Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-03

, long, lailed by Che syren song II sslEihtsfested
demagogues,. themselves tho Creatures Of HER
arehy and priesthood the inost wily and osstfesch-
ing that the world ever saw; whose religion, 4
union Of superstition and intolerance has for thir-
teen hundred years, chained down the human
intellect and has been, and still is the unalterng
and never falling agent Of kingy tyrants and OPP
pressors of mankind. But, thanks to the over
weening confidence aud 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 iulled into
sleep no more, neither by coaxDg, demagognss MOI
insdious and GINNING priestcraft, our connexion
with whom, and with all the old and rotten parties
Of the country, is forever severed Hereaftef We
20 for the great mission Of our party, that Ameri-
cans alone shall be the rulers Of their own country
aud the sole controllers under Providence, Oh its
destinies; and this mission we will prosecute t0it
consummation, though all the powers of Rome and
of darkness shall oppose us. I9pti iaEp'h1RHnl3
One Of the fret minor duties which devolyes upon
our party is to completes 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 d
Directors composed Of Americans alone, tacity
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.frst in this
matter. None having, TO our'kRowledg e, done 30,
we hereby, with becoming modestyi Submit our
plan Of operations in this behalf ~ Embodied in
the annexed resolution, most respectfhiy suggest
ing that the Grand Council recommend the same,
or something Of similar import, TO the Subordinate
Councils whereby the necessary funds mar be
raised for this object: -
Resolped by the americans of Georgetottn, in
fuil 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, il 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 Soc-
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
Aad be it further Resolved, That this Council is
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 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 Assoc
citation six hundred dollars, and we call upon other
Councils TO 60 and do likewise. WY, ,3i.,
Resolued That, a. a proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Aneri-
can Organ. u VIA t9 la