The Society of the Cincinnati
The Society of the Cincinnati

Author: Markus Hünemörder

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9781845451073

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In 1783, the officers of the Continental Army created the Society of the Cincinnati. This veterans' organization was to preserve the memory of the revolutionary struggle and pursue the officers' common interest in outstanding pay and pensions. Henry Knox and Frederick Steuben were the society's chief organizers; George Washington himself served as president. Soon, a nationally distributed South Carolina pamphlet accused the Society of treachery; it would lead to the creation of a hereditary nobility in the United States and subvert republicanism into aristocracy; it was a secret government, a puppet of the French monarchy; its charitable fund would be used for bribes. These were only some of the accusations made against the Society. These were, however, unjustified. The author of this book explores why a part of the revolutionary leadership accused another of subversion in the difficult 1780s, and how the political culture of this period predisposed many leading Americans to think of the Cincinnati as a conspiracy.

North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati
North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati

Author: Charles Lukens Davis

Publisher: Andesite Press

Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781296546199

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The Other Founders
The Other Founders

Author: Saul Cornell

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2012-12-01

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13: 0807839213

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Fear of centralized authority is deeply rooted in American history. The struggle over the U.S. Constitution in 1788 pitted the Federalists, supporters of a stronger central government, against the Anti-Federalists, the champions of a more localist vision of politics. But, argues Saul Cornell, while the Federalists may have won the battle over ratification, it is the ideas of the Anti-Federalists that continue to define the soul of American politics. While no Anti-Federalist party emerged after ratification, Anti-Federalism continued to help define the limits of legitimate dissent within the American constitutional tradition for decades. Anti-Federalist ideas also exerted an important influence on Jeffersonianism and Jacksonianism. Exploring the full range of Anti-Federalist thought, Cornell illustrates its continuing relevance in the politics of the early Republic. A new look at the Anti-Federalists is particularly timely given the recent revival of interest in this once neglected group, notes Cornell. Now widely reprinted, Anti-Federalist writings are increasingly quoted by legal scholars and cited in Supreme Court decisions--clear proof that their authors are now counted among the ranks of America's founders.

The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register
The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register

Author: James Robert Bent Hathaway

Publisher:

Published: 1900

Total Pages: 668

ISBN-13:

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Vol. 1No. 2 April, 1900; Vol. 1 No. 3 July, 1900; Vol. 1 No. 4 October, 1900; Vol. 2 No. 2 April, 1901; Vol. 2 No. 3 July, 1901; Vol. 2 No. 4 October, 1901; Vol. 3 No. 2 April, 1903; Vol. 3 No. 3 July, 1903.