The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
HOW EADS AND HIS LOBBYISTS
DEFEATED MR.. RANDALL.
An Interesting Manuscript i'm Rela.
tiOn TO the Adoption of the
) UEited States Seal.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE APPEAL. I


WASHINGTON, February 19.-It il
said that Stilson Hutchins. editor Of
the Washington Post, and Capt. Eads,
of Mississippi river fame, and other
lobbyists are responsible for TIE
change in the rules which deprived
Mr.. Randa' ! Of his power as chairman
of the Appropriation Committee 10
thwart their schemes. 1t was a very
shTewd move on the part of the lobby.
lists. They knew they could rely upon
the support of every free trade mem.
Der Of Congress and the free trade
journals Of the country.
Capt. EadF, of course, was able to
fix the newspapers along the Missis-
ippi river, as he had controlled the
editors Of three-fouIths of them for
years. The Washington papers where
be looked after by Hutchins. He
ractically purchased the Critic and
ne Republican, which was done
trough JEFF Chandler, the we'll
iown lawyer, and Z. w. Fox of st.
Juis represented him in the purchase
1 the Republican. Hallet Kilbourn
4 Mr.. Sylvester, who had been
tor Of Mr.. Hutchlns's Post, managed
g Critic for him. The fight then
,egan against Mr.. Randall. The result
is well known. The Committee on
'ppropriations was shorn OF its
wer and now has only the control of
!, yen regular appropriation bills.
i ran across an interesting manu-.
ipt in the Stats Department the
or day, which was none other than
report of the committee appointed
ally 4, l776, To prepare a seal for the
United States of America" The per.
sons composing the committee were
DIR. Franklin, Mr.. Adams and Mr.. JET.
ferson. II has generally been stated
at the handwriting was that OF Mr..
fferson, but am informed by Mr..
wight, the Librarian of the State DE.
partment, that this is a popular error,
Enough the script is in hand not un.
Nike his. The following is the recon-
Z endation Of the committee:
''The great seal should, on one side, have
abe arms Of the United States of America,
rhich arms should be as follows: The shield
IS six quarters, part one, coupe two. The
rst or, a rose enammelled gules and argent
1r Eneland; the second argent, q thistle
proper, for Scotland; the third verd. q harm
(, FOR Ireland; the fourth a.u :, flower de
Zoe or, for France; the fifth or, the imperial
gle sable, for Germany, and the sixth or,
lgic lion gules for Holland, pointing
1t the countries from which these states
order gules entoirs Tor entours) of thirteen
1utcheoDs argent linked together BY chain
lr, cached charged with initial letters sable
i9llSws; First, N; H. second, M, B.;
ird, n. L.; fourth, q; nth, n. Y; sixth,
lth, "; eleventh, N. c.; twelfth, s. c.;
irteenth, G.. for each of the thirteen indie
ndent States Of .America.
Importers, dexter the Goddess of Liberty
corselet, of armour abiding to the pres
III times, holding in her right hand the
gar and cap, and with her left supporting
shield Of the States; mister, the goddess
Justice, bearing a sword in her right
nd and in her left balance. Crest, the
bose glory ATTENDS over the shield and be-
ind the figures. Motto, "E Pluribus
pun" Legend around the whole achieve
lent, Seal Of the United States of Amer
| Fn the other side Of the said great seal
\ Puld be the following device: Pharaoh
ihng in an sOpen chariot, crown on his
N9d and sword in his hand, passing
ough the divided waters Of the Red sea
| pursuit of the lsraelites; rays from pill
" (stcl of fire in the cloud, expressive of
divine presence and command, beaming
Moses, who stands on the shore, and, ex-
hding his hand oyer the sea, causes it to
I(erwhelm Pharaoh. Motto, rebellion to
rants is Obedience to God"
Ut is impossible to determine the
thorship Of this device. The orig
j report was not preserved, and the
per on file is distinctly marked as a
by by Charles Thompson, the Gee
ny of the Centennial Congress,
was charged with the task of pre-
" ga device, and all the papers
~ lave been offered to Congress on
IA subject have been placed in his
hds.
1 he device reported by him on the
n of June, 1882, was Immediately
pied, and on the establis hment Of
federal government in 1889, that
ice was accepted as the permanent
Of the United States.
ne manuscript was not accomps-
by any device, and Mr.. Benson ].
sing, who described the Jefferson
in Harper'S Magazine some years
was probably the author of the
wings there reproduced.