Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-09


long, lulled BY the syren song OF sslfinterested
demagogaes, themselves Tho creatures Of hior'
archy and priesthood the most willy and overreschI
ing that the world ever saw whose religion, q
union Of superstition and intolerance, has for thir
teen hundred years, chained down the human
intellect and has been, and still is the unfaterng
and neyer-failng agent Of kingly tyrants and OPP
pressors of mankind. But thanks 70 the over
weening confidence and indiscreet and premature
Boosting Of this company Of willy conspintors
against American freedom, We Of the American
party are all, all wide awake now, to be luIled into
sleep no more, neither by coaxing delnagogues nor
nsidious and cunning pncslcnit, our connexion
with whom and with all the old and rotten parties
Of the country Is forever severed. Hereafter, we
go for the great mission OF our party, that Ameri
alone shall be the rulers OF their own country,
and the sole controllers, under Providence, Of its
destinies and this mission We viii prosecute 10 its
contamination, though all the powers Of Rome and
Of darkness shall oppose us. sst
One Of the first minor duties which devolvcs upon
our party Ii, to complete that great work which
has, in other hands, for 40 many years, dragged
its slow length along We mean the Monument
now erecting in the National Metropolis 10 the
memory Of that greatest Of Americans and Of men,
the Father Of hs Country. This work, At the last
annual election Of officers for the Washington Mon.
ument Society, was, by their election Of Board OF
assumed by our party. This act met It 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 infiu-
ence better entitled them TO move first In this
matter None having, to our knowledge, done 40,
we hereby with becoming modcsty, submit our
plan Of operations In this behalf ~ Embodied In
the annexed resolution, most respectfully suggest
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or something Of similar import TO the Subordinate
Councils, whereby the necessary funds may be
raised for this object:
Resolyed, by the americans Of Georgetorn, IN
fill Council asscmbled, That this Council WILL
within twelve months from the first day Of April,
1856, raise one dollar for each member thereof,
the same to be in aid Of the fund for finishing tho
Monument to the memory Of General George Wash
ington, now erecting in the National Metropolis;
and to this end, 1t is hereby ordered, that each
member Of the Council will pay 70 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 mt like dates, as soon thereafter a. may
be practicable be, by our treasurer, paid over 70
the Treasurer of the Washington Monument Soci-
city, to DO by him used for the object aforesaid.
And we, one and all, pledge ourselves TO carry out
this resolution TO the fullest extent. ses E
And De az Jnrfher hesofDed, Inat TINS Counch -
opposed to the appointment oftravelling agents, we
having already scentheevi ofthat 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 win 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.
Resolpcd, That, at a proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Anieri
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