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How Mathew Carey Singled Out John Lowell and the Clergy
Carey compared the state of Massachusetts with Georgia. He noted “The state [Massachusetts] enslaved by faction, whines, and scolds, and murmurs, and winces, and curses the administration for not defending it, although every possible exertion was made to enfeeble the administration … Continue reading →
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Why Specie Flowed to New England
Boston’s Federalists crippled Madison’s war efforts economically. First, using their newspapers and Congregationalist pulpits, they urged New Englanders not to subscribe to government loans—the war bonds of the era.[1] Carey noted that most Federalists from the mid-Atlantic did not take … Continue reading →
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Did New England Pay More Duties than the South?
Before income tax, custom duties (or tariffs) provided revenue for the United States government. Carey lumped together the duties paid by New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut from 1791 until 1810: $10, 591,000.[1] From 1791 until 1810 Maryland paid … Continue reading →
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Did New England Have the Right to Claim Superiority in Commerce?
Carey claimed his readers would be amazed at the figures he was about to report. He wrote that he was astonished himself when he analyzed foreign and domestic exports from the United States. Exports Foreign and Domestic Exports Foreign and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, commercial trade, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Faults on both Sides, Federalists, Hartford Convention, Massachusetts, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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How Newspapers in New England Inflamed Their Readers
Carey asserted that New England’s newspapers, especially those in Boston, wrote essays against Jefferson’s and Madison’s administrations. They repeatedly inflamed their readers with the following falsehoods: New England was not agricultural; it was commercial. States in the South were only … Continue reading →
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Tagged Caius, Civil War, Democratic-Republicans, Economic sanctions, Embargo, Essex Junto, Federalists, Hartford Convention, Jefferson, Madison, Mathew Carey, Matthew Carey, New England, Olive Branch, secession, secession 2012, secession petitions, War of 1812
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What the Federalists Did When Congress Declared War
The Federalists formed the “Peace Party.” Its purpose was to force the government into declaring peace. The Federalists hoped to do this by condemning the war, Madison and his administration, Congress, and anyone who supported the war. To counter their … Continue reading →
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Who Acted with More Virtue, the Democratic-Republicans or the Federalists?
Faults on Both Sides: A Comparison Faults of the Democratic-Republicans: 1. The Federal Constitution: Fearing tyranny, they failed to give the federal government enough power when writing the Constitution. 2. The Navy: They objected to forming a navy. 3. Treaty with … Continue reading →
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Faults on Both Sides: Incorrect Allegations Concerning Impressment
Faults of the Federalists (continued) 6. Incorrect Allegations Concerning Impressment When Britain went to war with France in 1793, the British Navy had 16,600 sailors. As the war continued demand for seamen increased. By 1797, the number of sailors in the … Continue reading →
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Faults on Both Sides (continued) and Should the House Fund Legislation It Opposes?
Faults of the Federalists (continued) 5. The Embargo and the “Force Act” were Constitutional Jefferson’s intent was to keep his embargo in effect until either the French repealed their decrees, or the British repealed their Orders in Council. In 1809 … Continue reading →
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Faults on Both Sides; Can the House Refuse to Fund Legislation It Opposes?
Faults on Both Sides Part II: Faults of the Federalists (continued) 3. British Orders in Council and the Federalists’ Reaction to Jefferson’s Embargo Frustrated in his war against Britain, Napoleon declared economic warfare with his Berlin Decree, November 21, … Continue reading →
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