From the May 23, 2012, Foster's Daily Democrat (NH).
The John Paul Jones House museum has a new exhibit with this title.
There is a copy of the June 27, 1812, Portsmouth Oracle with the headlines: "War! Horrid War! The Die Is Cast-- The Scene Changed--and the curtain of madness drawn between us and the national happiness and commercial prosperity."
Most of New England, stood against the war and New Hampshire essentially divided. The anti-war Oracle stood in opposition of the pro-war New Hampshire Gazette.
Portsmouth's merchant economy was decimated by war restrictions and blockades. Many merchants were forced into privateering where rewards could be great, but risks huge. Reliance on this led to a boom-bust mentality.
It's a Privateer's Life For Me. --Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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