[Willie Green]

But wouldn't the population in the frontier provinces resort to a kind of whiskey rebellion, threatening the republic, and requiring the use of a show of immense force to quell the disturbance?

No, the Whiskey Rebellion was in response to an excise tax (domestic sales tax), not tariffs on imports.

[Simo Hayha]

I should have used "Chinese moonshine" or saki or maybe Bombay gin so as not to be misunderstood. Maybe we can all light out for the territory to be free from working for over a decade for nothing.