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Our cmdgn, which men at their peril would slight, Wherever ’twaa seen In the breeze boldly streaming? But now with affright, wo behold a dread sight In the chaotic gloom of our national night; Bor focmeu have found for our banner a grave, In a land no more free, but the liomo of tho slave. Shall wo be untrue, and mildly succumb, While ‘‘impious rebels” our Union would sever? No, .no, wo shill march at the sound of tho drum. And stand by our Banner both now and forever. ’Tis hard to say ‘ War;” the thought we abhor; To God wo appeal, as He knows “ what it's for We fight-that tho.Star-Spanged Banner may wave t/cr the land of the free ami tho home of the brave. Shall wo of the North lot it lie in disgrace? Shull we be the men to allow this dishonor? Columbia must rise and again take her,placo Where foes cannot heap their reproaches upon her. We ? Il stand for the -right, and if wc must fight, “Here’s at it,” till rebels Are all put to flight; For the Star-Spangled Banner forever siiai.t. wave O'er the land of the freehand the home of the brave. Jldect Ipmllang. /Vow the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. Our National Flag—lts History. The Stars and Stripes—the red, white and blue—figures and tints, happily blend ed in one harmonicas whole, constitute our National flag, and has won the highest ad miration from every true-hearted Ameri can.. . Its beautiful proportions and its rich com bination of colors make it a perfect-gem, while its essential character, the nation’s banner, elicits for it a nation’s adoration. Every American is proud of it; every lov er of his country is enthusiastic in its praise; every patriot would defend, it, with the lasMrop ,of his blood. At the present time the American flag is enjoying a perfect ovation. It is an ob ject ,of special attraction, calling forth the wildest excitement. The great heart of the nation;' driven almost to an agony of desperation from the insult that has been heaped upon its National banner by the base ingratitude ot traitors, is manifesting for it a sacred devotion, and rallying around its glorious folds in a complete avalanche of enthusiasm. ' ■> Flag raising and flag presentations seem’ to be the popular order of this day of ex citement. The old man and the young man, the mother and daughter, the work boy atyl the school-boy, the child at its play and the infant in the nurse’s arms, all, no matter what may be their condition in life, whether high-minded or htimble, whether rich or poor, the merchant or the mechanic, tho professional man or the la borer-all partake alike of tho prevalent patriotism,.and in some way or other show their attachment and love for the flag of their country. As these proud banners are unfurled to v the breeze, every heart seems to say—let that tongue cleave to the roof of its mouth that would speak reproachfully of our flag, and let that Hand forget its cunning that would dare to tral} it in the dust—and then the loud song goes up from ten thousand, thousand voices, of freemen, “The Star Spangled Banner, oh long may it wave, O’er the lend of the free, and the home of the brave. At such a time, when every eye is fixed upon the American flag, and when every breast beats with patriotic emotion for its country’s safety, it may not be an unaccep table offering to refresh the memory with the origin, and history of our national flag. The flag of the United States, under which a nation of freemen now rallies, was adopted by Congress, June 14th, 1777, as the following resolution shows; “Seichei, That the flag of the thirteen Unit ed States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and %bite; that the Union be thirteen stars, white, in a blue field, representing!! new constellation 1” The stars were arranged in tho form of a circle. This resolve, it appears, was not madepnhlic until the following September 3rd, 1777, nod according to 001. Trum bull, the first flag made in pursuance of the act, was used on the occasion of .Bur goyne’s eureendcr, October I7th, 1777. It is intimated Captain Schuyler [INDEPENDENT IN EVEBTXHINd.] K Hamilton, of the United States army, to whom lam indebted for these historical reminiscences, that the stripes in the field of the flag were not only designed origin ally to indicate the Union of the thirteen colonies but also to show, from time to time, the number of States composing the Union. This opinion appears to be corob orated by the fact that in 1794, after tho admission of two new States —V ermont and Kentucky—Congress passed the following act, to wit : ' “That from and after the Ist day of May, Anno Domini one thousand seveu hundred and nicety five, the flag of the United States be fifteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be fif teen stars, white in a blue field.” This was approved January 13th, 1794. it does not seem, however, that any fur ther change was made ip this design of the flag, until 1818, although several new States had been added to the Union during the interval of twenty-four years —as we are informed by Captain Hamilton that the above design was the flag of the United States in the war of 1812-14. In 1818, the lion. Mr. Wcndover, a member of Congress from New York, in troduced this subject, and suggested that the stripes of the national flag be altered to their original number, as he anticipated if the number of stripes should be incras ed according to the number of States, it would in time become unwieldy, and that the alteration he proposed would always designate the original thirteen States while an additional star for the admission of ev ery' new State would Show the number comprising tho existing Union. lie also proposed another change, which was adopt ed, viz; that the galaxy of stars in the Union Jiag should of themselves, by ar rangement, from a single star, instead of a circle, which was the original design.— The act passed by Congress, -4pril 4th, 1818, reads thus; “ That from and offer the 4th day of July next, the flag of the United States bo thirteen horizontal etripcs, alternate red and White; that the Union be twenty stars, while in a btiie field. And that on the admission of * new State into the Union, one star be added to the Union of the flag; and that snob additions shall take effect on the 4th day of July next succeeding such admission." This arrangement has continued in force until the present time, unless it is that by anticipating the admission of Kansas, the thirty-fourth, has been acknowledged in many of the new flags prior to the 4th of July next, the time fixed by Congress for the addition to be made. There are to be found a number of facts and incidents connected with the origin and adoption, as well as the meaning of the devices embodied in our national flag, that would prove highly interesting to those who arc fond of yc antique. It may however, be well to furnish • briefly a few items of history more immediately bear ing upon the flag as it now appears, in or der that its origin shall be the more clear ly understood. In lGb-4 tho colony of Massachusetts had in use the ancient national flag of Eng laiul, the red cross v flag. In Winthrop’s New England, an incident is recorded of the defacing of the ensign, by one of the Pilgrim Fathers, because the red cross was looked upon by them as a relic of anti- Christ. This circumstance occasioned the colonists great trouble and the difficulty was not removed until 1707, when the treaty between the Kingdoms of England ana Scotland was ratified, which event re sulted in the combination of the ancient red cross flag of the former (a white ground with red cross) and the azure flag of the latter (a blue ground with a white cross) constituting the national banner xif the Kingdom of Great Britain and desig nated in Queen Ann’s Proclamation at the time as tho union flag. The colonists, appear to have been satis : fled with the change, as we learn that in 1720 they direned this flag, (an English Union with a red field) to be used as a sig nal on the approach of vessels at a light house near the entrance of Boston harbor. In 1775 the same flag was used in New York, but bearing tho inscription, “George Rex, and the liberties of America,” and on the reverse, “no Popery,” while in Con necticut, the motto employed was “qni transtulit euftinet,” which is understood to mean’ “God who transplanted us hither will support us.-” About tho same time, April 29, 1775, tho Massachusetts Provincial Congress adopted a-white flag as a standard for their colonial cruisers, with the motto, "appeal to Heaven,” —and a pine tree in the cen tre- A combination of the Connecticut, and Massachusetts mottoes, omitting the tree, was adopted on the red Union flag of the Colonies by tho armies of the Colonists, before Boston; and this flag was unfolded by General Isaac Putnam, on Prospect Hill,' July 18th, 1775, after the reading of the Declaration of the Continental Congress, setting forth the causes and necessity of taking up arms. On the 2d day of January, 1776, after the Union of the thirteen Colonies was effected, Washington hoisted the great Un ion flag,, consisting of the union of the crossea and thirteen red and white stripesy the number of the Colonies in the Union. It may hc intercstiug to statc Uiat stripes or ribbons was tho distinguishing badge in common! use among the officers who wereunnnifonued in the Colonial army, according to‘ the suggestion and by the or ders of