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#225 is a great example of GOPcrapitalists willingness to change the subject from South Carolina treason and incipient treason to lunacy in the North. It is also a perfect example of his willingness to distort and lie. Hamilton can be accused of many things some of which might have an element of truth. However, to imply that he EVER supported or encouraged disUnion is a flat out LIE.

In fact, his opposition to Burr was largely based on his understanding that B would do anything to obtain power. Thus, he understood that secession would not be out of the realm of the possible with Burr obtaining more power. While he dispised Jefferson he knew that J. would never support anything like disUnion so he arranged that J become President. Of course, J was so opposed to the concept he ridiculed those who believed in secession in his inaugural speech and later prosecuted Burr for TREASON for trying to split the country. J. recognized secession for what it is, TREASON.

Hamilton lost his life because of the final act of opposition to Burr, preventing him from becoming governor of New York. Secessionists were counting on making B governor then leading NY state out of the Union joining New England in a separate country. Hamilton made sure Burr lost that race and that put an end to the threat of secession but it cost Hamilton his life.

It is difficult to be more mendacious than one implying Hamilton (or Jefferson for that matter) supported secession in ANY way. But I am sure that won't stop you from trying.

Based upon the comments of your previous post it is clearly evident that you lack the sanity, much less the mental capacity, to continue this discussion further. I made no comment about any desire by Hamilton to disrupt the union - only that of his close political ally and ideological fellow traveller Timothy Pickering, who spent several years of his political career advocating that New England break off from the union and enter into alliance with Britain. If you don't like that fact, tough.