Disgusted, Jackson returned home, still maligning Jefferson, still labeling Wilkinson a traitor, still demanding that the administration brand Wilkinson a “Spanish hireling.” Later it was generally understood that because of his outspoken criticisms Jackson represented the anti-Jefferson, anti-Madison faction in Tennessee and that he would not support Madison’s candidacy for the presidency in 1808.
Wilkinson actually was a double agent to Spain so Jackson was right. But it harmed his relations with Jefferson/Madison.
