The Cipher Letter was a letter from Burr to Wilkinson detailing all of his plans, and Wilkinson had sent this letter to Thomas Jefferson to aid in the conviction of Burr. So, the court had this evidence, proving that Burr planned to attempt to separate parts of the United States, which would have been a treacherous act. According to Marshall this had failed to demonstrate that Burr had committed any acts of treason. Even though he had been directly tied into the plot for separating from the U.S. and forming an independent state, he was not found guilty. They could prove that Burr wanted to war against the nation, and try to separate parts of the nation from each other, but in the biased eyes of Marshall, it was not enough. It is absurd that it could be proven that a man was conspiring against the United States of America, and that would not be convicted as a traitor for his actions. There was no legitimacy to the results of Aaron Burr’s trial, and he was guilty of
The Cipher Letter was a letter from Burr to Wilkinson detailing all of his plans, and Wilkinson had sent this letter to Thomas Jefferson to aid in the conviction of Burr. So, the court had this evidence, proving that Burr planned to attempt to separate parts of the United States, which would have been a treacherous act. According to Marshall this had failed to demonstrate that Burr had committed any acts of treason. Even though he had been directly tied into the plot for separating from the U.S. and forming an independent state, he was not found guilty. They could prove that Burr wanted to war against the nation, and try to separate parts of the nation from each other, but in the biased eyes of Marshall, it was not enough. It is absurd that it could be proven that a man was conspiring against the United States of America, and that would not be convicted as a traitor for his actions. There was no legitimacy to the results of Aaron Burr’s trial, and he was guilty of