The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-02-25
UNCLE SAM HAD SAND
INSTANCES OF AMERICAN FiRMNEsS
IN FOREIGN COMPLICATIONS.
Orange as 1t May Seem, There Was
limo When Yankee Vigor Was Con-
trasted with EnSland's Slowness in Pro-
tecting Her Citizens Abroad.
Special Correspondence.l

prevalent IN the United States. It is
usually shown in words like these, See
how quick England is to act when any of
her citizens are meddled with abroad, but
the United States can't be kicked into
! f1ghtw 1t is taken for granted that Eng
land is ever on the alert; the United States
always passive.
Well, maybe so. Of late, but it was not
always so. Indeed, there was time when
England's caution was unfavorably con-
trasted with the promptness of the United
States. All Christian Europe sounded the
praises of the Yankees when they per
emptorily refused further tribute to the
Barbary powers. and when Commodore
Decatur sailed into the Bay of Algiers and
after ''some very pretty fighting" rs an
Irish orator called it. compelled the re-
lease of American captiyes, there was
hubbub lin parliament and outdoors
which led to the example being followed
the next year By Admiral Lord Exmouth,
who destroyed most of the city of Anglers
and rescued all English captives.
Before this, however, to wiz, in 1904, the
Americans had whipped TripoH into
peaceful humor, and Decatur, serving as
assistant to Commodore Preble, made his
famous night attack on the Philadelphia
(Feb. &c. 1900, destroying that vessel. In
this same war General William Eaton led
his army of 5O0-only nine Americans in the
lot-across the Libyan desert, and on the
9th of April, 1905, army and feet captured
Derne, the first time the stars and stripes
ever waved in triumph over a foreign fort
ress. There was no slurring American
promptness then. and that episode in his
tory is too much neglected by Americans.
Every reader remembers Charles Cotes
worth Pinckney and his answer to Talley
rand. President Washington had firmly
resisted the attempts of Citizen" Edmund
Genest to involve the United States in the
war between France and England; but the
French directory insisted las was probably
true) that majority of the American peo
pie sympathized with France, and went on
with their high handed acts. AT length
Marshall, Gerry and Pinckney obtained an
audience with Talleyrand, who bluntly
told them that the United States must
make large payment in money. "Neverl
neverP' was their reply.
''Then," said Talleyrand, persistence in
your refusal means war"
'War be it then," said Pinckney. EMIL
lions for defense, sir, but not one cent for
tribute"
And war came, but it did not last long.
The French took the sober second thought,
and in the end the United States fought
England on substantially the same points.
Though not mentioned in the treaty Of
Client, the points were settled for all time.
Free ships make free goods" and mo
search and seizure" in case of persons on
free ships in the open sea. True, this prin-
ciple was little awkward when it worked
the other way in the Trent case, in 1864,
but that case was settled on American
principles.
1t was during Jackson's administration
that the last of the complications growing
out of the Napoleonic wars WAS settled.
The Neapolitan government under Joseph
Bonaparte and Murat had confiscated sew
eral American ships and cargoes, and the
claims amounted in 1882 to 81. 734 1891. Ma
pies had refused payment. jackson, rs
usual, swore his by the Eternal" sent
Hon. John Nelson, of Maryland, as minis
ter to Naples and put Commodore Daniel
Patterson in command of the Mediterra-
mean squadron. 1t was arranged between
these two that the warships should arrive
in the Bay Of Naples one at time.
Minister Nelson went first in the Brandy
wine. King Bomba smiled and treated his
request with contempt. Soon the frigate
United States foated into the bay and
came to anchor. Four days later came the
50gun frigate Concord. Two days later
came the John Adams and then two 20 gun
corvettes. There were great preparations
for war on shore, but King Bomba con-
sented to negotiate, and finally the money
was paid. News of this triumph reached
the United States in the hottest part OF
the presidential campaign, and soon hun
dred versions were adoat.
In New York city at the time was IA
nous baker. a comical, seemingly ignorant
old fellow, and an ardent jackson man.
and the Wings thought it would be great
fun to get him to make speech. So they
called him out one evening and he said:
"Fel1er citizens, can't make no speech
but I'll tell YOU how Gineral jackson does
1t is known to you all that the emperor OF
Italy tuck some of our ships, and John
Quincy Adams was president, and he -,
down and wrote him mighty nice letter
a raal purity letter-for, to give him his due
be kin write-and be asked for the ships |
And the emperor he said Phooi A mai
that writes that way can't fight. I'll kecl |
the ships Well, bime by, Gineral Jack |
son he come i'll president and ne set dow |
and wrote: You emperor. send them ship |
home right away Andrew Jackson
When the emperor read that. he lsughe, |
and said, Who is this Jacksony Pears I, |
me I've heard of him Why said one @ |
his head men, hes the New Orleans JacN |
SON. oh, good gracious. SAID the en- |
peror, that's quite another matter. If he |
can't write he can fight. 80 send them ship |
to him right away And. feller citizens
| tell you them ships was here quick a.
they could sail"
This was considered at the time very /
good jackson speech, and 1t is scarcely /
necessary to add that the Wings were moi
sXultant over their Joke
A later instance was that of Martin |
Koszta, a Hungarian, who mad taken the
first steps toward naturalization in the
United States and returned 70 Smyrna to
settle his business there June 81, 1853
band OF Greek mercenaries. hired bv the /
Austrian consul, kidnapped and carried him
On board the Austrian man-of-war II uZZar
Captain Duncan Nathaniel lBgrahanl OF tbs
American Sloop-of-yvar It Louis. took DO
,ition IN front Of the HuZzar. with deck
,leared for action. and negotiated.
Though six more Austrian warships ar
lived. Captain ln4rahaU insisted. and the {
-esuit was that koSzta WIS delivered 70
he French consul Till The matter could De-
settled by diplomacy In the end Austria
Ipologlze'l AID hossia Wa released. Sew