Portrait and biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois .. . tle city of Washington was throwninto consternation. The cannon of the brief conflictat Bladensburg echoed through the streets of themetropolis. The whole populaticn fled from the President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the WhiteHouse, with her carriage drawn up at the doer toawait his speedy return, hurried to meet the officersin a council of war He met our troops utterly routed,and he could not go back without danger of beingcaptured. But few hours elapsed ere the PresidentialMansion, the Capitol, and all the pub
Portrait and biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois .. . tle city of Washington was throwninto consternation. The cannon of the brief conflictat Bladensburg echoed through the streets of themetropolis. The whole populaticn fled from the President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the WhiteHouse, with her carriage drawn up at the doer toawait his speedy return, hurried to meet the officersin a council of war He met our troops utterly routed,and he could not go back without danger of beingcaptured. But few hours elapsed ere the PresidentialMansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings inWashington were in flames. The war closed after two years of fighting, and onFeb. 13, 1815, the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent. On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term ofoffice expired, and he resigned the Presidential chairto his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau-tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re-mainder of his days. On June 28, 1836, then at theage of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi-son died July 12, 7 -?-o:^_ FIFTH PRESIDENT. 35
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