Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Federalist and Republican Views of Government 10
5. 2. Passing Laws against Internal Enemies 31
6. The Sedition Act First Campaign: The “Suppression of the Whig Presses”
7. 3. Common Law Sedition Prosecutions 53
8. 4. Targeting Opposition Members of Congress 84
9. 5. Keeping the North Safe from Sedition 110
10. 6. Failed Prosecutions 134
11. 7. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions 154
12. The Sedition Act Second Campaign: The Rebellion the Army Could Not Find
13. 8. The Fries Rebellion and Sedition 183
14. 9. The Army and the Sedition Act 204
15. The Sedition Act Third Campaign: “The Reign of Witches” and the Election of 1800
16. 10. A New Round of Enforcement 223
17. 11. New York Prosecutions 248
18. 12. New England Prosecutions 268
19. 13. Prowling the Circuit Stalking Sedition 290
20. The Alien Act: “Worthy of the 8th. or 9th. Century”
21. 14. French Intriguers and Hordes of Wild Irishmen 321
22. 15. At the Mercy of One Man 337
23. Epilogue 359
24. Appendix: Alien and Sedition Act Prosecutions 373
25. Abbreviations 389
26. Notes 393
27. Acknowledgments 525
28. Index 527