Hawaii Holomua, Volume I, Number 85, 28 December 1893 — Flags That Have Floated Over American Soil. [ARTICLE]

Flags That Have Floated Over American Soil.

Columbus plowed with his ship the roaring deep and, stepping ashore from his boat, tiung to the spicy breezes of the West Indies the royal banner of Spain. Its romantic career upon the western world was well sugtained by Ponee de Leou and Cortez. This flag first sa:led upon the Mi3?issippi, saw the dark shadow of the Brazil’8 primevil foresls and floated over \he o!dtst town in the United States—St. Augustine. But Jobn Cabot was the first discoverer of our own shores, and the royal George of ‘ merrie Engiand” had precedence of all othcrs in the now L T nited States territory.. Then foIlowed the lilies of the house of Bourbon, floating over Lake Champlain, the upper # reaches of the Mississippi and upon the wails of Port Royal and Queb?c. Sir Henry Hudson brought tbe ensigu of Holland to the Khine of America,and in 1614 tbis flig was h< isted over tbe infant city of New York. Previous to the Revolution, the £nglisb banner held sway. altbough the sturdy Cclonists insisted opon a eneeial one for tbeir mercantile marine. \nd when tbat agitation first commenced, the respect they felt for the motherland was evidenced upon their ens ; gns. But as tfae contest deepened into war, the banners of the various States heeame more expres»ive and pronouaced.— Jmcn>a» Faper. Language was given k> lawyers to eoneeal the tbougbta of tbeir clients.