Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-22
satlonal COlors...Ilnsland and France.

A. AKA ls.natns Of the eighteenth century, near
IL heaarsA yeRrs before The oIshFeak of The Rsy-
oiatiss the French soldiers bore fuF eriet period,
The thrpe cnlsFS; this sns 81 the epoch ot tae
AiRace btween the Kings g ft.pea sa
and The Eisclrf Of Bavaria Mhsh the snfee Assh'ss
eru combined il was Thought bcss 30 give the:s sol
der eocaada whose buadea coors should lndsease
he ualou az Ihres countries. it waa shus uas she
vhita Of Franco the red ~ HTsin, and the blue ol
Bavaria were united In that Wer 81 toe nsecesas1s'
which hambed the pride Of Louie Ayi ON u,v
memorable fields Of RleBheim. Rsniiies Ondafhksus
anl NalulasD,rt However, it h not thee eiryuu-
ssHacua nor 10 any desire 30 ssahlenatize ne u'i
farent eras Of French history that the I'eeess :.
The Revelation owes is origin. In f7e1 sse gsesn
asr popalarfzei by Camille Desmoaiias attire rams
Royal ten into disrcpute eecAssse green Sss 'ns
color OF TIE liveFies Of che Count Artots enc ~
the most unpopular OF the Boarhon Princes. ihe
,,e,ple looked around Cor other insignia and sppro
priatei tws colors Of the city Of fsFs re and esae
already celebrated Ia mcFu tksn enc popular eseate
The new popular standard toen aetted wttsf tnesr
the whlts which had been assumed by The NhsielAl
Guard Of Paris still faithful 10 royalty end is EN-
ben,s 1t Wa some months aftsF the capture OF Tie
Battle that the tEio-eolor was definitely adopted
The National Convention fesaially approved The
SELECTION of three eolofs and consecfated u even IN
its sitting Of the 2Tth Playiso in the year = BY
the following decree The aag. ~ well ~ the ma
toBal standard shall be composed Of the three nA-
beGaai eoleFs districuted IN three equal uahnAt ~
thai the blue shah be next 10 the asgassd the white
in Che middle and the red floating In the air.. Du-
ring tie intestine struggles Of thu factions OF Ar
raAgna6 and Orleans the lormeF were Distinguished
BY scarf Of red AHd the latter by band OF white
linen. The royal Srmiss At = latter period wore
scarfs Of white. In England the favoFito color Of
the scarf has beea red but in the evil wars white
was usually worn by the CaySlisrs, and II We mis-
take net, some Of the RouBdhead Troopers adopted
greene The national Gag Of England was for some
centuries the red cross, dating from the period OF
English Ascenaaney 10. France. Previously the
roysl color had been white hut - We have already
shown, the French assuming that Nfer Henry W.
had been crowned al PARIS, the victorious English
borrowed the device of the vanquiShed enemy. The
Union Is composed Of the red cross Of s. GeoFgs
the Scotch cross Of St. Andrew dating frem the IN.
corporation Of tho two kingdoms in The reign Of
Anne, and the Irish cross Of 81 Patrick The royal
standard NJ England has vried is device according
to the devices Of her hings The House Of Yofk had
q famous badge the rose sclcil Henry VII. ex-
hibited the rise and crown. Our PlAntagnets were
fond Of the leopard; whence came Sapolcons
threatening illusions and hts boast that she would
drive the leopard into the sea- The loa was irsl
born by Richard J. when probably bis non dc
gusrre Of aCduT dc Lion.