1790 Turn: The Second Year

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Activites of James Jackson for January-March of 1790

January-March 1790:  During time in which he was not engaged in business of the National Assembly, James Jackson sent out numerous letters to Patriot associations throughout the Southern states, and the proposed states of Kentucky and Franklin.  

In the letters to southern states, Mr. Jackson urged the local Patriot associations to form state level organizations, from which the faction could be better organized on the state level, recruit potential supporters of the Patriots as well as spread Patriot pamphlets and copies of The Patriot Star to win over citizens to the faction, and pursue recruitment of candidates for local offices, the state legislatures, and candidates for constituencies in the next General Election.

In his letters to Patriot associations in Kentucky and Franklin, Mr. Jackson urges the associations to pursue the formation of state level organizations as associations throughout the south are being urged to.  In addition to this, in his letters to Franklin's associations, Mr. Jackson urged them to push for the formation of a government capable of petitioning for statehood within the territory, and submitting a petition for statehood as soon as possible.

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Activites of James Jackson for April-June of 1790

April-June 1790:  With the passage of the Land Act, Mr. Jackson sees a unique opportunity for the Patriots to benefit the people of the South.  During April, Mr. Jackson sent out letters to Patriots in state legislatures throughout the South, primarily to those in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, as well as Patriot associations in Kentucky. 

In these letters, Mr. Jackson outlines his belief that Patriots in these states should push for passage of legislation similar to the Land Act of 1789, in order to not only produce revenues for state governments, but to also give citizens the chance to own land for themselves and expand each state's population.  In one key difference from the federal legislation, he states that there should be options for purchases of tracts of land up to 1000 Acres in size, while requiring these purchases be made by those intending to create plantations.  

In his letters to Patriot associations in Kentucky, Mr. Jackson urges them to prepare for the eventual campaign for elections to the state legislature by recruiting candidates, as well as to build their overall platform for those elections around the Patriots' state level Land Act proposal.

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Announcement from the Publishers of The Patriot Star

With the ratification of the Declaration of Rights, we the publishers of the Patriot Star wish to appeal to the High Constitutional Court in order to strike Pennsylvania's "Treason Law" from their statute.  This legislation threatens to imprison our publishers in the Westsylvania region for advocating for Westsylvania's statehood, a clear violation of the 1st Amendment's protections of Freedom of the Press.  May god bless us with a verdict in favor of the Natural Rights of Man.

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Activites of James Jackson for July-November 1790

July-September 1790:  Mr. Jackson, while in exile from the National Assembly, spent most of this time either writing letters to Patriot Deputies on his opinion of legislation in the Assembly, or writing of the crisis in Westsylvania, throughout which he urged the Government to allow the people of Westsylvania to have a referendum on statehood as they deserved.  In the spare time he had he continued to exchange letters with new Patriot organizations throughout the Southern states, particularly in Franklin and Kentucky.  In his letters to Kentucky's Organization he urged preparation for the coming election campaign there, as well as a finalization of candidate selection.  In his letters to Franklin's Organization, he urged the Organization to continue organizing for Statehood, as well as build up the Organization and recruit supporters and potential candidates for Franklin's eventual elections.

October-November 1790:  Mr. Jackson campaigns in the Kentucky By-Elections for Patriot candidates in the State running for the State Legislature, Governor, and National Assembly.  In what little spare time he has during the campaigh, he sends letters to the people of Westsylvania, urging them to peacefully negotiate with First Secretary Madison for a referendum on statehood encompassing all of Westsylvania.  In addition, he sends letters to Patriot supporters in Westsylvania to begin creating Patriot associations in Westsylvania towns, as well as begin the formation of a Patriot organization for the rightful state.