Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-02

long lulled by the syren song OF selfinterested
demagogues, themselves the creatures of q HER
archy and priesthood the most why and oyerreach-
ing that the world ever saw whose religion, q
union Of superstition and intolerance, has for thr
teen hundred years chained down the human
intellect and has been, and still Is the unaltering
and neyer-faling agent Of kingly tyrants and OPP
pressors Of mankind. But thanks to the over
weening confidence and indiscreet 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
insidous and cunning priestcraft, our conne1ion
with whom and with all the old and rotten parties
Of the country, is forever severed. Hereafter We
go for the great mission of party, that Ameri-
cans alone shall be the rulers Of their own country,
and the sole controllers, under Providence, of its
destnes; and this mission win prosecute TO its
contamination, though all the powers of Rome and
of darkness shall oppose us.
One of the first minor duties which devolves upon
our party 10, TO complete that great work which
has, in other hands, for 30 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, 10 our knowledge, done 30,
we hereby, with becoming modesty, submit our
plan Of operations in this behalf, as imbodied 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:
Resolved, by the americans of Georgetown, 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
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 so paid
in SHALL at like dates, or as 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 one 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 oftuvelling agents, we
having already seen the evil 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 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.
Resolped, That, at proper time the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Ameri
can Orgda