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Troops were dispatched Federally. It was after all a US Armory. They were tried for treason against the State of Virginia. The Boothe revelation was strictly as info which I was previously unware of. Sorry, I will stick to strictly a style of confrontation in the future.

BTW, before you get to foaming at the mouth, I know some sources will call the troops dispatched from Wash DC as militias.

Treason against a state is fairly clear in the laws of our founders though it may sound archaic to you now. Imagine the Azatlan proponents revolt in Texas to overtake the Texas government. Would it be treason against the state of Texas and the US govt. or only against the US.

I'm cooking out right now....I'll get back to you....needn't worry.

Yeah I barbecued some ribs for the family and my parasite in-laws. I'm hiding out waiting for them to leave.

I doubt I'll get an answer from Aurelius so I might as well ask you. John Brown was born in Connecticut, raised in Ohio, lived in New York and Kansas, and never set foot in Virginia until his stunt in 1859. How could John Brown be convicted of treason against Virginia when he wasn't a resident?