Authors: William Findley

1789–1825

Ch. 8: The Whiskey Rebellion

Anonymous, An Exciseman, c. 1791 Alexander Hamilton to George Washington, “The Disagreeable Crisis in the Western Counties,” August 5, 1794 George Washington, Whiskey Rebellion Proclamation, August 7, 1794 (Alexander Hamilton),

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1789–1825

Defense of the Insurgents

. . . It is true, it may be pled that popular meetings are often conducted with indiscretion, and have a tendency to promote licentiousness. This is admitted; but it

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