Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-09

long, lulled by the syren song Of selfiptersstsd
demagogues, themselves the creatures Of HER
archy and priesthood the most willy and oyerresch-
ing that the world ever SAW Whose religion. a
union Of superstition and intolerance, has, for thin
teen hundred years, chained down the human
intellect and has been, and still is, the upfaltering
and never-ailing agent Of kingly tyrants and OPP
pressors of mankind. But, thanks 70 the over
weenng confidence and indiscreet and premature
boasting of this company Of willy conspirators
agaiDst 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
insidious and cunning prestcraft, our connexion
with whom and with all the old and rotten parties
Of the country, is forever severed. Hereafter, we
90 for the great mission of our party, that Amer-
cans alone shall be the rulers Of their own country
and the sole controllers, under Proyidence, 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 frst minor duties which deyolves upon
our party is, to complete that great work which
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
nment Society, was, by their election of Board Of
Directors composed Of Americans alone, t4citly
assumed by our party This act met 1t thst 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 fhfn-
ence, better entitled them to move first 10 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,
or something Of similar import to the Subordinate
Councils, whereby the necessary funds may be
raised for this object: ~ fAEN W tf8 ssA 10 #
Resolued, 6y thsgAmericans Of Georgetoun, in
fM9 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 Goneral George Wash
ington, now erecting In the National Metropolis;
and to this end, 1t is hereby ordered, that each
member Of the Council viii pay 70 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 so 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 70 carry out
this resolution to the fullest extent.
.A,d BE- it. further Resolued, That this Council Is
opposed to the appointment oftravelling agents,
having already seen theevil Of that course. Weare
also opposed to calling ON the public generally or
receiving anything from amy one but natiye-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 Assoc
citation six hundred dollars and we call upon other
Councils to 20 and do likewise. INK.
Resolped, That, at proper time, the foregoing
address and resolutions be published in the Ameri-
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