{"product_id":"democrat-extra-july-21-1812-prompt-patriotism-convention-pzj9b5pw","title":"Democrat Extra: July 21, 1812. Prompt Patriotism. At a convention of republican delegates ... The following report and resolutions, were unanimously adopted ...","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVery rare: this pro-war circular was printed just three days after the declaration of the War of 1812, this copy is addressed to the Selectmen of Harvard Massachusetts\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole-hearted endorsements of, and oppositions to, the war appeared across New England at the outbreak. “On July, 14, 1812, for example, the town of Northampton, Massachusetts held a peace convention attended by fifty-seven local representatives. One week later, the same town held a convention for those supporting the war. The latter passed a series of resolutions, including one that condemned the previous convention, stating that ‘all meetings and conventions for the purpose of opposing the general government and the laws of the union [are] dangerous during the existence of the present war and highly criminal.’ President Madison articulated a similar message in his refined language” (Peace).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text reads in part: “\u003cstrong\u003eYour committee are fully convinced that the present war is not only just but necessary and unavoidable\u003c\/strong\u003e … \u003cstrong\u003eIf the war of the revolution was just, this war is not less so\u003c\/strong\u003e. That was a war against arbitrary taxation of the British Parliament. It was a war for Independence. It was a war for liberty and equal rights. It was begun in honor and ended in glory … \u003cstrong\u003eThe present war is a contest undertaken in defence of rights not less essential, and for priviledges [\u003cem\u003esic\u003c\/em\u003e] not less dear\u003c\/strong\u003e … With perseverance, union and courage on the party of our citizens, the result we may predict will be equally glorious … Your committee have no doubt that there is a settled determination on the part of certain leading and influential federal men in New-England to dissolve the union of the United States … The transactions of the leaders [sic] of the opposition, since the declaration of war, prove that this plan of division had not been abandoned …”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA seemingly short-lived publication, the first issue of the Northampton \u003cem\u003eDemocrat\u003c\/em\u003e was issued on 12 March, 1811, and the last recorded example is that of 17 August, 1813.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot located on OCLC.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeace, R., “The War of 1812” in \u003cem\u003eUnited States Foreign Policy: History and Resource Guide\u003c\/em\u003e accessed online 9 August, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67899639628085,"sku":"263970","price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/263970_01.jpg?v=1792641711","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/democrat-extra-july-21-1812-prompt-patriotism-convention-pzj9b5pw","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}