Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-02-27

generally men OF high position anu hohoiaoio
character, is not point which has been dis
puted. Nor is there an occasion or necessity,
that the latter Board should be defended from
these miserable assaults of the Star. If they
have not enough Of character collectively, or
individually, TO survive such assaults from such
a source, their elevation to their present posts
will doubtless prove calamity.
1t may afford some proof that they are not
wholly destitute Of public confidence to state,
that majority of sepen hundred and .Jitty-
flee respectable citizens of Washington, gave
them their suffrages, and that amongst those
are two highly honorable gentlemen Of the old
Board, to wit General Henderson, late first
| Vice President, and Colonel Peter Force one
Of the late managers
Having thus said all we have thought proper
to say, in contradiction to tho statements Of
the Star of last evening, we desire to add a
few words on other points.
| We stated in our article Of yesterday, that,
following the language of the constitution,
elections should have been held in 1885, 1888,
1s41, 1874, 1s47, 1851, 1854, and 1867. The
| tilICc ldbI lulllCu uutCp oHOuiu w iooV, lOOoJ
and 1855, instead of 81, "a, and ~.
| An examination Of the journal of the Soci-
ETY. shows, that the only elections which have
been made since the adoption of the consti-
tuition, and down to 1866, were held ed Feb
ruary, 1886, Oath March, 1841, Goth April,
1916, and 22d February, 1S49l ! Between
the first and second elections, was a space of
six years and one month Between the second
and third elections, was space Of four years
and one month! and between the third and
fourth elections, was space Of three years
and eleven monthsl Since 1840, no election
has been held until 1855, space Of six years
And remarkable fact is presented by the
record in 1849, in contradiction Of the posi-
ton now taken that the election Of 1856 is il
legal, to wit: that although 1S49 was not tho
regular year for the election, counting trien-
nially from 1885, get, the Board entered Of
record in 1s49, that the election then held oas
held in conformity qoith the constitution, and
agreea6ly to public notice! Put pin there!
The late, or outgoing Board, was elected at
that time, and they then said they were elected
constitutionally, and agreea6ly to notice, and
certainly that entry concludes them on this
point They were, as they then said on record,
constitutonally elected in ls49 and two ui-
ennial terms brings the date to 1855!
But, again, as to the notice being given by
the clerk, without previous order. No pre-
vious order was made in 1849, but the notice
was published in the Intelhgencer, by the then
clerk of the Board 1t is then impossible for
the late Board to assume, that the election Of
1856 is illegal, without admitting the illegality
of their own election in 1849l And that cleo
ton they then said was constitutional. The
truth is, as we stated on yesterday, the Society
has claimed and exercised the right of electing
their officers s0heneper they pleased, and on
every former occasion of an election, it appears
that the then existing Board reelected them
selpes, and filled up whatever vacancies had
| arisen
They have now SO long enjoyed.the monopo-
| ly Of the offices and the control Of the Society,
they are disinclined to yield to the popular
voice That they are influenced by unworthy
motives, in refusing to yield to the will Of the
Society, is what we have not charged nor as
summed, and that the American party" is in
fuenced by any other motive, than desire to
build up the Monument pithout further delay,
it would be utterly absurd to charge.
Our party win be proud to perform, what
the late Board have confessed, in their memo
rial to Congress, they are utterly unable to &C
complish. Shall 100 be denied the opportuni-
ty 2 Shall the Monument remain ugtinishedf
It would seem that, whilst the late Board
confess their inability to build the Monument
and state in their memorial that they have used
in udin all the excrtions Of which they are ca
pable, to raise the funds, they are unwilling to
turn over it's affairs to those, who entertain no
doubt that they can raise the funds, and COM
plete the structure In less than five years, and
perhaps in three Non, do these gentlemen
Wish the Monument completely Uso, as they
admit they cannot do it themselves, why seek
TO thwart the efforts Of "Sam" to complete It
The word "fail" is not in "Sam's" vocabulary.
Do they hate "Sam" more than they loUe
the Monument? IL this work Of grateful
hearts to be sacrificed at the shrine of party
animosityG Is this the patriotism Of the late
Board of Managers. Is this their reverence
for the memory Of the patriot herot Will
they re-enact the fable Of the dog in the man
ger, and because they cannot enjoy the honors
Of success themselves, deny to others the OPP
portunity Of winning themH We cannot be-
lieve, that upon due reflection, and calm con-
sidcration, they will throw any further obsta-
cles in the way Of the completion Of Monu-
ment, which is destined to manifest the peo-
pies high estimate, Of the character Of Wash
ingtonl
If however, contrary to our hopes and our
belief the old Board shall persist in an effort
to prevent the new Board from carrying out
the purposes Of the Society, and il the old
Board shall succeed in such effort and by any
process, arrest the progress Of the work, upon
them viii fall the censure and the odium. Con-
| fessedLy unable TO do the work themselves, after