Right. I think most conservatives would take a pretty dim view of Hamilton after reading extensively about his role in the events that led up to the Whiskey Rebellion in the early 1790s, too.
Perhaps but those were indeed different times. As far as Hamilton's principles...
"At age 11, orphaned and penniless, Hamilton found work in a St. Croix counting house. There he learned that strong application could yield advancement...Also in St. Croix, Hamilton saw the suffering of slaves, forced to work endless hours in the scorching sun harvesting sugar cane. Hamilton became a fervent and lifelong opponent of slavery."
Well I got no problem with those principles and wouldn't it have been a shame if the entire country fell apart because farmers in PA refused to support a federal Gov with a tax on their whiskey? Where would it end? I'd expect there might have been MANY wars between the states and who knows... maybe the Brits would have moved in again to "restore order". They easily could have kicked the young coutries butt especially a country who wouldn't support any kind of tax to support a Federal Gov. Who knows for sure but I respect Hamilton for his foresight.