General "Washington. Hence it has been inferred that the idea of red and white stripes in tho field of tho great Un ing flag of the United American Colonies owes ita origin to the above circumstance. The red, white and blue colors of our flag, emblematic of defiance to oppression purity Union, are; probably derived from their colors exhibited on the banners and ensigns of the early Kings of Eng land and Scotland, or their patron saints. The banner of St. George was white charg ed with red, that of St. Andrew was blue charged with white. Nor should it be forgotten that blue was a favorite color of Washington; when he commanded the Continental army, ho adopted as his badge of recognition a light blue ribbon; which he, wore . across his breast, between his coat and waistcoat. Again, the prevailing colors in the flag appear to haye been those adopted to give nationality to the uniform of the army of the Colones; the facings of the blue coats were red, and the color of the plumes white tipped with red. W. J. • The Little Match Girl. BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON It was so terrible cold—it snowed, and the evening began to'be dark; it was also the last evening of tho year—New Year’s eve. On this dark cold evening a poor lit tle girl went into the streeUiyith bare head and naked feet. It is true she had shoes on when she, went from home, but of what use were they? They wore very large shoes, her mother had; last worn them, they were so largo; and the littlg one lost them in -burying over i the street as two carriages passed quickly by. One shoe was not to be found, and the Other a bov run away with, saying that he could use it as a cradle when he got children himself. The little girl now on her small naked feet, which were rod and blue with cold. She carried a number of matches in an old apron, and held one bundle, in her hand.—No one had bought pf’her tlm whole day—no one had ■ given her a far thing. Poor thing 1 she was hungry and benumbed with cold, and looked so down cast, The on her yellow hair, which curled so prettily round her neck, but she did not heed that The lights shone out from all the wind ows and there was such ; a delicious smell of roast goose in the street! It was New- Years eve and she thought of that. She sat down in the corner between two bouses—the ■ one stood a, little piore for ward in the street thaß the other, —and drew her legs up. under her to warm her self but still 1 she was' i colder, and she durst not go homo; she had not sold any matches or got a single farthing! Her father would beat her,; —aqd St was also cold at home; they had only the roof di rectly over them, andi there the wind whistled in, although straw and rags were stuffed in the largest crevices. Her little hands were almost benumbed with cold. Ah I a little match might do some good, durst she only draw one out of the bundle strike it ion the'wall and warm her fingers. She drew one out, rich! how it burnt! it was a warm clear flame like that of a little candle, when she held her hand round it,---it was a strange light.- ' The little girl though! she' sat before a largo iron Stove with brass bolts on the top; it burned so 'nicely apd warmed-so well.—Nay, what was that ? The little girl stretched out her feet tp warm them too, then the flame went oat; the stove vanish ed—she sat with a stump of the burnt match in her hand. Another was struck, it burnt, it shone; and when the light re flected upon i the wall; it became as trans parent os crape; she looked directly into the room where the roasted goose stuffed with apples and prunes steamed so tempt ingly on the table which; was laid out and covered with a shining: white cloth with porcelain service. Whit was still more splendid, the goose sprung off the dish and waddled along the floor with knife and fork in its back ;—it came directly up to the pqor girl. .Then the, match went out, and there was only the thick cold wall to bo .seen/ She struck another watch. Then she sat under the most charming Christmas tree —it was still larger and more orna mented than she had seen through the glass door at the rich merchant’s the lasi Christmas; a thousand candles burned in the green branchesand motley pictures like those which ornament the shop wind ows, looked down at her. The little girl lifted up both her hands—then the match was extinguished—the I many Christmas candles' rose higher and higher, she saw they were bright stars-p-ouh of them fell and made a fiery stripe in the sky. ?Now one dies!- said the poor girl, for old grandmother, who aldno kindto her, bat ygh?.wps now de^d, ! had told her that when a star falls, a soul goes to God! „ ’ . i. . , .... ; v. She agaib struck a match against the walk it sh<|bo ! W’ grandmother stood in theiustre, so shin ing; so mild: and blissful!. Grandmother!’ EDITORS AND £R(JbRIEIORS- exclaimed the High girl, ‘Oh! I kooVr you will he gone away whoa the match goes out —like the warm stove, the deli cious roast goose, and the .delightful Christmass tree!’ and the struck in haste the whole remainder of matches that was in the bundle—she would not lose sight of grandmother and the matches shone with such brilliance that it wds clearer than in broad day light.—-Grandmother had never looked so pretty, mo groat} she lifted the poor little girl up in her arias, and they flew so high in splendor and joy, and there was no cold, no hunger, no anxiety—they were tkith God. . . But the little girl sat in tlie ri porner by the house in the cold morning hour, with red cheeks, and with a smile round her mouth, dead—rfrpzeu to death, last even ing of the old year. * New Year’s morning rose over the little ■ corpse as it sat with the matches, of which a bundle was burnt. 'She had been trying to warm herself, said they. Bnt no one knew what beaut full things she had seen; in what splendor and gladness she had en tered with her old grandmother into New Years joys. A Beautiful Thought. —Life is beau tifully compared to a fountain fed by a thousand streams, that perishes if once it be dried, It is a silver cord twisted with a thousand strings, that part asunder if one be broken. Frail and thoughtless, mortals are surrounded by innunmerablo dangers, which make it much more strange they escape so long, than that they all. perish suddenly at last. We are sur rounded by accidents every, day to crush the mouldering tenements that wo inhabit. The seed of disease are planted in our constitutions by nature. The earth and the atmosphere, whence we draw the breath of life, ispregnantwlth death—.health is_ made to operate its own destruction ? The food that nourishes, contains the elements,, of its decay ; the soul that animates it by a vivifying fire,, tends to wear it out by its' own action; death lurks In ambush along our paths. Notwithstanding this is the truth, so palpably confirmed by the daily examples before your eyes, how little do we lay it to heart, We see our friends and neighbors perish among us, but how seldom does it occur to our thoughts, that our knell shall, perhaps give the next! fruitless warning to the world. A Scold Coxvebted.— ln Ao'oarij period of the. history of Methodisin' somo of 3lr. 'Wesley’s opponents,in the excels of their zeal against enthusiastn/took up a whole wagon-load of Methodists and carried them before a magistrate. ’When , they were asked what these persons had done, there was an awkward silence ; at length one of them said— “ Why, they pretended to do bettof than others, and besides, they prayed front ■■ morning till night.” The magistrate asked if they had done anything else. 1 “Yes, sir,” said an old man; “an’t please your worship, they - converted my wife, till she went among them she had such a tongue, and now she is as quiet as a latnb.” “Carry them back,” said the magistrate, “and let them convert all the scolds in the town.” DuniNQ our last conflict With Great Brittian a number «tf our troops were en gaged in repairing the fortifications of Niagara; and whilst so engaged/the enemy, commenced a pretty sharp fire, so’that it Occupied nearly the whole of the time of our force to keep on the lookout for the shots of the enemy. Finding that they did not make’ much, headway, they sta tioned a son of the Emerald Isle ’’ to give warding when a shot or shell was coming. This the sentinel faithfully performed, al ternately singing hut “shot,” “shells,”.un til finally the enemy started aCongrcvo rocket, which Pat bad never seen before. He hesitated and seeing it elevate, be shouted:' “Shot! and be jabbers, the gun wid it.” Boston Ifferald. The §t. Louis Democrat of the 17th says: “We believe, and our belief is found ed upon multitudinous items of evidence —that the Union men of Kentucky are at the fighting point—that is to «ay, they will resist the machinations of the traitors in their midst, with the riiie and theknife, and the halter, before they will be dragged out of the Union as the tail of a confod eracy of which South Carolina is the head.” t&r Joseph the Second, of Austria, was fond of travelling inop&itsu and odd day he reached a little inn on bis. routbefore his ret\ha4 <¥o>e Up. Entering n xefifTng room he begin-shaving himself. ■' The ln quisitoriallandlordv win anxlourta tn inhat post bus iest hold nbftut of the Emperor. “Ishaye *’ WasAia majesty’s reply.' . ‘ ’' WT “The tiiea 3 4rh wifel Md 1 find4tdiffionltto er.’* n: ; r::s:rr ! f'Yofflt caneasly iUhp yhhr water,Aushand, if yo£'foot KepWw often above brandy.” ~l % NO. 20.