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Para.4. My research shows that Jackson shot only one man who had scandalized his marriage.
Para.4. My research shows that Jackson shot only one man who had scandalized his marriage.
Under WESTERN CONSPIRACY (more later.)
Under WESTERN CONSPIRACY
1. Burr leased 40,000 acres of land in the Texas territories belonging to Spain, beyond the Sabine River. His announced plan was to take a group of homesteaders and farm the land. Of course, he was anticipating Mexico's war with Spain. If it happened on his watch, his "farmers" would be the largest army north of the Rio Grande River,he would join forces with Mexico, repel Spain, and recoup his fortunes afterwards. This would have been filibustering,forbidden by U.S.law, and not a treasonable offense. Of course if it was his plan, he never declared or wrote this down. The Federal warrant for his arrest was based, therefore, on what his political "assumed." Proving it was another story. The lease he made is on public record.
2. Remember, at that time the Louisiana Purchase and its territories were not yet territories of the U.S. The Federalist Congress despised Jefferson (who purchased the territory from France) and delayed doing it. Therefore,those territories were literally up for the taking by anyone. In fact, Jefferson himself had second thoughts about this, as he wrote that if states were formed there, most likely they would be industrial, thus capable of outvoting his states (with agriculture as their base)in Congress. Years later, Burr was outraged at the idea. He restated that his plans for going to the Texas territories was all he intended.
2.His "plan" to separate the "western states."? There were no states in the Louisiana Purchase at the time. This "plan" was only proffered by some of Burr's enemies. There is no record of Burr ever having said as much to his friends. It is reported that Ambassador Merry said Burr gave him an opportunity to get control of part of Louisiana territory, but Merry was never explicit (i.e.,no written account nor specifics offered). I am not absolving Burr, but he did lead Merry to believe that there was a chance to get land in the west (again,the Purchase) in order to get money for his venture into Texas - he got $1500.00 from Merry.
3. Wilkinson did not arrest Burr. He was still in New Orleans when Federal soldiers arrested Burr in Mississippi Territory. Years later it was discovered (Spanish Archives) that Wilkinson had been a spy for Spain for 20 years. Bad character judgement on the part of Burr;also for Jefferson,who appointed him, despite the General's suspicious background. Wilkinson's charm was legendary.
SOURCES:
Library of Congress. New York Historical Society.
Burr biographies by: M. Lomask (1979-82). N. Isenberg (2007). and N.
Schachner (1937).