Washington telegraph., 1853-12-21
History Of the american Flag.

History ef liz American fiag"
Tn Grsi caiars s7llrn Of ia connection
with lle Amafiean Revolution were siguiG.
eapily enough called LUTON rhgs." No
account !. given e tie devices npun them
They ar frequently spoken Of IN the news.
faPets Of IL.
The cauuafiiraf tsaar, fixed uran their
standard, aud lhair dfnms. ia l195. ihc
mo.ia "Qm frn.h,it SuainiI. in letters
al call. literally e3ol. WIN uuaplmicd Us
li,hgI vii nglgrl rs. Thi, ua, DE mot.
10 Eaeh regiment 81. Distinguished by
IL c1l5r-b'm osanFa a..
Jaly is'h. l7Ta. G5frral lsfsel TB.ram.
elot an, I'D fni. uuglaa at tamlritss
Massachusetts,. uu lac ayons recession Of tie
reception in Int iHansl tif h#elaaiiaa Of
Independence a s.7n3arl iHH.Hs t.s mu.fu
en- one side n trIeal ia ll4tsu. AMI "a
iho cher ON 'fH.s'a,.t Sgssi' q Tao
llr aas aura 80 iaa ta5sz amil 'ts u47,
g. cannon aul 'ha short. y Tie ep.aalr II
M. said lhlI the PdI8a4aG. On Eualsr
iiiIl hcaI H. eagFs u. ihs L.aifa
li5faa Fananl AMI tHire iasfal tarai Il
themselves ia haIe mHy IT, e. W. "a
III nue. ile#s'gHai q dH.Hse af G.I'g
5ine= the d Fzui Tie Conan.
Ia Sop li1t. Col. llaa'irie ua.p,lei a
re BIN ia win CRESCENT IN aiit e.ar.
Ter t. ~. the dfi American dsg as.
farei in SHih Csfoiina anl Rls n,rl it
ila tas.as = refi dalu=n. .lams /.
hni. Tas efsssaB, IS tie ,mi.ga q. sQl.
uiaiy.
\ standard viih q Wb's ground. iiBo
iice IN IT, middle. 7ad tie motto. appeal
n Heaven. ' aas aslar'sl Ia Ill a, iae Ia
u' tie ha.'nz histories
On Jaasqgy o1. l77s H. dar that aayc
b.''b to ;He a#F American Aray. the fag
delegated MS "l l1 Great Union Standard
wa, baisti Tbi5 was 'hr llsi. os th, m.
ii ual Chr o. ;hr pegn, day.
lu l7i6 va, adopted ,hc standard 10 be
usci by ihc Comm4uler.ir.Ciier of Che
AmeF'crn i-vy ll'Hr yellow E.a, will n
lively representation ~ a mtlcuatc IN ia,
middle. in the attitude u striking In.
d.moatA were tie w.gls, Don't tread on
mr"
The sario ycar the cruisers Of tie ca'a-v
q. Slaeachgaci' ioisrl Nhi,c fge with q
green pine tree aHl the motto, Appeal TO
llaNon"
june ll'h, i777 Congress passed ibr
,o..uUirg rcsoluiims
'Rcs9lrs3. Tin, 'hc i-g or ,hc thirteen
Duiirl State. b. 'Lir'eru ar'Ie, a'ierr'ls
rd ari white iha' 'hc mjap be thirteen
stars white in lluc ic.d, representing a
new constellation"
This Wa, The origin oi tho national Gag
Gl iic United Sm'r.-;ic glorious Stars
and .,lilc,'-uich WIS proudly waved
.iacc ihai jiy oslr many u 'llc greatest
Victories Of modern i.mc,,' TINT sir. the
b..oi " every irucl1aroi citizen aacn.
ever md Wherever BE- h5holl, Il floating IN
tie brcze iln. waves iu every rau VI thc
world. AND ,aai i' a,,ry where respected.
on .a arl Shore.
The Above fo.a'u'i.n uas made 'rhlic
September 81, i711 Acsulir: TO Col
Tmum'l the Ing made IN pgrnuce of i,
wa, iii-tn.,l ~ i'g HTUl.-H! Burgync,
October 7ih of tie nme yoar TIL. was
eoriuu, beginning truly, fr ,hat vra one
Of the most important victories Of tie
American arms during be Revolution.
The ir't chnne' In tho rational color.
was directed in ibc El'uairg rnar'mcui Of
Cnrcs. adopted jrmy 18Th. l79L
"Bs n ci1r'.5 Sc. That from aud af.
ter the fret dry If May, lTnj, the Chg Of
he l'ni'cl Sa'cs BE- ffcen stripes alter.
nllcly red and white; tbli the union be
lI3ocn stars. white in blue field"
Th., was the Gag of thn United States
during The war of lsl2-ll.
In isis ihc Gsg Of the United States
was a~rin nfcri On ih, suggestion of
lhc Hon Mr. Werduytr. oi tie State of
New lofs, q return wa. made to thirteen
stripes as it wns anticipated the Gae wonld
become nuUicid'y il stripe Was uldcd on
the admi iun of each State and moreover.
ul the rIan pr p0s'I. ihe mon oi the mr.
teen Sialrs, AZ well O. The number Of Siatrs
comprising rhs cSisinc l'nion would be pre-.
.entcl by tha o., or 10, United States -
Mr. W also rroro.cd thc arranromcu, Of
the stars IN the Union into the form OF o
single tar
The net Of 1918 wav as fo'l5w4
"Br IL rHqr'ed. r.. Tint from and af.
ter ihc l,h iayof Julyu the Chg Of the
L. S belbirt6on horizontal stripe. alternate
red and white; ihn, the Union be twenty
Stars, white on d blue field and that On The
admission Of new State to the Union
one star be added o the union Of the flag
and that such addition shall take effect ON
the 30,h day Of Ju'y succeeding such ad.
mi .ion."
The Gae planted on the National Palace
in the city Of Mexico had thirty stars in
the Uniln. Il is new deposited in the De.
parnout Of State ai Washington.
The Union Of the Gag Of the United
S,ates nov numbers thirty.cra s'au