, ▁with ▁ 2 6 ▁deleg ates ▁from ▁Massachusetts , ▁Connecticut , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁and ▁diss ident ▁count ies ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁and ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁to ▁consider ▁rem ed ies . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁discuss ▁proposed ▁constitution al ▁am end ments . ▁Many ▁federal ists ▁within ▁Massachusetts ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁Hart ford ▁Convention ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁save ▁the ▁Union ▁from ▁Republic ans , ▁and ▁from ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁Its ▁final ▁report ▁called ▁for ▁several ▁Constitution al ▁am end ments . ▁ ▁However , ▁when ▁convention ▁represent atives ▁arrived ▁in ▁Washington ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁their ▁changes , ▁they ▁were ▁gre et ed ▁with ▁news ▁of ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁with ▁Britain , ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Gh ent , ▁which ▁essentially ▁restored ▁the ▁pre - war ▁status ▁qu o , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁great ▁American ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁ ▁This ▁under cut s ▁their ▁position , ▁leaving ▁them ▁with ▁little ▁support . ▁ ▁They ▁returned ▁home , ▁and ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁Party ▁continued . ▁ ▁Popular ▁opposition ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁war , ▁there ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁resistance ▁by ▁many ▁Americans , ▁with ▁many ▁milit ias ▁ref using ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁war , ▁and ▁bank ers ▁even ▁ref using ▁to ▁back ▁a ▁Federal ▁currency ▁and ▁rel ieve ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁its ▁deb t . ▁ ▁A ▁Massachusetts ▁paper , ▁the ▁S alem