Legislation changed the composition of the one-centĬoin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin. The Congress passed the Act of April 22, 1864. And on that with the shield, it should be With the word OUR, so as to read OUR GOD AND OURĬOUNTRY. That with the Washington obverse the motto should begin LI approve your mottoes, only suggesting that on In a letter to the Mint Director on December 9, GOD or GOD, OUR TRUST should appear as a motto on theĬoins. Proposed that upon the designs either OUR COUNTRY OUR Three-cent coin to Secretary Chase for approval. Inĭecember 1863, the Director of the Mint submittedĭesigns for new one-cent coin, two-cent coin, and That the mint could make no changes without theĮnactment of additional legislation by the Congress. Placed upon the coins of the United States. It was found that the Act of Congress dated January 18,ġ837, prescribed the mottoes and devices that should be Unnecessary delay with a motto expressing in the fewestĪnd tersest words possible this national recognition. LYou will cause a device to be prepared without Trust of our people in God should be declared on our Strength of God, or safe except in His defense. LDear Sir: No nation can be strong except in the Motto, in a letter dated November 20, 1861: Watkinson, Minister of the Gospel fromĪs a result, Secretary Chase instructed James Pollock,ĭirector of the Mint at Philadelphia, to prepare a That the first such appeal came in a letter dated From Treasury Department records, it appears United States recognize the Deity on United StatesĬoins. Chase received many appeals fromĭevout persons throughout the country, urging that the The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed on United StatesĬoins largely because of the increased religious The history of ``In God We Trust'' is described as follows Provides that ```In God we trust' is the national motto.'' The national motto ``In God We Trust'' was officiallyĪdopted as the United States' national motto by a law passed by It was referred to theĬonstitution Subcommittee on February 7, 2011. National motto in all public buildings, public schools, Supports and encourages the public display of the Resolved by the House of Representatives (the SenateĬoncurring), That Congress reaffirms ``In God We Res 13's resolution clause provides that: 5Ĭongressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures. 1īackground and Need for the Legislation. Government institutions, having considered the same, reportsįavorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the Motto in all public buildings, public schools, and other Supporting and encouraging the public display of the national Trust'' as the official motto of the United States and The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred theĬoncurrent resolution (H. Smith of Texas, from the Committee on the Judiciary, March 31, 2011.-Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be NATIONAL MOTTO IN ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND OTHER STATES AND SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF THE REAFFIRMING ``IN GOD WE TRUST'' AS THE OFFICIAL MOTTO OF THE UNITED Views Spurious Luther Martin: Address No.House Report 112-47 - REAFFIRMING ``IN GOD WE TRUST'' AS THE OFFICIAL MOTTO OF THE UNITED STATES AND SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL MOTTO IN ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS Views Luther Martin: Genuine Information VIII author: Luther Martin Views Thomas Lloyd's Notes of the Pennsylvania Ratification Convention Dallas' Notes of the Pennsylvania Ratification Convention Views Sherman and Ellsworth to the Governor of Connecticut authors: Oliver Ellsworth, Roger Sherman Views United States Constitution author: James Madison Views James Madison's Notes of the Constitutional Convention author: James Madison Views James Madison to Thomas Jefferson author: James Madison Views Charles Pinckney: "Observations On The Plan of Government Submitted to The Federal Convention, in Philadelphia, on the 28th of May, 1787" author: Charles Pinckney Views Rhode Island Committee to James Varnum recipient: James Varnum
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