Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-06
s. FLAG AND COAT OF ARMS.

W u uuu cOhiC QONuntulo "
the Paris exposition communicated to
Congress, an interesting statement by
Mr.. Sam B. Ruggles, relative to our ma.
tional flag, emblems, arms and coins,
copies of which are to be used in deco.
rating the frieze of the building contain
ing the contributions from the United
States.
The act of Congress of April l4th,
1918, declares that there shall be dis
played on the flag as many stars as there
are States in the Union, the stars to be
white on a blue ground; together with
stripes, red alternating with white, thir-
teen in number, to represent the thirteen
States which formed the Union. Mr..
Ruggles, who is U. S. Commissioned
for the Exposition, informs Mr.. Beck
with, the U. S. Commissioner General, at
Paris, that whatever political theory may
be agitated in respect to the extinction
of States lately in rebellion, the Commits
sioners Of the United States, at the Uni
yersal Exposition at Paris, until other
wise ordered, must exhibit the flag of
the United States with Mirty.sir stars in
its Union" Isn't it proper to remark
here that Mr.. Stevens ought to lose no
time in having joint resolution passed
forbidding the display in Paris of more
than t,oenty-sir stars in the national flag
Such a display, with a proper explana-
tor vonld show Europe how America
deals with rebels and restores "the best
government on earth" Mr.. Ruggles
saws he is not aware of any legal regula-
t;on or general usage which determines
Io,r the stars should be grouped. In tho
asg now In use. thew are arranged in six
horizontal lines but have at times here
tofore been arranged in a circular or
star like form. John O. Adams, while
Seora,arv of State in 1920, caused them
n he disnlayed in the shape of lvre on
the passports he issued. The act of the
ronfaderate Congress-. in l777, having
denlored that The stars represented "a
seo, ooneieIlat;on y Mr.. Adams took the
~, NJ so 90 N annlv Il 10 the constellation
i'vra which the figure of the eagle on
b,s nassnorts holds in his beak.
" Fix the colonies entered on the
.oaolnt;onarv war without a common
a. anJ nsed indisoriminately local
ndar5o Tn I'm. the newspapcrs.
oon,smnIa,;ng tbe annroaching conflict,
S;enIoyad as 6ead.pieces the figure of a
III snake in thirteen disiointed parts,
,,.s.h a.i' ~ motto q .Toin or die" After
,be ~ oolor;es % combined there was used in
,he mr. ofI;ce banner displaying a
.no ,,a.noLe with his members firmly
.ass,es%""' ;s...,oJ W
+" Ir,v l77e Rem; franklin. John
Adams and Thomas Jefferson were ap.
Aua,ls a';a.n1 I"u h,' ,ha Cnntipen,al Congress- a
lsra;,,oe pes.s 10 nrenare a device for the
ooui ',ooaa sooi of he limited States. The
devices thew hit upon would be pro.
uegices s 'ney ny 1o n,t eosr almost ridiculed by
~ ~ ;sravarent generation. as strange
snis ~. ~
coqqe,.', TLa', nronosed N have grayed on the
ny .I P,spr Pr nr ZEALAND the thistle of
Isea, .ue iVIo ~. a.n ef Iralond ,be As,Ir
|9cotlanq' T 1re n@ H.. ;mnsr;al eagIe of
6e ~ =, ,ha f;on Of Hoiland two god.
dassoo one of Liberty. the other of jus.
uesses' III pSaraob a5d Moses in the Red
tice, w1sn ua,aV g. ,La comm;t,ee was
res oes oSon,ed For six wears thereafter,
NY auO Op'. d,,aron,s were made 10 achieve a
various US, AsI1 M IKEA s ,iii lTs9 On the 2Oth
Of June o. oaon.sd ,rst ssaI which was after.
20 Oonsre;S 5l - T ISsa bv sct Of Congress of 18th
sarus, ~ 'oy, ~ .fy,;sSsJ s a. he great seal
SeptenIyrii 80 S,atos ord so remains
OF me Vnlteu S'aL 49, Tbe renort
without enaoes ~ v ',s ,ha Tonre5srs,a Con.
o. .ne Deo.Ss Ss,;bas ,b;s seal in beraldie terms
ss follows.
as II, Ioli1Ts n... e. Aruor;al Achievement
! ne Dev'ee .oc ., 20, Sa"i fa- ,bs United