Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-13

long, lulled by the syren song OF self-interested
demagogues themselves tho creatures of a hier.
archy and priesthood the most willy and oyerreach.
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 unfalterng
and never-failing agent of kingy tyrants and OPP,
pressors of mankind. But thanks to the over
weening confidence and ndscreet and premature
Boosting Of this company OF willy conspratort
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 moi
insidious and cunning priestcrait, 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 will prosecute TO ia
consummation, though all the powers OF Rome and
Of darkness shall oppose us.
One of the first minor duties which dcvolves upon
our party is to complete that great work which
has, in other hands, for so 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 o.
Directors composed Of Americans alone, tactly
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 imbodied 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, 6y the americans of Georgeto,n, in
full 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
mgton, 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 80 paid
in SHALL at like dates, or as soon thereafter rs 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, one and all, pledge ourselves to carry out
this resolution to the fullest extent rs.as y.
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opposed to the appointment Of travelling agents, we
having already seen the evil Of that course. Weare
also opposed to calling on the public generally, or
receiving anything from any one but nativeborn
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 go and do likewise
Resolved That at q proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Aneri-
can Orqan.