The evening times., 1895-09-19
FEDERAL eoAf--eP ARMS
Il Is Traced Directly b the Eseulsheanl
."' dH Vasllgtiis. 'T
PatronymIcs OF the Presidents-Mr.
Cleveland Comes From the Line
Of a Knight Of England.
Baltimore Sun.

HAlunlQfe DUN.
In an article on this subject, written for
the Illinois society, and later published by
the Chicago Inter OCEAN. Mr.. Sargent
showed that the armorial bearings of our
republic, which dates from 1882, had
origin in the heraldry used by GeOrge
Washington. and the design was drawn by
the first President s own hand. from Wash
ington's heraIdry, On his visit to Mrs. John
Ross to engage her to make the first flag
for the new republic: .,.,,s.,s5
This idea is not beyond possibility.
viewed in the strict sense Of fheraldry admits
another writer. WIN, however. CONTENDS
that the American republic is indebted
TO an English. barDnet for the suggestion
OF the device which has been suggested
as our national coat OF arms.
1t must be remembered. he Gays, that not
until 1851, at public dinner in Baltimore
Nd, occurred the suggestion of Washing
tons heraldry being the origin OF the ma
tional flag. by an English iiierateur ana
poet. Martin Tupper. whose idea has be-
come accepted Oh both sides OF the At
lantic.
u TN Naneunjum lived man who knew
much of old times and ancient lore
This was Thomas Pafritt. of Hanging
Ditch, Manchester. England. q famous
antiquary of his time. who. In writing of
his son, Thomas Pauitt. jr., Noted
Republican, and corresponding secretary
of the Republican party OF the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain, In the latter
part of the eighteenth century, says: There
is one thing that wish tn inform you, that
my friend, Sir John Prestwioh. Fart. told
me he was the person who suggested the
idea of a coat OF arms for The American
States to an ambassador frm thence. which
the States have put upon some of their
moneys.
1T is this, Us be told me. party per
pale of thirteen stripes, white and red.
the chief OF the escufcie6n blue. signifying
the protection uf heaven over the States.
which so pleased the Americans that il was
soon artef adopted as the arms ofthe States.
and to give 1t more Consequence. placed
il upon the breast of an eagle displa yed.'"
When Sir John Prestwich set himself to
form q design f,,r the American cat OF
arms. conjecture Is strongly reasona Die that
he would wish 4, connect the armoriai
DeItiDgS Ol tuc utW kpNVibhAehs "'p hhH
escutcheons of the Washingtnns. of Lam
cashire- as q complime mt tn the first Amer
lean President descended from that family
Turning TO the now familiar coat of arms of
America the resemblance may readily be
noted.
None of our Presidents were of noble de-
scent, yet the ancestors Of several were OF
the landed gentry and aristocracy Of Great
Britain The families Of Adams jefferson.
Tyler and Cleveland ard the wives Of some
of the Presidents were OF heraidic families.
The second wife of John Tyler, Miss Julia
Gardiner was'of an heraldic race-the Car
diners Of Engft6ti.s :" ''f' 7''>-''~-'
The escut cieons, IKE the lists OF Presi-
dcnts,ff arranged side by side, would reach
from Washington TO Cleveland Grover
clevciand's pairoDymic is probably Derived
from the town OF Cleveland, in Durham, Eng
land As late as the thirteenth century 1t
was written De Cleveland. probably from
C ciffferand, which certifies Its English origin
"a coat OF arms our President could use IL
he was of a artist ocratic turn OF mind, with
de-" the French nobility predicate.
Stephen Grover de Cleveland's aristocracy
Is Of ancient date. Unlike others, nc has
mo,tto. "Pro.D ct Patria." A burlesQue
on the pride of the Cieveland's family blood
was written by Rev Aaron Cleveland. andis
10 he seen ia the Cleveland Family Memo
rial"