▁of ▁rec ruits ▁furn ished ▁the ▁regular ▁army , ▁only ▁New ▁York ▁supplied ▁more . ▁El bridge ▁Ger ry , ▁the ▁Vice ▁President , ▁and ▁William ▁E ust is , ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁war , ▁ha iled ▁from ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁A ▁top ▁army ▁general , ▁Henry ▁D ear born , ▁came ▁from ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁and ▁ill ust ri ous ▁naval ▁officers ▁such ▁as ▁Isaac ▁H ull , ▁Charles ▁Morris , ▁and ▁Oliver ▁Haz ard ▁Perry ▁were ▁New ▁England ers . ▁ ▁As ▁important , ▁New ▁England ▁sent ▁more ▁officially ▁san ction ed ▁private ers ▁to ▁sea ▁than ▁other ▁areas . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁war , ▁Federal ists ▁in ▁Congress ▁st if led ▁b ills ▁that ▁lev ied ▁more ▁fund ing ▁for ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁when ▁Mad ison ▁issued ▁a ▁cons cription ▁bill ▁to ▁increase ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁men ▁within ▁the ▁professional ▁army , ▁Federal ists ▁public ly ▁opposed ▁the ▁bill ▁and ▁li ken ed ▁it ▁to ▁Napoleon ' s ▁lev ée - en - m asse , ▁once ▁again ▁associ ating ▁Republic ans ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁dict ator . ▁ ▁The ▁Federal ists ▁had ▁no ▁control ▁of ▁national ▁policy , ▁however . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁drag ged ▁on , ▁they ▁grew ▁increasing ly ▁fr ustr ated . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁some ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁began ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁constitution al ▁changes ▁that ▁would ▁increase ▁their ▁dimin ished ▁influence ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁Hart ford ▁Convention