Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-21

versitvs contributions to the history of Our Coun
try:
"Shal1 Ga11ia's clan our coast invade,
With he1ish outrage scourge the main,
Insult nations neutral trade,
And not dare rights maintain?
PINCKNEYS HISTORIC PHRASE.
And in more laconic phrase, but with equal
vigor, the celebrated Pinckney uttered those words
which will never die:
millions for defense, but not one cent for
tribute."
The men who founded Our liberties with
mailed hand detested war as the most futile OF toll
lies. "My first wis11," said Washington, "s to see
this plague of mankind banished from the earth"
But they abhorred dishonor more An affront to
Our dignity violation of Our Countrys rights
but limited patience, Fastening Enthusiastically to
the demand for unqualified disavowal and prompt
satisfaction.
DECATUR.
The voice of Our Country was heard in De-
caturs reply to the arrogant Bey of Alglers, when
America resolved to put an end to piracy in the
Mediterranean. The Barbary States, it will be
recalled had levied tribute upon the shipping of
the world for centuries The most powerful mar
thine nations, England and France, had for two
hundred years paid tribute America refused
And when Commodore Decatur and his squadron
appeared to demand the release of Americans held
as slaves by the Barbary States, and indemnihca-
ton for past outrages the Bey asked for time to
consider the question: 1t was denied. Then De-
catur was asked to concede only three hours. mot
a minute" said the American Commodore, and
the quarterback of his flagship was instantly the
scene of an historic capitulatlon.
CALHOUN.
T. fo~ 1,,+ I'll,
in 1911, when after recital of the extent, dura-
ton and character of the injuries received by us
at England's hands, the failure of peaceab1e
means for redressing those injuries, the laws
passed professedly to regulate Our trade with
other nations, negotiations resorted to time after
time until they became hopeless, he said:
(WHICH SHALL WE DO, ABANDON OR
DEFEND OUR OWN COMMERCIAL AND
MARITIME RIGHTS, AND THE PERSONAL
LIBERTIES OF OUR CITIZENS IN ExER-
CISING THEM? s. s. Sir, which alternative
this House ought to sustain is not for me to say.
hope the decision is made already by higher au
thority than the voice Of any It is not for the
human tongue to insti1l THE SENSE OF INDIE
PENDENCE AND HONOR. This is the work
of nature-a generous nature THAT DISDAINS
TAME SUBMISSION TO WRONGS"
HENRY CLAY.
In the same crisis, Henry Clay, of Kentucky,
spoke the true voice of Our Country, when he
decared
1.-THE coors that float from the masthead should
be the credentials of seamen.'
Again, said he:
WHEN DID SUBMISSION TO ONE
WRONG INDUCE AN ADVERSARY TO
CEASE HIS ENCROACEMENTS ON THE
PARTY SUBMITTINGr
MARCY.
What American does not recall with PRIDE
the vigorous State papers of Webster and Marcy
and Seward? There was no speculation in those
days as to how far our State Department could
legally go in vindcating an affront to our flag,
or in protecting our citizens from insult or injury
Hear what Marcy said, when Austria endeavored
to forciby arrest Martin Koszta, an Austrian sub
ject who had applied for citizenship in this coun-
try, but had not yet become fully naturalized. He
was on visit to Smyrna when he was arrested
and taken aboard an Austrian ship of war CAPT