An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . of war with Britain. This information was communicated to thePresident by Henry himself, through the Secretary of State, andtransmitted to Congress in March. It excited throughout the coun-try a strong feeling of indignation, and confirmed the popular opinionds to the difficulty of effecting a cordial reconciliation with Britain. On the 20th of May, the Hornet sloop-of-war returne
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . of war with Britain. This information was communicated to thePresident by Henry himself, through the Secretary of State, andtransmitted to Congress in March. It excited throughout the coun-try a strong feeling of indignation, and confirmed the popular opinionds to the difficulty of effecting a cordial reconciliation with Britain. On the 20th of May, the Hornet sloop-of-war returned from Europewith intelligence that neither England nor France manifested anydisposition to change their policy towards the United States. At thisnews the President sent a message to Congress, recounting the re-peated efforts of our country to effect a treaty of peace, the insultingmanner in which they had been met by Great Britain, and the out-rages practised upon our commerce. We behold, adds the Presi-dent, on the side of Great Britain a state of war against the UnitedStates ; and on the side of the United States, a state of peace towardsrJieat Britain. He then submitted fo~ their solemn consideration the. WAR v^ITD <iREAT BRITAIN. 479 question whether this state of things should continue, or, relying uponthe mighty Disposer of events, the nation should assert its natural rightsby opposing force to force. After due consideration of this message,the House of Representatives, on the 4th of June, 1812, passed a billspecifying the numerous aggressive practices of Great Britain, anddeclaring war. It passed the Senate by a majority of six, and wasratified by the President on the 18th. By this act the President wasauthorized to apply the whole land and naval force of the UnitedStates to carry the same into effect, and to issue to private armedvessels of the United Slates letters of marque and reprisal, in suchform as he should think proper, and under the national seal, againstth
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