Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-03

A correspondent, writing us from Lynchburg,
Va, under date Slst january, says:
"The work goes bravely on. The two city
councils took in sixty-six the Monday night after
Mr.. Wise's speech and every night that we hold
meeting we take in from ten to thirty. We num-
Der one thousand and eighty here--pretty good for
a twelve hundred vote. Wise's speech created no
reaction here, whatever The audience was very
large but three-fourths of the number were OF the
faithful. The bitter terms Of demonstration INDUCED
in by Mr.. Wise, tended to confirm them more fully
in the faith Thus far only two have Withdrawn,
but did SO several weeks before his speech"
Denuncation and abuse make no converts,
and Mr.. Wise viii find it so.
Argument, reasoning and persuasion, may
change mems opinions and action, when they
are shown to be wrong-but invective, Billings
gate and anathemas, naturally and inevitably
confirm all those thus abused, in their faith,
and make them obstinately persist in their
course Of action, whether right or wrong.
The American-born citizens of the United
States, are as jealous Of their rights Of opinion
as Of their rights Of property, or Of liberty, and
they will suffer no man, however strong his
lungs, or theatrical his gesticulation, to broao-
beat them into the surrender Of their notions,
and the adoption of the views Of another.
We are both reading and q rejecting peo-
| pie, and no storms Of eloquence can unhinge
the conclusions reached by reading and refec-
| ton.
Mr.. Wise, in opposing the principles Of the
American party, has difficulty presented to
| him, at the threshold, which he has hitherto
failed to meet and remove, and it is in vain for
him to think Of making any Roadway unless
he meets md removes that difficulty. 1t is
this: He voted in the convention Of Virginia
for that provision of the constitution sohich
tor6ids any but a nati0e-born citizen from
holding the office Of Governor Of Virginia
When that clause was reported to the conyen-
ton, motion was made to strike out the word
natipe SO US to permit a naturalized foreigner
to hold that post, and Mr.. Wise roted against
that isolated proposition, thus endorsing ma
tipeisna.
Mr.. Wise was right then, and we approve
that vote; but how can he justify that vote,
and make it harmonic with his present doc
trines
What reason will he attempt to assign for
that vote, which would not equally justify the
exclusion of foreigners from all other Offices
He can give no reason. No man can give
reason for him. No reason srists. Natip-
ism lies at the foundation Of our government
The immortal Washington urged IL in his let
tiers to Congress, which we have already pub
lished.
The Constitution of the United States con-
tains it in some of its important provisions.
The State constitutions of most Of the States
embrace the doctrine.
Mr.. Wise himself Uoted for 10 on the occa-
sion referred to, in the discharge Of his duties
as member Of the Virginia convention, and
that vote was Of SO recent a date, he cannot
plead the statute Of limitations and avoid the
consequences incurred. Mr.. Wise was a good
natire when he voted to exclude foreigners
from the Office of Governor Of Virginia, but his
opinions are changed, and we opine that there
are nop too many good natipes in that State
to allow the nominee Of the roREIGS PARTY to
hold position which foreigner himself, BY
Mr.. Wise's pote, was declared unworthy to fill