Contrasting Views Of Thomas Jefferson And Alexander Hamilton

From 1794-1824, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had contrasting views on how the government and country should operate. Hamilton focused on fixing short-term financial issues through his Financial Plan by uniting the states under a national bank and creating protective tariffs to establish American manufacturing. Jefferson opposed many of Hamilton's ideas because he feared they would give too much power to the federal government. He encouraged farming and resisted Hamilton's belief in a strong manufacturing system. Both visions fought one another to gain favor, but one was more prominent overall. Hamilton's aspirations for the country were more pronounced than Jefferson's due to the method the Federalists utilized to promote their opinions,

In the 1800s, modern-day technology like cell phones and computers to share information did not exist. Instead, people read the newspaper to discover the news for that day, and Hamilton used this communication to convey his views on the Democratic-Republican sentiments: "These [Democratic-Republican] Societies, strange as it may seem, have been formed in a free elective government for the sake of preserving liberty. And what is the liberty they are striving to introduce?" (Document A). Due to people reading the newspaper regularly, many people read this article and began to consider Hamilton's beliefs. As a result, people would start to question the Democratic-Republican visions like Hamilton, and it would cause the Democratic-Republicans to lose supporters. The utilization of the newspaper led to Hamilton's ideas becoming more popular throughout the country as more and more people read them, and he gained followers. Also, Daniel Webster, a Federalist from New Hampshire, delivered a speech to the House of Representatives regarding the conscription bill, which authorized the draft of men into war. He expressed, "Where is it written in the Constitution, in what article or section is it contained,

In 1816, Congress wanted to create a tariff, later known as the Dallas Tariff, to provide the federal government with money to loan industrialists. John Randolph and other Democratic-Republicans were against the tax because "it would be impolitic, as well as unjust, to aggravate the burdens of the people for the purpose of favoring the manufacturers" (Document K). Randolph argued that the tariff should not be passed due to the disturbance it would cause to the people. However, the tax was still passed, which the Federalists supported, and many of their goals surrounded the creation of tariffs like this one. This proves that Hamilton's ideas were more evident because Congress favored his goals over the Democratic-Republicans, and more laws were being passed in the government that Federalists advocated for. Next, the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison surrounded Jefferson withholding William Marbury's judgeship commission after the governmental shift from the Adams Administration to the Jefferson Administration. This case was ruled in favor of Marbury, and it states, "It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity, expound and interpret that rule" (Document B). The case was decided using judicial review, which is the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive