PRESENTATION OF THE r1prEcASoE FLAG
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NEw-foRK May l. 1871.
In May last on the Tppccanoe battle ground in presence
OF thirty thousand people entrusted bv the sur
viving soldiers of thar memorable field with the FLAG that wn
the midst and thckcst OF the strife whsh WAS com,
mandcd to take 10 this commercial metropolis to bc dis
played here before fcow-citizes as living scolIn
emblem OF the vaor of their old commander and of the per
ne had undergone When the political contest wa, lin
which his courage had been uconed and the People had
seated him President il the White House at Wahinyten
also bear there and, in the name of hi, fellow
soldiers request him dcpoSitc among the onored to
phic of the Republic. promised that ground to execute
this commissions, and with conviction of comnq
SIcccSS-thnt the FoRTYrwO FOUNDER Of the Emnrc S,otc
should herald It's arrival there but the midst of scenes so
cvcnul those OF March put of the duty in the hone of
quiet day, when now, ala, ,crc i, tie quict o tie
srore!


therefore, proper obey the order, of the
brave OF IipPccanoc lag this flag before YOU the
for whom the dying nnctiens OF their illus
trouS Chief and Spon whom his Office and trust his spir;t
has fallen. with the request thai will carry the wish
his compatros arm, by depositug anlong the trophies
Of the Republic bcg YOU i'll their namc most tcndcry 10
cherish it, Other flags OF countrymen have no doubt
been gnlanty defended and glorious on land or
bur, while they may have bur single ship or sin.
Gle field this has the honor of winning whole States of con-
qucrng empires indeed. An old Eagle like this borne by
tc pioneers of the Wilderness that has added the roign of
the the reign of liberty and law becomes holy en-
bcfn, with M h0c SigHO riaces upon it, CRYING our as
from the spirit of the Past the Future and which as the
country becomes older and greater becomes all postcrtv
holicy and dcarcr.


have the hosor TO be yours, respectfully,


tDnn