The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-03-11

But there IS another view Of this Iuestian
which should be taken 90 avoid al misappfe-
heusiop Of this use of the term '.Keystone''
as applied TO Our STATE. The keystone is
We'll known as tie most important member
In the construction of an arch Did its ap-
peIlation to our State Imply any pre~eyni-
neuce above her sister States of The original
thirteen think not. The most rational
{ view Of it ] think is taken i'm the commuui-
cation Of ID, W. to the Hisforir1l II1ga
ziRe, in the April No Of 1862. which Is gtven
IN a preceding column Of this article: that,
. from The geographical position" Jf Ponnsyl-
. vauIa, and the method Of rnumeratng the
. names Of the thirteen original s ates which
has ever been used an arch composed of
! thirteen segmeats u represent them. would
bring the seventh, representing Penusylva
MIA, into the true position Of the keystone
Was not this, Therefore, the true reason why
The keystone Of the arca Of the bridge over
Rock Creek, bore the initials Of the na:.e IF
Pennsylvania rather than that Of any other
. S-atc, instead of its being, as the PhiIa6el-
. phia editor states '.tbe device OF the architect
taken from "a historical incident of yerv great
importance" which he proceeds 10 tell us.
was the Morton vote, cast for the d caratiou
/ Of Independence. ana ti.at from that cir
/ cumStance size received the name If the
'Ccystoue State'-Ihe thirteenth State-thc
block Of the block :" When aud where. we
ask again, had it before been applied to her?
Had she then an acknowledged pre- -eminence
above her Sister states. that entitled her to
+ wear such a crown, except as the accidental
occupaut ola central aseanrauhicaI position
Much as / honor my own State / would not
remove a landmark Of our couDtryrs history
: or sacrifice Truth on the altar of exceJiency
and be who will do # Is one ..y.bo raaEaib
and Ioveib a lie
+ 4 carergl examination Iy the stulent cF
. American, HISTORY viii think satisfy hin,
+ that the Fpv.toTe IN It's aurellstion An our
Stale. is but a ccmroneft mart Of one Of
. those symbolic REPRESENTATIONS devised and
+ designed about the close IF Tie last century.
fo exnress tl,e Federal r,-.ian af than, All -
Svnih3rs eroblan,s and .al,rr1rfral rerrasen-
+ tations have IN all aces been "a f.tvari:t meth
od of c,.preszrgg events i3e.s ny ,.rfurfr,r-
Of great national interests and DR.. Frank
lfu. who vas one of ti. masters i'm ti.fs art.
:has devised the f-arc IF snake served
inf, thirteen narts With tI.e Initials of ON.
nf ,becoraaies l,T3 each with the motto Join
or die beneath IT. and r1aceI II 8t the
Ln,5 or tl.. ,,a,,.s,ar,ar h. ,.l,l,tf-I.5 in mi.
adelubi, Lafrrz the rer.,sI.ff.n This was
the first American symbol rzpres-iye Of q
union. which he had Tie sagacitv to see was
uolfrIcaI necessity. II Wasafs1 Tie aT.tety1e
Of all subSequrut devices tidt have been
used to symb1ize our Americal 9epublic.-
II was the father Of our Federal motto. "E
Piur,jas U4un..0
When the war Of the Revolution had csnr,
menced. Ffankiin's device Of a disiointed
snake as a newspaper head. was chagned to
. tl.at Of a figure of a raitIesnake with thir~
teen rattles. and coiled to strike with the
motto, bout tread on me- aud was thus
. used Oh some Of the II t.s of the provincial
troops
The great idea embodied in thus symbols
iz-ug the uaiou OF the colonies, Wa n unison
with the popular seutimeat of america at
that period il spoke langIage which all
understood. aui expressed a necessity which
all true patriots iaIt-a Federal Union for
/ strength. ia which the Individuality of the