Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . ssail his, will henot sweep from the ocean every vessel bearing your flag and destroy even thecoasting trade ? What is our foreign commerce that has suddenly become soinconsiderable? It has, with very trifling aid from other sources, defrayed theexpense of government ever since the adoption of the present Constitution,maintained an expensive and successful war with the Indians, a war with theBarbary powers, a quasi war with France, sustained the charge of suppressingtwo insurrections
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . ssail his, will henot sweep from the ocean every vessel bearing your flag and destroy even thecoasting trade ? What is our foreign commerce that has suddenly become soinconsiderable? It has, with very trifling aid from other sources, defrayed theexpense of government ever since the adoption of the present Constitution,maintained an expensive and successful war with the Indians, a war with theBarbary powers, a quasi war with France, sustained the charge of suppressingtwo insurrections and extinguishing upwards of forty-six milhons of the publicdebt. In revenue, it has, since the year 1789, yielded ;f 191,000,000, and if ourcommerce is re-established, it will, in the course of time, net a sum for which weare scarcely furnished with figures in arithmetic. It was with such arguments that Clay won over theHouse to a generous appropriation for the navy that wonthe war of 1812. In less than two years it became theright arm of the country. When Mr. Clay assumed the duties of the secretaryship.
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