lection . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁complete ▁turn over ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁deleg ation . ▁ ▁Federal ist ▁Party ▁ ▁Federal ists ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁war ▁with ▁Great ▁Britain ▁before ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁which ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁their ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁Emb argo ▁of ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁While ▁many ▁Dem ocrat - rep ublic ans ▁thought ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁as ▁a ▁" test ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ", ▁Federal ists ▁den ounced ▁calls ▁for ▁war , ▁with ▁John ▁Rand olph ▁advis ing ▁Mad ison ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁thought ▁of ▁war , ▁as ▁it ▁would ▁threaten ▁United ▁States ▁commerce . ▁ ▁All ▁members ▁of ▁Congress ▁that ▁voted ▁for ▁war ▁were ▁Republic ans , ▁while ▁ 2 2 ▁opposed ▁war , ▁along ▁with ▁ 4 0 ▁Federal ists . ▁Following ▁Mad ison ' s ▁declaration ▁of ▁war , ▁the ▁Federal ist ▁minor ity ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁released ▁" An ▁Address ... to ▁their ▁constitu ents ▁on ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁Great ▁Britain ", ▁which ▁identified ▁the ▁Federal ists ▁as ▁the ▁party ▁of ▁peace , ▁re buff ing ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁points ▁Mad ison ▁made ▁in ▁his ▁declaration ▁of ▁war . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁continued , ▁New ▁England ▁Federal ists ▁maintained ▁their ▁opposition . ▁ ▁But ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁say ▁the ▁region ▁as ▁a ▁whole ▁opposed ▁the ▁national ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁finan cing ▁and ▁a ▁substantial ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁n avy ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁number