election Let us be willing TO give credit to all for
the same impulses Of honesty and patriotism that
| move ourselves. Differences Of opinion, III politics
as in everything else, are unayodable--hut there
Is no occasion for private resentments because all
/ men cannot think alike. The election itself bids
| fair to be conducted peaceably and quietly. Row
i dyism of course cannot be put down-but we beg
| I'd suggest that all orderly and sensible citizens
unable to agree in their political preferences, pro
I claim truce, exception the temperate interchange
of opinions, from this time until the election is
j over.