Tag Archives: Essex Junto

How New England’s Federalists Regarded the Union (continued)

Posted on December 22, 2013 by “Caius”

New England’s Federalists were concerned about the loss of representation and power.  In 1788, during the Constitutional Convention,  Northerners made a concession to the South.  They gave Southern states the ability to count five slaves as three free white men, … Continue reading →

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How New England’s Federalists Regarded the Rest of the United States

Posted on December 14, 2013 by “Caius”

Federalists and other New Englanders considered themselves exceptional.  They claimed superiority over other American regions, especially the South.  Their claims were based on religion. A writer for the Columbian Centinel in Boston explained: “The God of nature, in his infinite goodness … Continue reading →

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How the Federalists Tried to Tamper with the Presidential Election

Posted on November 30, 2013 by “Caius”

  The Federalists wanted a victory in the presidential election.  They boldly attempted to tamper with electoral votes. Their proposed bill used a “Grand Committee” selected from the House, Senate, and Supreme Court.  They controlled all three.  The “Grand Committee” … Continue reading →

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How the Federalists Attacked Mathew Carey and His Brother

Posted on October 27, 2013 by “Caius”

Mathew’s brother James established the Daily Advertiser in Philadelphia.  He was an avid Democratic-Republican.  He had been involved with the Evening Star, mouthpiece of the United Irishmen in Dublin.  Inevitably, he attracted the attention and venom of William Cobbett.  Cobbett … Continue reading →

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Were New England’s Federalists Really Abolitionists?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by “Caius”

During the 1780s Massachusetts abolished slavery.  After that, the abolition society in Massachusetts stopped taking part in Philadelphia’s annual abolition convention.[1] After the economically crippling policies of Jefferson and Madison, the Federalists regained power in New England.  The authorities segregated … Continue reading →

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How Opposition to the Three-Fifths Clause Merged with a Moral Campaign

Posted on September 28, 2013 by “Caius”

Opposition to slavery, as a tenet of Congregationalism, began with Samuel Hopkins.   Hopkins (1721-1803) graduated from Yale College in 1741.  As a senior, he was attracted to the revivalism of the Great Awakening, a movement led by the Congregational clergyman Jonathan … Continue reading →

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How the French Influenced Sectional Discord

Posted on September 22, 2013 by “Caius”

First with the Constitution, and next with the Jay Treaty, the more liberal New England Federalists migrated to Jefferson and Madison’s Democratic-Republican Party.   That caused the more conservative faction, the Essex Junto, to gain prominence.   Fisher Ames, one of the post-revolutionary leaders … Continue reading →

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How Jefferson’s Newspaper Politics Challenged New England’s Federalists

Posted on September 15, 2013 by “Caius”

By 1800, the state of Massachusetts was split politically between Jefferson’s party and the Federalists.  Roughly 20,000 voters were Democratic-Republican.  About 25,000 voters were Federalists.[1] Following the election of 1800, Democratic-Republicans set their sights on augmenting their gains in New … Continue reading →

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How the Jay Treaty Affected New England

Posted on August 25, 2013 by “Caius”

A Recap of the Jay Treaty Issues: The British impressed American sailors—an issue especially important to New Englanders More than two hundred merchant ships were confiscated by the British—another issue important to New Englanders Merchants wanted trade reopened in the … Continue reading →

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How the Federalist Party in New England Evolved (continued)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by “Caius”

Differences of opinion among the Massachusetts Federalists became apparent in their responses to ratification of the Constitution.  James Madison drew up the “Virginia Plan” for the Constitution on which debate by the delegates began.  John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were … Continue reading →

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