The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-04

TODAY in ous hearts Il not svjsh out.
ward dsmosst rsfi0a. w6 ioYoasly ceie-
br.ts the sdsp,ion Of the Auls.ican
most houorrd. emblem that ever had ,ts
folds swellsd by the breezes of heaven.
The history Of our fisR il ioined by it,
stars and stripes With the history of our
county ,saSd n All.wise prosfdspcs has
ever sssi<eS NJ in ar &wta 20 s,re
serve ,bo.e stri oes ana stSrs intac.
Interesting as il mieht be .o.ce will
uot permi, Of nv describin. fullv the
Colonial and Provincial A.os and ,he
fiaes of the prs. revolutio nary And rev
olutionsrv periods nreced;n1 IN.
! adopt,so .ot the Star, and Strines but
rssher will I ,rsat of the theories a. TO
an, s,i~;. of.sh,.I..t ..ms1 an h,.u,.
ss ths dcvfc.e of M sr.sss nssi.maI
b.nner.
Th<sso>s uok,d AAs Il 0sest aBrit.
ain, wss broo shs by De. eoDopteos g
Auissses asd aWas ~ se4s time thvjv
ssaudsrd, but when the oppression Of
the British rule caused the thirteen
colonies To resist. thu deyiee nl.c.d nm
thsir banner was . rsttlesn~ke cut into
thirteen pisces each uortion ren,ssent-
ing = colepy. With the sisni6cant
motto. y-JOis or Uis."g latsr. SbIn ~.
patriots becsme more determined s,,fi
more united in their purpose aud we're
about to striks . heavy blow in the
cause OF liberty against tyranny, their
siaudsrd bore, on . yellow field, q we'll
tosmrd rattlssnsie in IN attitude of
striking. with the motto underneath,
ID a,'s Hr d on Me-" The onlor u
the snatc, ias here rspressnaSd, was
dark. "This circumstances" says Capt
Hamilton in his -fhs Nstisa~l Flag Of
the United Ssssss q Amsfies." "goes
strongly to prove the correctness Of our
conclusiou. that the exsmnls of ihe
Dotkss eouStfts vss f,1Rt1l ju 0hS
prsrAddb Sf lhe 1see din pefiSd-
for NJ 4usrsbtiDt ih6 Sftks Aathes
oosue1 AASs yellos III. ! NkA 1 dsrk
SPOT. With . representation cf the
plague spot in the middle-these COL
,ors wsfs. .deS t,sle.s, sJSsu fSr 6he rat
tlrsuske fiss +. .issdfcSts the irSdiy
character Of the venom Of the rattle
snake. aud tie danger of TRADING Oh.
itc AfTTgss &
The foll.wing cnmnsnt VA. called
forth FROM DR. Franklin on seeing thi,
emblem Oh = drum:
ION inquiry, sud -fson audy. /
|. armed that the ancient, considered
the serpent nm emblem Of wistlon. and
in some attitudes of endless duration.
Also, that countries are often repre-
srnted by animals peculiar to that
country. The ra,tlesnaksts found mo-
where but in Ausrics. Her eve is ez-
fos~dingly bright. and not wi,heat visi-
lance. She never Leeias an attach.
and ,he never surrendsrs: so.blem Of
voonds. even hef ensSiss. tim she
psusrous,y cives fhsm vsrninr not q
trsad on Dor. which is eoblsrrs,ical 81
the spisis of the people Who inhabif her
country. She appears veak and de.
fsucelsss. though her weapons are uev-
necessary neans for the Digestion Of her
food. but certain destruction to her
snemies; sho wing the power Of Amer,-
~n rssourcss Her thistasnA rsttlss, the
ooly psrt vhich increasss IN suober.
srs distinct from eaph ioehef, re- ~
suifea that they c.nlnot bs d,sconnacted
withsot breskiurH tAem 20 spisces;l
slowing the impossihiiit3 IL N 1nssr.
iran Republic. wiShu4i TIE ssioa Of
6ssses. Aastuels gesslis ssvilt give NO
ssand ssloos. 6ue the rinafue g The
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