Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-30

long, lulled by the syren song Of sslfintersstsd
demagogues, themselves the creatures Of hier-
archy and priesthood the most willy and oyerreach-
| 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 10 the unfaltering
and neyer-failing agent Of kingly tyrants and OPP
weening confidence and indiscreet and premature
boasting of this company Of willy conspiratcrs
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
insdious 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 Amer-
cans alone shall be the rulers of their own country,
aud the sole controllers, under Providence, Of its
destnies and this mission we will prosecute TO is
contamination, though all the powers of Rome and
Of darkness shall oppose US, ..57.sis t.itis,s.8
One of the first minor duties which dey0lves upon
our party ia, 10 complete that great work which
has, in other hands, for so many years, dragged
its slow length along We mean the Monument
now erecting III 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
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 40,
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:
ResolUed, by the americans of Geovyetoaon, d,
full Council assembled That this Council will,
within twelve months from the first day of April,
1858, 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
rpary next hereafter ensuing The funds 80 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 S0cl-
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 IL further Resotued, That this Council is
opposed to the appointment oftraveling agents, we
having already seen thee evil of that course. Weare
also opposed to calling on the public generally, or
receiving anything from any one but natiye-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 aud we call upon other
Councils to 60 and do likewise. Yi16a sstaL q
Resolved That, as proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Anaeri
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