Jeffersonians Vs. Jacksonians

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who believed in
the strict interpretation of the Constitution by not going an inch beyond
its clearly expressed provisions, and the �loose constructionists�
(Hamilton) who wished to reason out all sorts of implications from what it
said�. Hamilton and Jefferson began to disagree more and more. Hamilton wrote
nasty anonymous articles in John Fenno�s Gazette of the United States and
Jefferson responded to him in Philip Freneau�s National Gazette. Jefferson�s
Notes of the State of Virginia in 1787 stated that rural life was beneficial
to the government because cities and other areas of large population created
poverty, disease, and corruption. Jefferson believed that the small farmers
where the backbone of the United States. While in the Report on Manufactures
of 1791,Hamilton stated that the government should be used to develop cities,
industries, and trade Hamilton believed that �government's function is to
maintain order in a potentially chaotic society. It ...

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An economy totally
based on farming would also encounter problems if droughts and other natural
disasters interfered with their harvests. The Hamiltonian belief is more
realistic. Hamiltonians� supported the expansion of economic endeavors in
cities, in areas such as trade and other crafts. This would help keep the
economy stable and growing if the farming lands were not up to their
potential. Jefferson�s belief that the decisions in government should be
made by the people is very unrealistic and perhaps even naive. It is
sometimes human nature to change one�s views and beliefs in a wince and
citizens might follow the views of an irrational and incompetent person which
would ...

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