From the Richmond Sentinel,
4/18/1863, p. 1, c. 2
The Washington
Statue. – The equestrian statue
of Washington in this city, the pride of Virginia and of the South, has
furnished the committee of Congress with a device for the Seal of the
Confederate States, a subject which has puzzled the brains of our statesmen and
amateur artists for two long years past. The House yesterday adopted it with
great unanimity, the only difference of opinion being in regard to the motto;
while the numerous classic designs heretofore presented met with little or no
favor. The device is simply an equestrian portrait of
Washington, encircled with a wreath composed of the chief agricultural productions
of the South. The motto is, Deo duce vincemus – God being our leader, we
will conquer.
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