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How Moderates Seized Control of the Hartford Convention
Unknown to the Connecticut delegates, Harrison Gray Otis and George Cabot had a plan. George Cabot, president of the Convention, had the authority to decide on the committees to be formed, and to acknowledge speakers. He immediately recognized Harrison Gray … Continue reading →
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Why Harrison Gray Otis Dismissed Comments the Hartford Convention Would Seek Secession
Despite Mathew Carey’s concerns that New England was on the brink of seceding from the Union, Harrison Gray Otis had other plans. He wrote the purpose of the convention was “to take measures to defend ourselves against the enemy; as … Continue reading →
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Why Cooler Heads Urged Moderation at the Hartford Convention
Those favoring radical action, Timothy Pickering and John Lowell, did not take part in the Hartford Convention. George Cabot planned to urge a moderate course. He said that he went to Hartford “to allay the ferment and prevent a crisis…We … Continue reading →
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Why Peace Was So Important to New Englanders
John Lowell urged immediate action. He wrote “Throwing off all connection with this wasteful war making peace with our enemy and opening once more our commerce with the worlds would be a wise and manly course.”[1] The war was … Continue reading →
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How President Madison Responded to New England’s Threat of Secession
To recap: On October 17, 1814 the legislature in Massachusetts invited New England states to a convention in Hartford on December 15. They responded. Connecticut named seven delegates. Rhode Island appointed four delegates. Democratic-Republicans blocked attempts to appoint delegates in … Continue reading →
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Governor Caleb Strong’s Secret Mission
In the weeks before the Hartford Convention, George Cabot and Harrison Gray Otis did not know that Governor Caleb Strong sent an emissary to Halifax, Nova Scotia. In November, 1814, his representative approached General Sir John Sherbrooke. Governor Strong wanted … Continue reading →
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What Timothy Pickering Hoped the Hartford Convention Would Accomplish
In Washington, November 28, 1814 Timothy Pickering wrote a letter to John Lowell, Jr. After touching upon the notion he formerly held that “the Western States go off, leaving the ‘good old thirteen States…to themselves’ ” Pickering wrote of the … Continue reading →
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Who Was Absent From the Convention
Timothy Pickering and John Lowell were absent from the convention. The convention’s delegates were selected by state legislatures. Timothy Pickering represented Massachusetts nationally in the House of Representatives. In Washington he was noted for his obstructionism of the war with … Continue reading →
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Why Timothy Pickering Had His Doubts
After years promoting a convention of New England states, Timothy Pickering was in favor of it. George Cabot and Harrison Gray Otis, two moderates, headed the delegation from Massachusetts. In a confidential letter to John Lowell, Pickering began by praising George … Continue reading →
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What the Committee Reported
Harrison Gray Otis reported for his committee: “The state of the national Treasury…requires an augmentation of existing taxes; and if in addition to these the people of Massachusetts, deprived of their commerce and harassed by a formidable enemy, are compelled … Continue reading →
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