Editing Langdon Cheves (section)

===13th Congress===
Upon his arrival in Washington for the [[13th United States Congress|13th Congress]] in March 1813, Cheves learned that Clay had stripped him of all committee assignments.{{sfn|Huff|1977|pp=74–76}}

As a result, he had little involvement in the debates over national policy and focused his efforts on securing Charleston against the threat of a British invasion. In June, Cheves personally lobbied Secretary of War [[John Armstrong Jr.]] to allow [[Thomas Pinckney]], in command of the Southern Department of the War, to disperse his troops along the coast.{{sfn|Huff|1977|pp=74–76}} He voted against President Madison's proposed embargo, which passed regardless and further alienated New England Federalists.{{sfn|Huff|1977|pp=74–76}}