I’ve given up responding to the Hamilton Haters. Let ‘em wallow in ignorance.
States joined the Confederation to deal with war. With peace, there was no reason to continue with the charade. The AC wasn’t government, and by 1787 enough adults recognized the need for government to secure the foundational maxims of the revolution.
Beautifully stated. “The bastard son of a Scottish peddlar” (the way Adams and others referred to him) was always the smartest guy in the room (yes—even when Jefferson was there). He was battlefield-brave beyond what might be expected of even the courageous; his centralized government power was that of 18th century newborn America, and should not be confused with the big government monstrosities of the 20th century and present time.
Jefferson was a Democrat; Hamilton was a conservative as translated into the present.