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On the fourteenth of June, I.--, Congress pass.
ed resolution that the flag OF the thirteen Unit
ed States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and


white-thai the Union be thirteen stars, white in a
blue FIELD, representing new constellation. On


,hr'thireenlh Of February 1878, Paul Jones. in the


Ranger, received the first national salute from q


French yrss,l of war that was ever given BY for


egner to the American Gag. With trembling IN


eertsln,y 10 The length Of the struggle, but con-


6dent OF eventual success. did cur revolutionary
Congress take the stand Of ependenee-Had the
cur,sn OF futuri,y then been drawn aside from the
eyes OF our Legislative patrio;s-had they seen in


less than The lapse OF half century. the thirteen


independent states increased TO twenty four-had


they seen Mexico and South America and Greece


following their example, what would have been their
sensations We are 100 liable on such occasions 10
notice armies and 10 neglect legislators ito think
ina, those only who hgh, battles ar= entitled 10
our admiration forgetting what Edmund Burke says,
that " there is courage OF the cabinet full power


iul and far less vulgar than ,ha, OF the field" II is
the legislator who moves 6eets and armies-uho
provides, raises equips and furnishes that engine OF
nations vengeance. The biographies Of our re
Nolusiona-y statesmen should be written We should
Become more Intimately acquainted with men who
risked their lives for the acquisition OF American
independence as much our generals and armies
lid on he battle field. They are compelled 10 fight
battles equally dangerous. and in case OF victory,
they reap ~ glory. The names OF political heroes
are rarely mentioned in the homage paid BY states.
Their victories have nothing OF the .hovy and daz-
cling kind that belongs TO the profession OF arms.
But this is prejudice unHorthy OF the minds OF
i'eemen. The s,a,ssman-,be honest high mind
sd intelligent intrepid, patriotic statesman, is en-
'tlsd to his full share OF public graiitude,he lives
OF The legislative oenefa-lofs Of our revolutionary
day should be published. Bat. I'm.