Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-01-06

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originated iro" the assumed night ~
british cruisers 'o search the vessels
of other nations aud take 'hei' ns'''''
born snhl'c'- if'm them. 90 Tie
ground that ~ n.''' could 'h'ngs his
allegiance 10 the Government under
which he was born. Our Government
held the reverse OF this doctrine, and
when not only na,uralised American
citizens. but native-born ~ we'll, we're
seized aud impressed. II became On
outrage and indignity too grievous TO he
borne. Still. 20 slow are people to ap-
peal to the arbitrament Of the sword.
these and other wrongs, were long and
patiently borne. This system OF cs-
pionsge commenced during the war
between Great Britain and France. In
1906, and il WAS not until the 18th Of
June, 1872, that war was officially de-
clared.
One OF the most glazing OF these
outrages was the firing into the
Chesapeake, in 1907, by q British
ship of war, the Leopard, and certain
men, claimed to be British subjects,
were taken from her. This outrage
produced the widest excitement. The
President issued q proclamation CON-
manding all British armed vessels TO
depart from our waters, and CONNER
cisl relations between the countries
were entirely suspended. It was not
until 1911 that reparation was made
for the attack upon the Chesapeake,
and the principle involved remained
as far from settlement ~ ever.
On the Sd of April, 1872, . law was
passed laying an embargo for ninety
days-this measure being in expecta-
ton of war with Great Britain. On
the LIST of June . war message was
sent to Congress by President Madi-
son, in which he submitted the ques.
ton whether the United States
shall continue passive under these
progressive usurpstions, and these
accumulated wrongs, or, opposing
force TO force in defence of their ma.
tional rights, shall commit a just
cause into the hands of the Almighty
Disposer Of Events On the 4th Of
June the. bill for declaring war with
Great Britain passed the House by .
vote Of 70 10 AZ, and IN the 18th it
passed the Senate by 10 TO IL. Con-
gress then authorized the enlistment
of $4,000 men, yet from the want Of
competent officers, few entered the
service. Az a consequence, our land
forces suffered several severe defeats.
among which were the surrender Of
the fort Of Detroit. and other forts and
garrisons, in the district Of Michigan,
without battle, the battle Of French.
town, where the prisoners taken we're
niassacred by the Indian
allies OF the British, and the capture
Of Washington and the burning Of the
Capitol aud public buildings. These
disasters we're, however, more than
by subsequent VIC
tories, and the brilliant achievements
At sea, the remembrance Of which still
sheds . halo Of imperishable glory
over our naval history.
Here the action of Massachusetts,
Connecticut and Rhode Island, 10
worthy Of note. They resisted the
demand for troops claiming that
4" neither of the Constitutional ext
gencies had arisen, and that the
militia could not b compelled to
serve under any other than their own
officers, with the exception of the
President himself when personally in
the field" This assertion Of the doc
trine of State Rights, must have como
With queer grace from States which
have since done 20 much tocrush that
odious heresy" out Of existence.