Show E pluribus unum the country is ig indebted to jilin adams am for its natio national nol motto with an Engligh englishman man of note sliming in ID the honor it seems seeing thin that while adam was wag minister to Eng england En plind lind sir john arp nn an eminent rn ih antl anti quary suggested to lo hini him a good motto to 1 tho the union of the american colon colonies le adams at once was las taken with the iden idea whirl which he transmitted tu to charles Thomp thompson gon the secretary of on resi who on june 20 1782 report ed to that body bis big design for at gov eminent teal beal in this the latin legend E unum was to be borre borne on a ribbon held beld in ID the beck beak of an eagle cagle just where sir john got the idea Is iq not certain but it Is IR a filet fact that tile lie motto was irl in use on the cover of the magazine fl first re t bubli publish gly ed cd in IT io and it may have struck true k his big inner fancy by its applit applicability ability to the st situ tu abion they then obtaining obtain iu in america |