Republican Thought and the Political Violence of the 1790s

Howe, John

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“…First by the emergencies and threatened rebellions-real and imagined-in the early Republic, which left Jeffersonians viewing Federalists as 'monarchists or aristocrats bent upon destroying America's republican experiment', and Federalists viewing Jeffersonians as 'social levelers and anarchists, proponents of mob rule'. 34 They were further reinforced by the reaction to the Jacksonian thrust for popular sovereignty and the extension of the franchise to the propertyless that accompanied it, as well as to the struggle over secession and rebellion in the Civil War.…”

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The lost world of American conservatism: the party of order and the fear of freedom

Archer

2013

Journal of Political Ideologies

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Section: Order or Anarchymentioning

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The lost world of American conservatism: the party of order and the fear of freedom

Archer

2013

Journal of Political Ideologies

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“…30 John Howe has noted the intensity of political confl ict in the 1790s between the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. 31 Th e battles went far beyond normal levels of partisan disagreement to fundamental contestations over basic ideology. All actors of the era believed in the ideology of republicanism, broadly defi ned, but sharply argued over the boundaries of that concept.…”

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A Federal Army, Not a Federalist One: Regime Building in the Jeffersonian Era

Adler

Keller

2014

J. Policy Hist.

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Th e presidency of Th omas Jeff erson is oft en seen as a moment in time when a new political order arose. Having defeated the Federalists, Jeff erson was largely able to mold the American state as he saw fi t. Stephen Skowronek has argued that Jeff erson should be seen as the fi rst reconstructive president, who at the head of a new regime had the maximum opportunity to reshape the surrounding political environment. Indeed, more than any other future regime leader, Jeff erson had the maximum latitude to act, with relatively few preexisting institutions in place that could constrain his actions. 1 Jeff erson and his partisans in Congress in fact used this occasion to change many national priorities: they ended the Sedition Act, blocked Federalistappointed judges from taking their seats, lowered taxes, and cut government expenditures.Yet this picture of an "order-shattering" regime coming to power raises a puzzle. 2 Th e theoretical expectation of a "battering ram" president able to bend the system to his wishes does not fully comport with Jeff erson's actions regarding the American military establishment. 3 Th e Federalists had built a national army, and then expanded it greatly during the crisis with France of the late 1790s. Th is force scared the Jeff ersonians and raised in their minds the specter of a British-style standing army that threatened the liberty of the people. Th ey oft en argued instead for a more powerful navy, believing in the old radical Whig ideology that saw naval power as suffi cient to protect the Th e authors would like to thank Samuel Hoff , Andrew Polsky, Bartholomew Sparrow, Samuel Watson, and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.

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“…From time to time, physical conflict erupted on the floor of Congress, and the code of honor of the period made deadly duels a continuing possibility, including the one in 1804 that ended the life of one of the major figures of the founding period, Alexander Hamilton (Freeman 2001). (On the political passions in the early republic, see Smelser 1958 and Howe 1967. )…”

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Presidential Difference in the Early Republic: The Highly Disparate Leadership Styles of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson

Greenstein

2006

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The absence of well‐established political precedents and norms presented the early American presidents with the political equivalent of a Rorschach test. This made for highly diverse leadership styles, as can be seen by comparing the leadership of George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson. This article makes such a comparison, doing so on the basis of cognitive style, emotional intelligence, public communication, organizational capacity, political skill, and policy vision.

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Republican Thought and the Political Violence of the 1790s

Cited by 48 publications

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The lost world of American conservatism: the party of order and the fear of freedom

The lost world of American conservatism: the party of order and the fear of freedom

A Federal Army, Not a Federalist One: Regime Building in the Jeffersonian Era

Presidential Difference in the Early Republic: The Highly Disparate Leadership Styles of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson

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