Commenced in the june of 1812. Since that time the administration, having relentlessly avoided any imposition of the suppression of the present speech alluded to in the bill of rights, this administration has been most fervent in not disturbing the rights of the American People. The accessibility to freedom of speech and the press has found great opposition in this administration. The outbreaks and riots in baltimore that occurred shortly after the declaration in july of 1812 in baltimore affected how many citizens supported the war. The outcome was the consequence of the publications. My friend, henry lee, had suffered that is the consequence of that there. We were not about suppress the press on those matters. You had seen a reflection in the country and in the unit new england state. We have seen their expressions of discontent, even amongst those in the democratic republican party, who expressed reservations about the war. But let us talk to the war itself. For years comparing the
Tweet us. Join the cspan conversation, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Since 1985, John Douglas Hall has been portraying president james madison. He has been in mount vernon, montpelier, and gatsbys tavern in alexandria, virginia. Next, to mark the 200 anniversary of the signing of the treaty of ghent by the president ending the war of 1812, the Octagon Museum hosted an event. Using his 30 years of experience researching and portraying president madison, mr. Hall discusses popular opinion of the time and the origins of the world 1812 or it this event is about 30 minutes. Good day to all of you. I am pleased to welcome friends here to the home of the which we have been occupying since last weve been here since february september. Of 1815, certainly in anticipation of great alterations to national circumstance. This is well to be evidenced. I find that, from time to time as president there is a necessity of explanation to the American People. As the circumstances press forw
Not just a southern thing. Omaha, nebraska. St. Louis, chicago, illinois. All erupted in race riots. Millions of workers, about 4 million workers are going to go on strike in 1919. And this wave of labor unrest then fed into this conservative mood. It seemed to spark hysteria. This is a time when we are dealing with the red scare. The red scare with the bolshevik revolution being so fresh, that americans now determined that perhaps bolshevism had come to the american shores and were undermining the capitalist system as we speak, right . So in this climate there is a very harsh reaction to labor unrest in 1919. There were accounts of violence that seemed to be tied to the labor unrest. The u. S. Post office during 1919 intercepted dozens of bombs that were being mailed to prominent americans. They did not intercept all of them. One of them blew up on the front door of mitchell palmers house. Mitchell palmer was the attorney general of the United States. Heres the thing about the red sca
55 for frederick over to annapolis, 59. Expecting just a few light sprinkles out there. Take a look at our mike equal son camera. The skies are michael son camera. The skies are starting to clear. Well track the sunrise now on our weather cam. Heres our planner. By 8 00 in the morning 59 degrees. Mid60s by lunch time and a few fair weather clouds for your drive home. Youll need the sunglasses in your sevenday. Good morning, larry. Good morning. Were still keeping a close eye on an accident on the northbound sides of i95. I want to let you know that disabled car that was involved in the accident now moved to the shoulder so the shoulder is now blocked. This taking place between dumfries and dale city where were also seeing some slowdowns in that area. If you have yet to leave the house, i subject that you do quick suggest that you do quickly because it will add some time to your commute time this morning. In Southern Maryland, accokeek, oxon hill as brandywine, no issues in your part of
Of the beltway. 55 through the parkville region. A nice start on 95 down to the fort mchenry. We are tracking speeds of 55 Miles Per Hour. The beltway at security, volume is picking up already. 295 checking out fine in the elkridge region. This is york road. Very light volume in both loops. We will keep you posted on any problems. That is the latest on traffic pulse 11. Finally a done deal. President obama will sign a law that avoids the fiscal cliff. Tracie potts has a breakdown of what congress agreed to. Good morning. A very late vote last night but runtime for millions of americans who wondered if their taxes would go what this year. Lawmakers left capitol hill after finally avoiding the fiscal cliff. Some point you strike a balance. 257 democrats and republicans voting for a bill to keep the alternative minimum tax from hitting working families and prevent tax hikes for 98 of americans. Tax rates will go up for couples making more than 450,000. The estate Tax Threshold is over 5 m