Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-04

long, luiled by the syrcn song OF selfinterested
demagogues, themselves the creatures OF hier-
arehy and priesthood the-most willy and oyerreach-
ing that the world ever saw; whose religion, .
union OF superstition and intolerance has for tbir-
teen hundred years, chained down the human
intellect and has BEEN and stll is the unaltering
and neyer-failng agent Of kingy tyrants and OPP
pressors of mankind. But, thanks TO the over
weening confidence and indscreet and premature
Boosting Of this company of willy conspirators
against American freedom, we Of the American
party all all wide awake now, to be luled 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
destines; and this mission we will prosecute to its
consummaton, though all the powers Of Rome and
| Of darkness shall oppose US.
One of the first minor duties which devolves upon
our party is, 70 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 a 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-
Gill; 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 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,
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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, 1t is hereby ordered, that each
member of the Council will pay to the treasurer
thereof the sum of twenty-five cents, on before
the first days Of June, August, October, and Feb.
ruary next hereafter ensuing. The funds 30 paid
in shall, at like dates, 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, and all, pledge ourselves to carry out
this resolution to the fullest extent
And be it further Resolued, That this Council is
opposed to the appointment Of travelling agents,
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 win 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.
Resolped, That, a. a proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Aneri-
can Organ. ....s....4