The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-19
TODAY IN HISTORY
Beginning Of the War of 1872
TUESDAY. JULY 10, 1910.

In May. 1872. President Madison was
nominated for re-election by the congress
sional caucus. II has been said that he
was dragooned into the war policy. which
led to our second clinch with Great Brit
ain. by Henry Clay and his followers with
the threat that, unless he yielded to their
views, another candidate for the presi
dency would be chosen. This Clay denied
and there was no evidence 10 discredit
his denial Madison was simply swept into
the current by the impetuosity of Young
America.
On June 1 the presidents war message
came. On June is a bill. In accordance
with it, was passed by both houses OF
congress. On the following day. July 10.
the president signed the bill. which pro-
claimed hostillties. Thus Young America.
led by Henry Clay, carried their point
For several years previous TO the be-
ginning OF hostillties. the United States
had been kicked and cuffed by both
Great Britain and France. like a mere
interloper among the nations OF the earth
who had no rights entitled TO respectful
have been increased by tho irresolution
Of the American government. the distract
ton OF counsel in congress, and the di-
vision OF sentiment among the people
But eventually young Republican lead
ers came to the front to interpret the
nafiiional Spirit and and sxpeeta1tiion They
dash and brillianey. Foremos, among
them stool Henry Clay, John c. Calhoun.
William Lowndes. Felix Grundy, Langdon
Cheves and others. They believed that
II the. American republic was to maintain
anything like the dignity of an indie
pendent power and TO preserve, or rather
degree aye: It's self-respect-it must
cease 10 submit to humiliation and con-
temptuous trea tment; II must fight-hght
somebody who had wronged or insulted It,
The Republicans having always a ton
der side for France, and the fiction OF
French concessions being accepted. the
theory OF the war party was that. OF the
solently maltreated the United States.
Rumors were spread that an Indian war
then going on, and resulting in the bat
tie or Tippecanoe on November z, 1911,
was owing To English intrigues.
Adding this to the old revolutionary
"reminiscences OF British oppression, 1T was
not nnnatural that the national wrath
should eventually turn against Great
Britain. Not only the regular army was
Increased. but the president was author
teers. Then a bill was introduced pro-
viding for the building OF ten new
frigates The war spirit in. the country
gradually rose and manifested itself
noislly In public meetings. passing resolu-
tlons and memorializing congress
The spirit was increased in intensity
papers laid before congress by the presi-
dent in March. 1912. They had been sold
to the government by John Henry, an
DENTAL mission to New England. under
taken by Henry in 1909 at the request OF
Sir James Craig, the governor OF Canada.
TO encourage a dlsunion movement in the
eastern states
This was the story, Whatever it's
foundation, It was believed. and greatly
increased popular excitement. On the
4th OF April the president signed a bill
laying an embargo commerce with
Great Britain for ninety days. All over
the country the embargo was introduced
as meaning an immediate preparation for
war. 1t came In considerably less time
than the limit of this embargo. and con-
tlnued until early in January, 1915.