The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-03-16

AubEiCuu nag W uOhb oNeE AhoElcuh
waters. the Delaware river being the
water thus honored. 1t Is said that
granite slab marks the spot on Pros
pect Hill, Somerville. Mass where it
was first formally nnfuried, and re-
ceived salute of thirteen cheers and
thirteen guns. The slab bears this in
scription:
"On this Hill
The Union Flag, With Its Thirteen
Stripes
The Emblem of
United Colonies
First Bade Defiance to an Eenmy.
January /, 1776."
The following May it was displayed
at the Virgins convention, was used
for some months and bequeathed its
thirteen stripes to our present flag
for, July 4, 1776 came, and the "Oid
Bell" proclaimed "liberty throughout
the land" and it was at last kings
colors must go and that new nation
must have new flag and before the
first anniversary Of Independence Day
rolled round, the following resolu-
tions Of the continental congress In
session at Philadelphia gave birth to
the stars and stripes.
''1777, Saturday, June IA.
Resolved, That the flag of the
United States be thirteen stripes, al
ternate red and white, that the union
be Thirteen stars, white in blue
field, representing q new constella-
tion."
A Presbyterian may be pardoned
for taking some delight in the fact
that the blue field is supposed to have
been taken from the covenanters ban
ner of Scotland, significant OF the
League and Covenant'o the United
Oolones against injustice and tyranny;
and 30 behold the star spangled ban
ner which has outlived all It's contem-
paries and though not ancient, is to-
day the oldest national standard flung
to the breeze by any great nation.
The present colors of spain were
adopted in l7S5 and lS48; those OF
Portugal in 1880; the Tincolor Of
France, IN 1884 while the flag of the
old German empire dates only from
1871. And what of England? We ad-
init the red cross OF ST. George was
Englsnd's ensign IN 1897 but where is
it nowp The Union Jack OF 1905,
spoken Of in connection with the col
onies was formed by union OF the
st Georges Cross Of England and
the st. Andre W g cross OF Scotland
and was adopted when James vi of
Scotland become James l of England; /;
but 1t was called the kings colors,
not the flag of Great Britain. Each
country still retained is own banner.
There Is a difference between royal
standpId and national standard. The
royal standard is the personal prop
erty of the reiRning monarch, and
not the flag OF the country. Since the
J days of Richard the lion hearted,
Great Britain's royal standard has al
} ways been the coat OF arms OF the
. reigning monarch, changing Of course,
as kings of different houses have sat
upon the throne. Iu the reign OF
Queen Anne, England and Scotland
formed a more perfect union and
adopted the Union Jack of James
3 as he ensign Of Great Britain in
1907. This was used until Ireland was
. admitted, when st. Patrick's cross
r had to be added and the union OF
: these three, constitutes the Union
8 Jack of the present time the national
: standard of Great Britain, uisplayet
= in everypart of her dominions today
g The term "Union Jack" is said tt
4 be derived from the abbreviated name
n of James 1, who signed his name
: Jacques because 1T was under his
o direction, that the first union flag
d was made. This is the meteor flag,
II which the poet Campbell sings:
II "Has for a thousand years
y Braved the battle and the breeze.
NJ But this couplet proves that poets
n not less than others, need to b
.s watched, lest when you "give then
,r an inch. they take an ell" for Camp
,r bell used here Just eight hundred AM
N ninety-six years of poetic license.
M Mark you, Ireland was admitted L
r. 1901. So this meteor flag, Great Brit
IN AIMS national standrd is just.twenty
b. four years younger than our starr
banner.
., No wonder we call it 'Old Glory.
- The town of Rome, New York, o
e. tile site of old Fort Schuyler {
n Stauwix, marks the spot where I'll
Id soldiers gave up their shirts to max
n- stripes and stars and sacrificed a biz
military cloak for the field, and thr
rs made the first flag to wave above Il
w British oolorp, for this crude but cor
OF plete stars and stripes was hoist'
er over the fort, with the captured ba
mt ners beneath it. AS Paul Jones VI
is the first to float the flag of l775
ed his ship Alfred, so to him is Civ
ge the honor of first flinglng to 81
led breaae from the mast of the Range
lui and stars and stripes, and that, on t
his very day it was adopted by congret