There was no such thing as a so called " Libertarian principle " , back then, either !
There was Federalist thought/ principle, nonFederalist thought/ principle, proMonarchy thought/ positions, and like right now, morons, whose principles and thoughts and positions don't make any sense at all.
To: exodus
Yes, there was "libertarians" then, nopardons. They were the "Damned Traitors" who believed that the lawful government of King George was infringing on their God-given rights.
They were the "Patriots" who created a system that claimed the unheard of idea that whether common man or government leader, all had the "right" to equal treatment under the law.
A few decades ago, conservatives called themselves "liberals." Now the liberals are socialists.
Words change, nopardons. "Libertarian" is today's word for what the Founders were.