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- Title
The Sedition Act of 1798 and the East-West Political Divide in Vermont.
- Authors
Rachlin, Robert D.
- Abstract
The article discusses the U.S. Sedition Act of 1798 and its impact on Vermont. The author argues that the Vermont regions to the east and to the west of the Green Mountains responded differently to the legislation, which prohibited criticism of the government of U.S. President John Adams. Conflicts between the Federalist and Republican parties, the right of states to nullify congressional laws, and U.S. relations with France in the 1790s are explored. The author discusses the trials of Vermont Republican Congressman Matthew Lyon and "Vermont Gazette" newspaper publisher Anthony Haswell. Other topics include the U.S. Alien Acts, freedom of speech, and civil liberties in times of war.
- Subjects
VERMONT; UNITED States; ALIEN &; Sedition laws, 1798; VERMONT state history; NULLIFICATION (States' rights); FOREIGN relations of the United States -- 1783-1815; LYON, Matthew, 1749-1822; HASWELL, Anthony; ADAMS, John, 1735-1826; FREEDOM of speech; CIVIL rights; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
Vermont History, 2010, Vol 78, Issue 2, p123
- ISSN
0042-4161
- Publication type
Article