1812
| Candidate |
Popular
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Electoral
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| James Madison Democratic-Republican |
*
|
128
|
| Charles C. Pinckney Federalist |
*
|
47
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| DeWitt Clinton Federalist & Ind. Democratic-Republican |
*
|
89
|
| *popular vote was not recorded DeWitt Clinton (public domain) |
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In 1812, Madison aligned himself with the War Hawks of Congress and was re-elected. This campaign poster sports the familiar slogan "peace on honorable terms," an indication of the peaceful leanings of Madison coupled with an effort to appease the Hawks by not seeming to give in to "peace at any price" factions (7A-1066496). The war issue is reflected in this cartoon as well, which depicts "The Present State of our Country" with the Democratic-Republicans in favor of war and the Federalists in favor of peace, both preparing to pull the support from "The precious Casket of choicest Blessings," that is, "Liberty and Independence," while the ghost of Washington cautions from behind (7B-1066497).
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After this election, the news of the peace achieved by the Democratic-Republicans in power, along with word of Jackson's victory in New Orleans, helped to end the influence of the Federalist Party by pre-empting its main issue: peace. Its principles, however, were becoming adopted by a rising Republican leadership: Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and others.
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