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  1. American Militia Renewal in 1810

    Date(s): December 5, 1809 to January 3, 1810 Location: Washington City, District of Columbia Tag(s): Militia, Federalist, Laban Wheaton, James Madison 

    The House of Representatives was busy on January 3rd, 1810. The members debated issues from regulating land grants to handling Canadian refugees to referring petitions of complaints to other committees. As they solved issue after issue, a message arrived from President James Madison. Madison wrote, “The act authorizing a detachment of one hundred thousand men from the militia, will expire on the...

  2. A Massachusetts Federalist Opposes Declaration of War

    Date(s): June 18, 1812 Location: Washington City, District of Columbia Tag(s): War, Federalist, Government, Laban Wheaton 

    On Thursday June 18, 1812 the members of the House of Representatives were in session when word came that the Senate had passed a bill, “An act declaring war between Great Britain and her dependencies and the United States and their territories.” Tensions with Great Britain had grown in the early 1800s because of conflict with the British Navy. The British had impressed over six thousand United...