Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-14

long, lulled by the syren song Of selfinterested
demagogues, themselves the creatures of HER
archy and priesthood the most willy and overreach-
ing that the world ever saw whose religion,
union OF superstition and intolerance has for thir
teen hundred years, chained down the human
intellect and has been, and still is the unfalterng
and neyer-failing agent Of kingly tyrants and OPP
pressors Of mankind. But, thanks to the over
weening confidence and indscreet and premature
Boosting of this company of willy conspirators
against American freedom, we of the American
party are ALL all wide awake now, to be lulled into
sleep no more, neither by coaxing demagogues nor
insdious and cunning priestcraft our connexion
with whom, and with all the old and rotten parties
of the country, is forever severed. Hereafter, we
60 for the great mission of our party, that Amer-
cans alone shall be the rulers of their own country
and the sole controllers, under Providence, of its
destnes; and this mission will prosecute to its
contamination, though all the powers Of Rome and
of darkness shall oppose u.s.
One of the first minor duties which devolves upon
our party is, TO complete that great work which
has, in other hands, for 80 many years, dragged
its slow length along. We mean the Monument
now erecting in the National Metropolis to the
memory of that greatest of Americans and of men,
the Father of his Country. This work, at the last
annual election of officers for the Washington Mon
ument Society, was, by their election of Board of
Directors composed Of Americans alone, tacitly
assumed by our party. This act met at the time,
and still meets, the decided approval of this Coun-
Gil, but, being small in number, compared with
numerous other Councils we have waited for the
lead of those whose strength, position, and infu-
ence, better entitled them to move first in this
matter None having, to our knowledge, done So
we hereby, with becoming modesty, submit our
plan of operations in this behalf as mbodied in
the annexed resolution, most respectfully suggest
ing that the Grand Council recommend the same
or something Of similar import, to the Subordinate
Councils, whereby the necessary funds may be
raised for this object:
RESOLVED, 5y the americans of Georgetown, in
fuH Council assembled, That this Council will,
within twelve months from the first day of April,
1855, raise one dollar for each member thereof,
the same to be in aid of the fund for finishing the
Monument to the memory Of General George Wash
ington, now erecting in the National Metropolis;
and to this end, it is hereby ordered, that each
member of the Council will pay to the treasurer
thereof the sum OF twenty-five cents, on or before
the first days Of June, August, October, and Feb
ruary next hereafter ensuing. The funds 30 paid
in SHALL at like dates, or soon thereafter as may
be practicable be, by our treasurer, paid over to
the Treasurer Of the Washington Monument Soci-
ETY., to be by him used for the object aforesaid.
And we, and all, pledge ourselves to carry out
this resolution to the fullest extent.
A,d be IL further Resolved, That this Council Is
opposed to the appointment of travelling agents,
having already seen the evil of that course. Weare
also opposed to calling on the public generally, or
receiving anything from any one but native-born
Americans. We believe that, if these resolutions
are generally carried out, the Monument Associa-
ton will have funds enough to do all they wish
We pledge ourselves, within ten months, to pay
the Treasurer of the Washington Monument Asso-
citation six hundred dollars, and we call upon other
Councils to 60 and do likewise,
RESOLVED, That, at proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Ameri
can Organ.