FS Madison's Schedule
for 1791
During the later months of 1791, FS Madison was left with much time on his hands, so he decided to continue to enrich the Republican cause up and down the Atlantic. Doubling down on his earlier efforts to build up the Republican party in Virginia and Maryland during the gubernatorial campaigns, Madison spent much time in both states greeting local citizens and spreading the Republican cause. He helped to create multiple new party offices in each state, as to serve as campaign headquarters for each region and centers for distribution of party literature. Focusing on building up the Republican brand, Madison went on a stagecoach ride through every town he could find on his way south, as to build a personal relationship with the local citizens and to improve the standing of the Republican party.
Heading onwards to North Carolina, Madison continued to grow the local Republican parties and build up the Republican brand. There, he branded the Republicans as "the only party willing to fight for North Carolinian values. The Hamiltonians are abolitionists from the North who care nothing about our values, and the Patriots are too focused on Georgia to care for any other state. In fact, the Republicans and the Patriots share the same values, but there is a key difference. Who do you see out on these roads fighting for your vote? It's not the Patriots." He continued to Charlotte, where he made an impassioned speech before a large crowd, touting the accomplishments of the Madison Government, and the Republicans' commitment to North Carolina.
In South Carolina, Madison did encounter resistance due to the fact that the state, unlike North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland, favored the Patriots, but nonetheless he trudged on into the cities and the villages, fighting for the Republican cause and contrasting the Republicans and their government credentials to the Patriots and their fractured nature and unproven credentials. He reached out to every South Carolinian he could, knowing that even a single person he could win over could make a difference. Madison also made sure to set up even more party institutions in the state, so that the Republicans could grow their presence.
After a return to the National Assembly for a few months to vote on bills and to deal with matters of his office, Madison dared to go into even the Patriot stronghold of Georgia. While he encountered considerable resistance, he continued to attempt to carve out a base, touting his government's accomplishments and protections for states' rights, including the Declaration of Rights, a key accomplishment for the Madison Government, and contrasting it with the lack of Patriot accomplishments. He also set up party offices in the state of Georgia, as to leave no region without a source of Republican influence.
After yet another break to vote on bills and attend to Assembly duties, Madison headed up north to expand the Republican party in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, where he toured each state for a period of a few weeks, creating a rapport with local citizens and expanding the party's influence. Madison also increased the number of party offices in each state and distributed party literature, hoping to improve the standing of his party in each state and to increase competitiveness.
