States. I exhorts all the good people of the United States as they love their country, as they feel wronged that they exert themselves. And made clear the expectation of showing love of country requires giving support to the war. Of a moment of national crisis, patriotism was needed. He fell to justify the conflict to motivate the country to support the war. The stakes were high because although a majority had voted in favor of for not one Single Member of the Federalist Party voted to support it. The northeastern federalist took a skeptical view more than seven and western members of the democratic republican party. A conflict with britain over national sovereignty, the american war of 1812 became of test of the strength and meeting of american patriotism. We tend to forget the word 1812 between the revolutionary Independence Movement and trans formative carnage of the civil war. The war between 12 has a dubious distinction the first to be declared in a modern democracy. And matters. Politicians maintain power so with strict military and diplomatic terms the war of 1812. By the end in 1815 washington d. C. Was burned to the ground, the National Debt has tripled up at 127 million all the United States had accomplished was getting the british to maintain status quo all matters of dispute as there were before the war. Trade questions, the boundaries, everything would stay the same. Somehow the population regard did the war with favor. As seen as a popular referendum in 1816. Madison easily won reelection in the early months of 1812 his handpicked successor james monroe had a landslide success four years later. Hundreds of thousands of men cast votes for their party in that contest. The war proved to be a popular success. How did people come to form their opinions . Far many more people in the United States roche about the the the war of 1812 band fought in it. The nation lost 2,260 men in battle of the war of 1812 less than onehalf of 1 of all servicemen. Many served and local militias in the service was more ceremonial. The 617,000 combatants died in the civil war. To give you the difference. The meeting of the war of the war of 1812 can be found in popular print of newspapers and books telling about the war as in the battle field. Contrast those servicemen with those in the newspapers. Between 1812 and 1815 producing approximately 250 different newspaper titles from South Carolina gazette gazette, a kentucky telegraph, a massachusetts week the messenger. One newspaper franchise for every 10 men. Not how many were published monthly or weekly but how many different franchises there were. If we went to assess of the war of 1812 we need to evaluate it as a cultural event as much as cultural. Americans took instructions from popular print a discussion about national law of. The political speeches like madisons from folks songs to popular novels, plays, americans on every side proved eager to talk about love of country. That may have been dismissed as a waste of time and money as if not a disastrous displays hubris. Asthmatic says claim for those who love their country made clear, emotion became central. Everything was to be accomplished contemplated through patriotic love. Throw the war of 1812 the meeting of events were based more on the emotional language used to describe them other than what had occurred. Europeans declare their love of country grew out of a child like devotion where american and french son celebrity fought revolutions from brotherly love. Americans emphasize their patriotism grew from another variety of affection, the romantic love of courting couples. Consider those who raise their voices in chorus the love of country. The lyrics explained a soldier is a gentleman. He that wont stand to his post will never stand by his wife. Since love and honor are the same. Neither can exist alone but flourish side by side. Fare well for a while. When we drive the british dogs, we will kiss it out with you. With the title of my talk love and honor that they are the same, men and women were told there is a fundamental connection between attachment and national loyalties. Lovers made the best soldiers and vice versa. The war of 1812 love story is anwr stories were intertwined so much now seems humorous. But the link between the two were liberal as well as big british. That today we may say love, marriage, the baby carriage had a practical effect to foster population expansion. High rates of marriage and reproduction resulted in exponential growth of the American Population that have implications for success in military contest with british and native americans. When starting a family meant clearing of farm with the size of the population and expansion of the territory went hand in hand for although the United States had no change in british policy the country did gain control of western land that was once claimed by in the hands. Soon settle by whites and cultivated by a slave to men and women. So all members of the nations populous whether they could vote to could assist in the process to settle and secure the nations land. It was no casual choice of words when madison did not call on all citizens to support their country but far more broadly to all good people of the United States as the love their country to assert themselves park ave included the entire population. Excluding only that indian inhabitants the continued to struggle for their own sovereignty. I would like to bring to life the power of patriotism with two contrasting episodes. Those who would suffer a military catastrophe and the other who embraced romantic patriotism. And became the most celebrated leader of the war of 1812 and future president , referring no doubt to the opening drama win failing in the conquest initially and to the conclusion when general jackson had a spectacular triumph in new orleans. The language of love proved pivotal. Win or lose americans found their imagination captured whenever assad was replayed. No matter how dire