Republicanism
...gling alliances with none. Once in office, Jefferson did such things as allowing the Alien and Sedition Acts, which were set by the federalists to control public negativity towards the party and to set limitations to foreigners in the US, to expire. He brought a halt to naval expansion and cut its budget. All these actions worked against the production of a strong central government. Jeffersonian beliefs were prevalent prior to his presidency. For example, during one instance, in which he was communicating to Gideon Granger, he discussed his confidence in the ideas of preserving the constitution in a conservative manner. He claimed that the Federalists have failed to follow the Constitution accurately, the way it should have been followed. This signifies the fact that the Anti-Federalists followed the “true theory of our Constitution,” which was to have states be practically independent as to everything that concerned only themselves and to have all foreign issues rely on federal decisions. These beliefs were further expressed in a document from Jefferson to Presbyterian minister Samuel Miller, where Jefferson strongly opposed the idea of government intertwining with religion. He clearly stated that no power, according to the Constitution, was given to the general government concerning any authority in religious discipline. In a speech by Daniel Webster, the belief that what is not in the Constitution is not rightly done is used against the drafting of sons in time of war. “Where is it written in the Constitution…that you make take children from their parents…?” He questions this action based on the fact that the government is not given this right under the Constitution. In the Report and Resolutions of the Hartford Convention, January 4th, 1815, several rights that the government did not possess and several rights of the states that were possessed were mentioned. This showed how Anti-Federalists stuck strictly to the Constitution to keep the government with as little control over things as possible. States were given many rights over it. James Madison’s Message to Congress vetoing an Internal Improvements Bill, displayed strict interpretation of the federal Constitution. The bill asked approval for federal funds that would go towards constructing ...