Young folks' history of the United States . a NewYork merchant, named John Jacob Astor, soon estab-lished a trading-post, called Astoria, at the mouth ofColumbia River. But this post was afterwards sold toone of the British fur-companies; and it was not tillmany years later that any part of the Pacific slope wasdistinctly claimed as being actually a part of the UnitedStates. CHAPTER XXV. MADISON AND MONROE, THE WAR OF l8l2, AND THEERA OF GOOD FEELING. The fourthPresident. Cause ofof the w^arof 1812. THE next president was James Madison, of had been a member of the convention thatha
Young folks' history of the United States . a NewYork merchant, named John Jacob Astor, soon estab-lished a trading-post, called Astoria, at the mouth ofColumbia River. But this post was afterwards sold toone of the British fur-companies; and it was not tillmany years later that any part of the Pacific slope wasdistinctly claimed as being actually a part of the UnitedStates. CHAPTER XXV. MADISON AND MONROE, THE WAR OF l8l2, AND THEERA OF GOOD FEELING. The fourthPresident. Cause ofof the w^arof 1812. THE next president was James Madison, of had been a member of the convention thathad framed the Constitution ; and he served as presi-dent for two terms,or eight years, —from 1809 to he was in-augu rated, hefound the nationinvolved in dis-putes with the Brit-ish Government,about the right ofsearching Ameri-can vessels, andthe restrictionslaid on Americancommerce. Thesedisputes remainedunsettled ; and atlast, June 18, 1812, the Congress of the United States,by a large majority, declared war against JAMES MADISON. MADISON S ADMINISTRATION. 249 There was a great deal of opposition to the war, as it opposition , , , . 1 •, 1 to the war. was thought by many to be quite unnecessary; andmany even thought that the offences committed byEngland were not so great as those of France. Thisincreased the hostility between the Democrats, whofavored France, and the Federalists, who liked Englandbetter; and at one time some members of this lastparty held a convention at Hartford, Conn., in order tooppose the prolongation of the war. But the war went on, though at first the American The defeatstroops were quite unsuccessful. There was an attempt army,to conquer Canada ; but General Hull had finally tosurrender Detroit to the British troops ; and GeneralVan Rensselaer was also defeated. The Indians tookan important part against the Americans in this war,under a chief named Tecumseh, who formed a plan tounite the various Indian tribes against the whites
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