Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-17

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long, lulled by the syren song Of selfinterested
demagogues, themselves tho creatures Of . HER
archy and priesthood the most willy and overreach-
ing that the world ever saw whose religion, a
union of superstition and intolerance, has for thir
teen hundred years, chained down the human
intellect and has been, and still is the unltering
and never-ailng agent Of kingly tyrants and OPP
pressors of mankind. But, thanks 10 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 lued into
sleep no more, neither by coaxing demagogues nor
insidious and cunning priestcraft, 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-
cans 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 its
contamination, though all the powers OF Rome and
Of darkness shall oppose us.
One of the first minor duties which devolyes 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 t0'our knowledge, done 80,
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:
Resolued, 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
ngton, 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 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.
And be 1t 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 go and do likewise. s8 .ss
Resolved That, at proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Amsri-
can Organ.