Gunnison Valley News | 1919-05-16 | Page 5 | Not Pinckney's Words

Not Pinckney's Words. "Millions for defense hut not one cent for tribute," Is attributed p, Charles Cotesworth Plnckney. When John Jay, In 1706. made his fumou treaty with England which threaten ed to involve the United States in war with France, the directory would not receive the American ambassador, hut intimated that the matter might be settled by the payment of a certain sum. Pinckney Indignantly answered with (he above phrase. It is said, however, that long afterward Pinckney Pinck-ney was asked If he had ever said it, and he replied : "No, my answer was not a flourish like that, but sina. ply, 'Not a penny, not a penny."