War of 1812, Part 35: The Baltimore Riots of 1812

When war was declared on Great Britain in 1812, the vote in Congress clearly demonstrated that it was a partisan affair and not universally approved. While Republicans voted in favor of the measure, all Federalists opposed it, and each party had their own newspapers which broadcast their deeply partisan views.But this was largely a Republican controlled country at the time, and their papers were more numerous and more passionate in the tone and tenor of their articles. Many implied that violence was the approved solution for all those opposing the war with the National Intelligencer declaring “he that is not for us must be considered as against us and treated accordingly.”