The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-16
The Aaaestssa riss.

The Boston HefaH complies some inter
esiing facts IA regards the history Of thu
Stars and Stripes. A resolution was intro
duced in the American Congress, june H.
l717, THAT the flag Of the thirt~n tn'oi
States be thirteen stripes, alternately RID
and whit. that the Union be- thirteen stars.
white in u blue field. representing now con
stellatiop." There ID striking coincidence
between ths design Of our flag and the arms
Of General W,suiSaros, which consisted oi
three stars in the upper portion. AMI three
bars running across the escuiohcon, II IL
thought by @ome that the flag was derived
from this hcrsldIc design History informs
as that several flags were used by tho Van
KEGS before the presented national onc wa
adopted. In March. l715, minor hag
with a r>i field. was hoisie,l IN New York
bsuring the inscription on one side oI
"GtoRar Rty, aud the liberties Of Ameri
ea," AMI upon the reverse. " No foirry. 70.
General isR,rL PrrsAu raiSei, on Prospect
Hin, July 18th, liza, u flag hearing on ou
si,lc the motto Of our Commonwealth, "Qm
i,aasrnia maiad"-o on the ether An ap
peal 10 Heaven An appeal well taken AMI
amply SUSTAINED. In October, 1873 the
floating ba,,erie. Of lios,oa bore ling with
the latter motto, and pine tree upon a
white field. b,arng the Massachusetts, I'm
blrm. some OF tho colonies usd in l,,5. a
lag with a rat,lcsnakc coiled IA II about 10
STRIKE, anil the motto. Don't tread on me,
On January 9Th, i,'6. the grand Cnicn
flag OF the stars and stripes was raIscd on
the heights near Boston, aud Il !. said that
some Of the regulars made the grand mt>
take Of mpposing It was token of mbms
sion 10 the \ ing. whose speech ha'i just b"cn
scnt TO the Americans Tho British Reyes
Il, Of l11,G. says They t,hc rchclsl burnt
the Kings speech, and chan4Ui their colors
from plain rcj ground to flag with lh'r
teen Stripes, as symbol OF the numbcr and
union Of the colonies" A letter from l'os
ton. published in the l'ennsy wanna Ga'efis'
in li;6, says The Union l'ag VIVA raised
On the 2nd, in compliment Ia the United
Colonies" These various flags, the Pine
Ircc, Ra,tlcsnake and the Strips, ~erc us'si.
according to the tastes OF tho patriots. until
July. l,lI, when the stars Rni stripes wer'
established by law AZ first strips was
a.Llel for each new State. but the ilag 10
came too large, apl Congress r,sucrl the
stripes To the original thir'cn, and now the
stars urc made 10 correspond IN number
with the STATES There ls M one, who lives
under the protection Of the stars anil strips
but will agrc with the Hsu,id that thu
American flag "a one ~ the most beautlial
tina, floats upon any land or ga Ito pro-
portions arr pcrSct when Il lsprcrrty ma'lc
one half US broad rs !, is long. The first
strip at the top IS r~i, the next white, ana
thrvc colorS alternate. making the last strip
ri. The hluc field for the seven stars is,hC
width AMI SQUARE " the arst seven strips
via four mi and thr~ white 1h color'
of the American iag arr In b,aaiii''l rl'ci
and it Is altogether q beautiful national EN-
blun Long may !, wac an'aruishcl -
lie who wcuh cra~ one stripc, or dim ON,
stAr urm il, acts ,rai,nrs Part. anil 10
serves q traitor dcnm