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... June 27, 1778. From the very beginning Republican leaders recognized that the Sedition bill was primarily directed toward the destruction of any opposition to the Federalist Party and its agenda. Albert Gallatin said the Sedition Act was a weapon "to perpetuate their authority and preserve their present places." Proof that this bill was politically motivated became obvious when the House voted to ... ...
... , including the infamous excise tax. The federal government was to be solely funded from duties on imported goods and from the sale of western land. To reduce government expenditures, Secretary Albert Gallatin proposed sharp cuts in spending by means of "( 1 ) reductions in military and diplomatic expenditures; ( 2 ) strict accounting in the expenditure of all appropriations ; ( 3 ) and a rapid reduction on the principal of ... ...
... and tranquility,"" (Boyer 214) that early America had enjoyed and to "reverse the drift toward despotism- (Boyer 214) that Hamilton's financial plan had begun. Along with secretary of the treasury Albert Gallatin, Jefferson had congress repeal many internal taxes in exchange for cutting spending. Through the Louisiana Purchase, Jefferson insured that there would be ample lands available for the country's growth ... ...
... something with the intent to defame the United States government (Retrieving the American Past, p. 172-174). Suspicion of French influence among the Jeffersonians led the Federalist to pass this law. Albert Gallatin, a Jeffersonian republican congressman, attacked the sedition act claiming that it infringed upon the rights listed in the Constitution. The federalist defended this act by stating that they claim no ... ...
