Origin Of the Cap Of Libery.
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In former ages, old age was honorable:
caps became emblems ofhenor. By de-
grees it became the bage Of freedom, for
none were deemed honorable who were not
free,-and when slave was made FREQ
man, he had cap gave 10 him, which hs
was permitted to wear in public. The
Piliu' or cap Of liberty, was simple IN its
form, in the shape Of a sugar-losf bread at
the base, and and ending in cove. This
prefgures that freedom stands on the
broad basis Of humanity, and runs up 10
pyramid, the emblem Of eternity, toshow
il ought TO last forever. II was sinspls FOR
LIBERTY is in itself tho moss ehining oraa.
ment of man. 1t has none Of the eildea


trappings that make the livery Of despo-
tism. me cap of liberty was white, the
qeAve color Of tho undyed, showing thatit
should be unsaintcd by faction Or tyranuy.