John Marshall was no Jacobin. During the early days of our country he was the most effective exponent, next to Hamilton, of the idea of a powerful if not a big central government.
It was Jefferson who was called the Jacobin. He believed that the people should be as free as possible from the authority of central political power. Hamilton argued in the Washington Cabinet that the Federal Government had the authority under the Constitution to charter corporations. He wanted a United States Bank. Jefferson argued against him because he was fearful that if the central government issued charters it would presently be creating private monopolies. He wanted the people to be economically as well as politically free. That's why he was called a Jacobin.
