The Peace Party Dissected.

• imprint_number: 1814.096
• title: The Peace Party dissected, or, A sketch of party views & conduct in the production and prosecution of the present war. By a Virginia farmer. To which is added the speech of the Hon. Mr. Wright, of Maryland, in the House of Representatives of the U. States, on the Army bill.
• sequence_number: 96
• year: 1814
• place_issued: Winchester
• issuing_press: Jonathan Foster
• author: A Virginia Farmer.
• notes: Evidently issued during congressional session of December 6, 1813 to April 18, 1814 (13th Congress, 2nd Session) wherein the Federalist members attempted to defeat all war-time measures on grounds that the war was both illegitimate and mismanaged, as well as a ploy to conquer Canada; the "Army bill" was one designed to extend the length of enlistments and so increase the size of the Army; the bill passed 97-32 on January 19th. Robert Wright (1765-1826) was a Republican member of the committee that drafted the bill; he spoke in favor of the bill on January 13th; later that year, he was elected as governor of Maryland.
  Only known copy is held in the library of the Virginia Historical Society.
  
  
• Related Bios:
  • Jonathan Foster

This version of the Index of Virginia Printing was a gift from the estate of the site's creator, David Rawson. The content contained herein will not be updated, as it is part of the Library of Virginia's personal papers collection. For more information, please see David Rawson Index of Virginia Printing website. Accession 53067. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.