▁Many ▁New ▁England ers ▁opposed ▁the ▁conflict ▁on ▁political , ▁economic , ▁and ▁religious ▁grounds . ▁ ▁When ▁embargo ▁failed ▁to ▁rem edy ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁Great ▁Britain ▁refused ▁to ▁res c ind ▁the ▁Or ders ▁in ▁Council ▁( 1 8 0 7 ) ▁and ▁France ▁continued ▁its ▁decre es , ▁certain ▁Democratic - Rep ublic ans ▁known ▁as ▁war ▁ha w ks ▁felt ▁comp elled ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁war . ▁Henry ▁Clay ▁and ▁John ▁C . ▁Cal h oun ▁pushed ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁through ▁Congress , ▁stress ing ▁a ▁short ▁war ▁had ▁the ▁added ▁benefit ▁of ▁perm itting ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁grab ▁valuable ▁far ml ands ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁col ony ▁of ▁Canada . ▁▁▁ ▁Ve h ement ▁protest s ▁against ▁" Mr . ▁Mad ison ' s ▁War " ▁er upt ed ▁in ▁those ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁where ▁the ▁opposition ▁Federal ist ▁political ▁party ▁held ▁s way , ▁especially ▁in ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁Massachusetts . ▁The ▁govern ors ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁states ▁and ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁refused ▁to ▁place ▁their ▁state ▁milit ias ▁under ▁federal ▁control ▁for ▁duty ▁outside ▁their ▁respective ▁states . ▁In ▁the ▁en su ing ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁elections , ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁who ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁war ▁paid ▁the ▁price . ▁E ight ▁New ▁England ▁con gress men ▁were ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁vot ers , ▁and ▁several ▁others ▁saw ▁the ▁writing ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁and ▁decl ined ▁to ▁seek ▁re e