Discourse Delivered by Request of the Survivors of the Veteran Corps in the War of 1812: In the Church Canal and Greene Streets, City of New York, on the Fourth of July, 1851 (Classic Reprint)
Discourse Delivered by Request of the Survivors of the Veteran Corps in the War of 1812: In the Church Canal and Greene Streets, City of New York, on the Fourth of July, 1851 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from Discourse Delivered by Request of the Survivors of the Veteran Corps in the War of 1812: In the Church Canal and Greene Streets, City of New York, on the Fourth of July, 1851 This flag which you present to the Veteran Corps of the War of 1812, '18 and '14, whom I have the honor to corn mand, is received at your hands as the Chief Magistrate of this great and patriotic city, and the representative Of its unknown donor. The encomiums you have been pleased to express are, indeed, extremely flattering and ...
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Excerpt from Discourse Delivered by Request of the Survivors of the Veteran Corps in the War of 1812: In the Church Canal and Greene Streets, City of New York, on the Fourth of July, 1851 This flag which you present to the Veteran Corps of the War of 1812, '18 and '14, whom I have the honor to corn mand, is received at your hands as the Chief Magistrate of this great and patriotic city, and the representative Of its unknown donor. The encomiums you have been pleased to express are, indeed, extremely flattering and highly complimentary. To us, sir, the expressions Of a warm heart, duly appreciating our services as soldiers, is a valu able compensation for our labors, privations and sacrifices in the common cause of our country's defence and honor. Permit me, honorable sir, to thank you, and through you, sir, the young lady who is the donor Of this elegant and most valuable tribute, and to communicate to her the unanimous regret of this Corps that her name is unknown to them. Indeed, sir, when I look upon these stripes and upon those stars, surrounding the eagle upon that field of blue, and the scroll held by the eagle's beak with the words E Pluribus Unum, my mind is overwhelmed with reminiscences Of the past, and the future lost in the dis tance of time of what shall be. Those stripes are the original union of thirteen States, each represented by a star, in number thirteen rn the War of 1776 subsequent ly a star has been added for each new State created, peo pled, organized and admitted. The War of 1812 was(iv.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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