Show J a Who the Army Aram Camps 1 Were Named For 1 It By James C. C Young JOHN ADAMS DIXIt DIX If It an any one attempts to haul down the American flag shoot him on the tho spot That vigorous order aptly summarizes the character of John Adams Dix secretary of ot the treasury In 1861 War between the states threatened to begin any day Two revenue cutters were stationed at New Orleans Secretary Dix decided that It would be prudence to bring them North He lie sent the tha order but the captain of one cutter refused obedi obedi- ence It wa wai then that he directed the lieutenant of ot the cutter to take command command command com com- mand and arrest the captain The message concluded with the tho famous lines quoted above lines iines ines which were destined to become a rallying cT cry for forthe forthe forthe the whole country Once more morn Americas America's sons are being i mustered in liberty's name Over at ati i Wrightstown N. N J. J there Is a at great camp where young men are gathering i from New York New Jersey and northern Pennsylvania called from civil life under the selective draft plan And this mobilization point I is III called Camp Dix In fn honor of a citizen who nobly served the nation John A. A Dix was a a. man of ot large genius He did many things better than most men are able to do a single task By turns h he was a scholar statesman diplomat and soldier In Inthe Inthe Inthe the interim he directed d railroads helped develop New Yorks York's school system system tem tern became an authority upon financial financial financial finan finan- cial matters and wrote a half halt dozen books of ot merit Also he was a lawyer of ability editor of a literary Journal a man of ot high religious character and andI I had one of the most forceful personalities personalities personalities personal personal- of any American who lived Jived In thelast the thelast last century I Born Dorn In New Hampshire July 24 1798 he ho was the son of ot a soldier and was himself appointed a n. cadet on active active active ac ac- tive service when only 14 years of ot age That was In 1812 and tho the second war with England had just opened Young I Dix had a part In many a border struggle during that year In 1814 ho was made ensign and second lieutenant lieutenant lieuten lieuten- ant in 1814 When ben the war was over nix undertook undertook undertook under under- took the tho study of or the law and the tho I Washington bar admitted him to i tice But he ho continued in the army anny I until 1828 retiring with the rank of ot captain From that time forward his career was marked by one brilliant achievement ement following fast tast on another I He Hf served with distinction In the NewYork New ew 1 York assembly and the tho United States senate enate I With the beginning of hostilities against the Confederacy this veteran of a war fought fifty years tears ears before again put on the uniform Ho lie organIzed organized organ organ- no less than seventeen of ot the first regiments sent to reinforce the regular federal troops and was as named one of ot four major generals In com corn command command mand of New York volunteers rs Then he be was ordered to active duty at the front But this did not suit certain of ot hU his political enemies and they Intervened Inter inter- ened with the result that General Dix was waa transferred to command In Bal Bal- The 1 Maryland city was a comparatively unimportant nt post miles from the Virginia rl battlefields General had been safely hidden away where opportunity unit Y could not seek him out Suddenly the day of or Bull Run came The federal troops were overwhelmed sent flying by the Confederate army Washington was menaced Baltimore p Y tOl th Southern cause It seemed that i ao an minute the city would go over t th b Confederacy or fall taU It a i prize to tol to i armies Opportunity had bad found the eten rr- rr general out Magnificently he r ros l 1 the tho occasion and by the disposition o CI t f available forces force helped he to save Bat Dal i and the capital He lie secs Be I throughout the war meeting many ill ill- J problems lems with i i 1 large urea mea of success c r Afterward In 1866 1860 he W was J appoint I L minister to France and In n i M elected governor of ew New York ITt ITh I nation had shown him all of ot the bo boors boa hOIl- ors in its power ver to grant crane He Ile lived o r F until 1879 alwa always alway i act active forever Inter Interested Inter ested in the new things of ot life and iid a s It powerful force for advancement D De Death did not come to him until ho he jh Jad ski reached ached the fine old ago age of 81 This Thia was the man from whom who the i r. r New Kew Jersey camp of ot the national arm ann takes its name |