Yes, but the Federalists still wanted to take America back to where it came, right? They wanted a strong, large central and intrusive government. Isn't that what the colonists fought against?
Don't get me wrong. The United States is the envy of the world. States have amazing powers that provinces in Canada could only dream about.
No, the Federalists just wanted to make sure the federal gov't supeseded the states in the areas enumerated by the constituion. They would all be considered radical states rights advocates by today's standards. I have very little heartburn with the early Federalists.