commentators could be counted on to put a block from public events. The war of 1812 provided the ideal moment to the being National Statesman for the love of country. Working to portray the conflict as a romantic adventure for those who go to war to win the hearts a patriotic maidens. The thrill of romantic love contributed to the glow of victory. I first want to pause to look at contemporary theories of political economy. Bear with me. I promise we will get back to soldiers but we cannot appreciate the significance of the switchgrass is serious scientific thinking that labor behind it. Informal ferry, a freedom to love, marry and reproduce was essential elements of both liberty and american power. Americans in 18124 berry well first of population theory. Methodical government counts of all inhabitants even average people have access to basic facts of the population. From 79 the the first census 3200 the nations numbers expanded from 3. 9 million of about 5. 3 million. And continue rising sharply reaching 7. 2 million by 1810. They increase nearly to fold into decades. The official figures were reported widely as soon as the returns came then. Complete census reports were printed with county by county compilation made available for public purchase. Also be cheered in most standard almanac as basic deprivation as ordinary farm people want to bet their fingertips. There was a lot of pride based on the growth of the nations numbers. Despite the satisfaction americans took of the robust population, the strength of numbers left it vulnerable to the critique of morals. , after the independence british and americans questioned regulation, optimization brass white americans claimed to enslaved africans they supported evergrowing numbers of the nations people. The british criticized plans of both counts. The british continued to cultivate ties with made americans supporting their arrival population United States perceived the greatest threat. On the ocean britain controlled shipping forbidding the slave trade and harassing merchant vessels. But the traditional goal of population imitation because they thought was population montecito royal navy needed every hand it could find. The practice to board american ships provoked enormous controversy. Said those efforts to put americans into the british nets. During political confusion americans and british main scattershot efforts to remain the better per two. The rising prices in the early years, pounded every element of the promise and the problems in the United States. Americans faced an especially important intellectual adversary in the form of the british fairest. He was the author of the book and essay on the principle of population. The subtitle and inquiry into our prospect respecting the future removal or mitigation of the evils that it occasions. Published in england 7098 and reprinted in the United States 893. He offered his model population not as obstruction but on geopolitics. May cause of suffering censored unrestrained reproduction as a moral evil and argues the best way to restrict one array runaway population growth for young men and women to delay marriage. They could spend a few more years celibate before they raised families to reduce the final numbers of children born to any given married couple and diminish the overall average size of families with in the country the chief object of the analysis was the rapidly expanding United States. To exert ever control malthus contended that america keeps increasing the indians will be pushed further back and tell the whole race is exterminated. How could the United States claim to be the strongest defender of freedom when it denied the basic rate of survival to native americans . Thomas malthus declared the right of exterminating where they might starve will be questioned in a moral view. Thomas malthus had a good reason to be alarmed since the numbers and had been increasing. With no european ribose nothing stood in a way of the doubling of land and redoubling of population except the native americans. The United States was a perfect object lesson for the Thomas Malthus claim population fuelled aggression. As low saw a cycle made of americans saw as a vicious circle the continent wide open ground next day supported expansion as the population of the settlement of new lands. The divergence tore the merits of population significantly increased tensions. In fact, precedent jefferson who is a part of the louisiana hot purchase had Thomas Malthus directions in mind as he engineered the purchase. But in formal possession of the region december 30, 893, one month later in february 1st jefferson wrote letter in which she confessed to give the leisure moment to the Thomas Malthus work on population. Careful technology it was of sound logic jefferson insisted his theories could not be applied to the United States. He concluded in america extent of the and cultivated and for tow land enables everyone who will labor to marry young. You can raise a family of any size end quote. If Thomas Malthus claims the burgeoning population forced expansion 10 percent inferred of illogic that the limitless availability of american and assured for practical purposes theres no such thing as excess population. He reassured however multiplied becomes effective. In jeffersons survey the right to reproduce them of were fundamental liberties enjoyed in america and indians were overlooked altogether. Like his predecessor comment madison celebrated population strength. They shared the view of their colleagues from france. Saying fact not only trade but unrestrained reproduction. As jefferson wrote in 1815 his quote entry with british vanquished americans could be permitted to proceed peaceably to make children to mold our National Strength and resources. Despite the fiction that lay at the base of the hope that making children could be a peaceable process. Of the republican view the population was essential to strength was the most enduring legacy of the