...aroused the North by sending his immortal despatch to the commander of a revenuecutter : "If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." This bespoke the heart of the patriot, loving his country's banner, and the arm of the hero, ready...

...Secretary Dix thereupon telegraphed to the lieutenant to arrest the captain, closing his despatch with the words, "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." On the outbreak of the war, Mr. Dix was appointed Major-General of the New York Militia, and in 1861...

...Secretary Dix thereupon telegraphed to the lieutenant to arrest the captain, closing his despatch with the words, "If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." On the outbreak of the war, Mr. Dix was appointed Major-General of the New York Militia, and in 1861...

...stroke of his pen, electrified and gave new life to the nation in inditing the despatch, " Whoever attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot," — John Adams Dix. But a few rods distant from the home of Mr. Dix was the birthplace of Wm. P. Fessenden,...

...walls of the Chamber, and on which shall be inscribed his patriotic and official order, " If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." This resolution was, on motion, referred to the Executive Committee for consideration. The order of...

...this short and exciting period that he issued the most famous utterance of his life : " If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot! " It was more significant than anything DIX, JOHN A. else he ever said, and meant mach for the Union...

...order on the eve of the civil war, Jan., 1861, to a Treasury official at New Orleans—" If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot"— is still quoted. April 28. At Washington, Rush Clark, Iowa Representative in Congress, aged 45. April...

...thrilled as no other utterance which ever emanated from this departing administration : "If any man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." * Holt's transfer to the War Department being now fully established, Horatio King, of Maine, was made...

...treated as a mutineer if he offered any resistance, closing the dispatch with the words: " If an}' man attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." In 1861, Dix was appointed maj.gen. of militia, and the same year maj.gen. of US volunteers. In 1862,...

...for his arrest and for the lieutenant to take command of the cutter, closing his despatch with these words: " If any one attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot." The secessionists in New Orleans would not let the telegram pass, and the cutter was lost, but the...