One effect of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to
Extreme abolitionists did more harm than good because they
tended towards extreme militancy, and with their use of virulent words, the extreme
abolitionists turned off Southerners to their cause. This did more harm than
good, first to the slaves, then also the abolition cause in general.
We believe that the Constitution of the United States is the best political charter yet created by men for governing themselves. It is our belief that the Constitution is designed to guarantee the free exercise of the inherent rights of the individual through strictly limiting the power of government.
