Conservatism has always been defined by the base principles of our constitutuion..
-- Hamiltons dedication to those basics is questionable.
Since "the base priciples of our Constitution" seem open to daily interpretation, I'll reject that definition. Give me some specific examples why Hamilton was not a Conservative.
Good point. Today's conservatives are the liberals, the Jeffersonians, of the 19th century. Hamiltonian was much more "conservative" in the sense of "prerevolutionary" or even "Tory" than Jefferson......after the war was won, his proposals for the Constitution were basically counterrevolutionary and intended IMHO to restore the status quo ante less the Crown of England, by erecting an essentially British "government of inherent authority" on these shores, that would stand over the People and own them for the benefit of people like Hamilton, rather than serve them as Jefferson thought.