Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-28

long, lulled by The syren song Of sslfmtsrssted
| demagogues, themselves the creatures Of HER
archy and priesthood the most why and oyerreach'
ing that the world ever saw; whose religion, i
union Of superstition and intolerance has, for thin
teen hundred years, chained down the human
intellec and has BEEN and siilis, the nnialtering
and neyer-tailing agent Of kingiy 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 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
60 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
destnies; and this mission we will prosecute TO its
consunmation, though all the powers OF Rome and
Of darkness shall oppose us. se@ag
One of the fret minor duties which devolves upon
our party is, 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 ia 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 inhu-
ence better entitled them to move first in this
matter None having, to our knowledge, done so,
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
Resoloed, by the americans of Georyetovn, 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 80 paid
in SHALL at like dates, or as soon thereafter az 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 DO il further Rssolved, That this Council is
opposed to the appointment oftravellng 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 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 Anleri
can Organ. annlg