Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-14
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

NFhH AM HnItAN FLAG.
ouS national ensign, always n proud en-
blem, never looked more beautiful than II
does to-day nor did the ensign Of any other
nationality ever represent prouder or more
powerful people.
To-day the same Gag which was honorably
ssluted before II was hauled down, where il
waived over Sumter, four years ago, is to he
rehoisted by Gen. ASpKRsoN, who commanded
the little garrison which was forced to sur.
render Sumter to the traitors Of South Car
olina
A brief history Of the origin Of the American
nag may not be unintercsting to our readers
at this time.
A resolution was introduced in the Ameri.
can Congress, June l3 l7T7, THAT the flag
Of the thirteen United States be thirteen
stripes, alternately red and while; that the
Union be thirteen starr, white in blue
held, representing new constellation. -
There Is striking coincidence between the
design Of our hag and the arms Of General
Washington, which consisted of three stnrs
In the upper portion, and three bars running
across the escuteheon. II il thought by some
that the hag was derived from this heraldic
design.
History informs us that several Gags were
used by the Yankees before the present ma
honal ono was adopted. In March, l775, u
Union snas with red field was hoisted
IN new iork, bearing the inscription on one
SIDE OF "Goor6e Rex and the liberties of
hmorica and upon the reverse, mo Pope.
ry.' General Israel Putnam raised, on
Prospect Hill, July ls, l775, flag bearing
on one hde the motto Of the Commonwealth
oi MAssaehusetts' O"' fr"HHMM s"Sfthefi
on Ine other, An Appeal TO Heaven, AN
appear wei taken ana amply sustained In
b bs .G, ,,t my ~ nIag Ia, oa.,sr'es % % ul boston
tree upon A white field will the Mass.
chusetts emblem. Some Of the colonies used,
IN lIIs,.A nag with rnttlesnHko eoiled as Il
ON % ms ~ ~ '''N'' ""u 'H' ."o''O' Doh 're"''
On January IS. I776. the grand Union aay
Of the stars and stripes was raised on the
heights near Boston, and II II said that some
sunnoSing H. We, I rnV ss 'thV ~ ,t o.
King, whose speech had lust been sent to the
Americans. The British Register, Of l776
49, nsy tne IeGeisI ournt the hng
red ground 10 a asg with thirteen stTine" % n.
symbol of the number and union Of the
CoionieS. y letter from Boston, published
"The union anr was roi."d ON tbo 81 Sdd'
compliment to the United Colonies"
These various flags, the pine-tree, the
si' '"u 'ne S'siPes' were used nc,
JuIy s7T7 wb.r ths bIra ny n,;pn P as a.. .,ari %
was added to the stripes, and the Gag estab.
Ished BY law. At first stripe was added
,or each new State but the nag became too
ORIGINAL thirtesn and ny: ,La 80. - -,
10 Correspond in numbar ,,i,h ths S,a,os ~ '
- -,
Wv
,ro,i1;a- 81 a.. -, ,.-,-.-,,''e =.
fs iO' ""s, ""u uos'sn"''hB tS
character, THOMAS CAMPBELL was born In
Glasgow. He was u humble tutor until 1898,
wheA.he welt to Edinburg in the winter OF
Chat year, with the manuscript copy of part
ofA poem In his pocket, entitled Pleasures
Of Hope" He acquired the friendship Of Il
Mr.. RoBERr ASpERsoS, before whom he
made bold IN Law his maruscr;pt Tho I.ttor
- ara ,,Id .n,our.od Ct,,,.v,, .nI
s,ror,.d ~. en- - 80 II, -, It.
- 'H' ~" SWING VI "'' s'"'u' "''n'"
MN
""lAfN Oi hSpEHsoN'S' says 'he h's'o'
~ produced the hrS' fourteen hnos of the
treasures Of Hope ;" wherein Is embraced
FAMILIAR words
u,' r,' u'''AHee lends enehAn'menl to the view