So, the Federalists were “conservative”? Like Hamilton who wanted a king? The Federalists tended to be statists and were authors of such abominations as the “Alien and Sedition Act”. Madison was all over the place during his career, with a wide divergence between the Madison of 1798 and the Madison of 1833. All of the back and forth aside, I don’t really think that your views in general - apart from your Lincolnoltry - have much in common with the Federalists.
“So the federalists were ‘conservative’ “.
The Federalists were more conservative than any politician today — by definition of the word “conservative”.
“Like Hamilton who wanted a king?”
Hamilton’s most considered, and most important, opinions are found in the Federalist Papers.
In them he defines the term “original intent” of our Founders Constitution.
You might remember that Hamilton was one of Washington’s loyal officers, and was long accustomed to speaking for Washington.
Together with Madison and a few others, they were the most important of our Constitution’s Founders.