Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-09-04
ouo,ous SEALS.

nt Treaty Sealed with . Button
rpoor'rtbe clone STAR In the Banner
origin OIL
1e 'ss time the Treaty of Washing
!, with England was signed in our
.,al capital, in May. 1871. when
" tbe messengers at the State De-
Is'ont was asking each of the High
fasteners for his seal to afix to
comment, the five Englishmen. of
~ had seals, which they gave him
and some of our five Commits
had them also but it is as
10 bv n who ought to know that
=" Hoar, of Massachusetts, when
= for his seal, answered, II have
gu Inf this will do" and took off
Il his sleeve buttons and handed
10 the colored messenger of the
Y, IDepartment who was impressing
seals upon the wax, and it was
!, for that purpose.
T. bejng told the above story the
|..r asked at the State Department
~ 10 see the original Treaty of
.%iiuston. and was shown it, and
IL tbe wax has Clipped SO much on
M Of the seals in the course of time
their devices are nearly obliterated,
,asy to e that more than one of
Commissioners did not use a regu-
spal. but a button, or something
!, connection with curious things
Oh have been used as seals when
made for the purpose was lacking,
told that the clone star" in the
[ner of Texas originated in that
When she was struggling (many
* before we annexed her) for indie
Hence, on one occasion some of
se earnestly interested in her behalf
f preparing a document to be sent
70 General jackson while he was
>ident. and when it was concluded.
gentleman remarked: "This
Ms a seal, and we have
Ie," To which another Instantly
vcrcd ave will use this for
all" And pouring melted wax on
paper. he stamped it with one of
military buttons cut from his coat,
ch button having a single star upon
that became the emblem of the
ohm Quincy Adams, in August,
!, mentioned in his diary receiving
tote from Mr.. Madison (the ex-
sdent). and adds: 1.-The seal was
initials of his name and the motto,
ritas non verba magistri.'"
ohm Quincy Adams while President
Bite the following as to another seal
lesigncd, and criticises the use now
kommon in ladies' ornaments of re-
Enant objects. such as snakes, etc.,
any such purpose. "Mr. Dickins,
rotary to the Columbian Institute,
ught me, to examine, designs for
zeal and diploma for that society,
drawn, and which, suggesting
be alterations, 1 approved. They
e not adopted the device 1 had pro-
ed for a seal, but propose in its
ID a Kissing rattlesnake coiled
nd a book. to which l objected as
Gus imagery; and instead of the
ssical motto from Horace: Lucent
era %nautis,' with the ship, they have
carded the ship, and substituted for
motto: 'Favent astra,' which 1 dis
proved as borrowed from the false
Fnce OF judicial astrology. and there
+ inappropriate to In institution for
promotion of true science. On
as on the former occasion of the
iment to the capitol, l observe the
rene diversities in the sentiments of
rncd and ingenious men upon mat
Of taste and invention. My devices
the seal and motto were. in my own
-conceit, ingenious, classical, ele-
Ftand appropriate butno one thought
m so except myself, and they have
zen in its stead a serpent sibilant,
|ich would be an excellent emblem
the House of Representatives at
slime, but in my Judgment a very
Eurd one for a learned and literary
.|ttution; and instead of the stars Of
Irace illuminating the mariners
kht, they have the stars of judicial
rology favoring the deadly venom of
washington Cor.
Ver's Bosar.