This dispute between Madison and Hamilton marked "the first important breach" between these two Federalist leaders, which would deepen when Hamilton, as Treasury Secretary, launched his fiscal and economic programs, ending their long collaboration.Miller, 1960, pp. 100–101 The legislation produced the first sectional strains within "the Federalist coalition of northern businessmen and southern planters." In the South, "agricultural interests" viewed the high tariff and tonnage rates as a triumph for northern merchants and manufacturers, the burden of which fell on southern staple crop exporters.
this dispute between madison and hamilton marked "the first important breach" between these two federalist leaders which would deepen when hamilton as treasury secretary launched his fiscal and economic programs ending their long collaborationmiller 1960 pp 100–101 the legislation produced the first sectional strains within "the federalist coalition of northern businessmen and southern planters" in the south "agricultural interests" viewed the high tariff and tonnage rates as a triumph for northern merchants and manufacturers the burden of which fell on southern staple crop exporters