Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-03-08

move whatever false impressions our enemies
have created, touching the nationality of our
party in New York.
No man knows better than Mr.. Ullman, by
what process the American party has recently
been purged Of its anti Union elements in New
York, and how the same causes are working
out the nationality Of our party throughout the
North.
That the Washington Sentinel should seek
to convince its readers that the late election in
Alexandria is no sign, no indication, OF the
vote to be cast next May, is excusable, for such
may be its opinion but that 1t should throw
up its hands in horror, and manifest a yirtu-
Gus indignation at the thought that Daniel
Ullman, of New York, should accept an invi-
tation to address private assemblage OF his
friends in Alexandria, in face Of the fact that
an Irish Catholic, from Philadelphia, har-
angued multitude, in public, on the same
evening" in the same town, is rather remark
able!
We regard the election in Alexandria on
Tuesday last, as a signal and an important tri-
umph of our party. Mr.. Wise, but . few weeks
ago, made three hours speech to an immense
multitude Of people resident in and around
Alexandria. His intention to address the peo-
pie of Alexandria had been heralded in this
region, for weeks, many members Of Con-
gress were present on the occasion, to add
weight by their approval to his harangue, his
speech was published far and wide, and was
read by all the citizens Of this neighborhood
who did not hear it
The Fornsy and Pierce presses proclaimed
that Alexandria was revolutionized, that Mr.
Wise had not merely "scotched the snake,
but killed it." and that hereafter Know-Noth-
ingism was dead and buried! To use his
own peculiar phraseology, Of these presses
were to be credited,) Mr.. Wise chad stumped
the KNOWN othings out Of Virginia !" But
it now seems, they have "stumped" them
selves back again. Such is the uncertainty
Of all worldly efforts. Doubtless Mr.. Wise
has been made to believe, that he had crushed
the American party in Alexandria, when in
truth, it is stronger there this day than it was
when Mr.. Wise harangued the Alexandrians.
Revolutions never go backwards. The ap-
preaching american Reformation will be
the result of revolution in public sentiment,
to which no modern bloodless revolution affords
an example. Or perhaps it were more correct
to say, it is tho result Of arousing an Ameri-
can seatiment, deep seated, but hitherto DOR
n,ant in american 6osoms, for cant Of an eri-
gency for its exercise This hitherto dormant
sentiment is new being fully aroused, and it
will not again slumber until the dangers which
have aroused it shall be removed This senti-
ment is neither local nor partial; it pervades
the country, and is felt by every man with an
! American heart. Thousands oppose the move
ment, and yet even they, in their hearts APP
prove it
There is not one sane man or woman in the
nation, who does not know and feel, that the
reforms we seek, are necessary to the preserva-
ton of our liberty and our nationality-not
one. Can such a revolution be checked?
Can such reformation be preyentedr As
well might the lightning of Heaven be arrest
ed, or the motion of tho planets be impeded
in their course, by mortal arml Such an
attempt would be equally vain, equally ridicu-
lous. In this great American Reformation"
man is but the instrument in the hands of