war. By the time the tensions reached the breaking point of 18 to zero. Americans ruffled between territorial spread of population and that Thomas Malthus regarded as a source of evil. Americans argue romantic love encourage the opposite ofetween territorial spread of population and that Thomas Malthus regarded as a source of evil. Americans argue romantic love encourage the opposite of the tyranny and aggression predicted. They claim true political liberty gave emotional freedom. The most exalted a motion was romantic love. As a virginia plantation owner explained Thomas Malthus was in favor of resorting to lot to repress love. He said Thomas Malthus teaches us in the english system one is death by famine or to live half of their life without affection. According to taylor england was offering a choice between starvation or marital delay, population limitation and emotional deprivation. And when so far to use opposition of Thomas Malthus to justify slavery. He attacks them as putting a moral slavery on his followers worse than any legal slavery. To propose to introduce celibacy who fails to notice the difference between a direct slavery to the absolute master and direct slavery . And taylors america all the os object to direct slavery it retains the right to reproduce. With all the other freedoms denied including the rights to the goal marriage but they never had rights reproduce that were in danger and england. Africanamericans and bondage had greater basic liberties and privileges than the free born englishmen. But white americans enjoy natural rights that were impossible to unimagined in the france and english iowa. France was the key area where it was spread publicprivate intersected, personal behavior was put with political meaning. Local american reprints reprints, along exurbs reprinted been newspapers and casual comments were very common. There is one funny and memorable maxim to stand and for the popular reaction. And author of the popular biography of washington at the time equally well known for a book on marriage said i am very clear the bookspan heroes of our nation are made of at least of good stuff of the gentry on the other side of the water. But being good soldiers is not enough. Nothing could save the and added states while the british could outnumber them 10 1. It is population, population alone to save the begin. If this was not explicit enough we then laid it on thick to tell bachelors and maidens if you truly love your country, marry and raise of soldiers then last year may. Making clear population expansion opportunity states assurance of success overall rivals. The people of the country have long been instructed engaging and patriotic duty consisted and indulging in romantic pleasures. The efficacy was about to be put to the test. So now look at how war stories converged once the military contest got under way. Throughout spring and summer of 1812 before the first action of the war, newspapers related reports of the emotional status of the army has of this was the best indicator. Various article stated callback the troops are in fine spirits or that they are and high spirits and we feel confident of success. The men move on with spirit and alacrity. But the first confrontation with the british and did in the utter debacle. In the end the general surrendered 5,000 troops without firing a single shot. The country was not only shocked but certain emotion all shortcomings must of been to blame. To cause the National Failure . Neither the romantic patriots nor the fighters from the rankandfile could be to blame. One man was held responsible. He faced formal charges from treason against United States from cowardice acts to neglect of duty and unlike in officer in contact. What did they mean . The former charges included the claimant that through his negligence the armor of the army abated. It was one of the generals most important to duties. Summing up the court held the Northwestern Army of United States seemed in fine spirits and eager to meet the approaching army was thwarted by a general willing to enter into a shameful capitulation for soldiers who were once in fine spirits had there are dirt and sensibly abated. Through the war of 1812 who had a sterling reputation. And a governor of the michigan territory. The inability to match the emotional 10 or of his time tarnished his status and almost cost his life. General who approached his capital trial to keep it on a factual not emotional. He played out of a clear account of the organizational problems the nation had declared war with little or no preparation and the general based shortages of men and materials. He denied he ever showed cowardice to take pragmatic action and to save the lives of his doomed troops. Disputed claims also that emotional had any useful effect general hull argued although they were patriotic in their expression had no Service Neither men nor officers had never been tried. Commack is not extraordinary i should have a want of confidence of the troops. He insisted patriotic carter was no substitute for effectiveness. General hull tried to steer the trial back to the true jonge is facing a nation going to war with limited military ever structure. Critics against the federal list agreed completely with general hull those who feel great ardor before any military action were substituting appealing for form. During the last days and the first war opponents of railed against ardent passions to create public support for the war. According to federal list members come and men who joined the fight and feelings were acting out of dilution responding like sheep to the prompting of sen. I feel as an american love of the country said the pastor from newcastle main preached july 23, 1812. He argued war recedes from the worst passions and tens greatly to inflame them. Also quoting from a bible demanding the parishioners could then not come of your last fed is in your members . Better listed not dispute there was a deep connection betwee