A history of the American nation . ther killed, wounded, or missing. The Americans lost aboutseventy. This battle was- fought two weeks after peace had been con-cluded at Ghent. The treaty ending the war (December 24,1814) settled none of the questions in dispute, noteven the right of impressment. But the war wasnevertheless not without results. Our little navyhad shown its mettle, American privateers had done im-mense damage to British shipping, and there was some realiza-tion in Europe that American rights must be respected. More-over, as the war in Europe was over, impressment was now GULF
A history of the American nation . ther killed, wounded, or missing. The Americans lost aboutseventy. This battle was- fought two weeks after peace had been con-cluded at Ghent. The treaty ending the war (December 24,1814) settled none of the questions in dispute, noteven the right of impressment. But the war wasnevertheless not without results. Our little navyhad shown its mettle, American privateers had done im-mense damage to British shipping, and there was some realiza-tion in Europe that American rights must be respected. More-over, as the war in Europe was over, impressment was now GULF O P ^ [THE WAR I\ THE iSOLTH [ Treaty ofGhent. 254 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATION practically a thing of the past, and there was no need of aclause in a treaty to make it so. America had beyondquestion dignified itself among the nations. And yet one cannot help regretting that the war could not have been was waged by one free nation against another free nation,and it aided Napoleon, the enemy of free institutions every-. rP--f®-^;rV^^|i^-:f_rr.^^j#^.^ House in Ghent where the Commissioners Met to Agree upon theTreaty of Peace that Ended the War of 1812 where. It was waged by two peoples whose real interests werethe same, and whose mission in history has been the develop-ment of liberty and civilization.^ During the war there had been great dissatisfaction in NewEngland. In the latter part of 1814 a convention of delegatesfrom these States met at Hartford. It was com-monly supposed that it would plot a disruption ofthe Union; but it simply drew up remonstrances,and proposed amendments to the Constitution intended to ^ Though other difficulties arose no war with Britain broke out for acentury or more after the treaty of Ghent. Since that day Great Britainhas become substantially, in spirit and efTectiveness, a democracy, andFrance has taken the same step. See the preface of this volume. Hartfordconveniion THE STRUGGLE FOR RIGHTS UPON THE SEA 255 protect a minority of
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