Tuhia he tohutoro mo tenei pene - Ko te Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao tetahi atu take nui i te wa o te whakahaere a Alexander. I oati a Alexander i nga hoia o te kawanatanga ki te kaupapa o te pakanga me te haerenga a Mexico
I whakahaua e ia he kaitiaki kāinga (Idaho State Guard) ki te tiaki i a Idaho. Ahakoa te riri anti-Tiamana i Idaho i taua wa, kaore ano a Alexander i whakaarohia he tangata kore-whenua, ahakoa i whanau ia i Tiamana o tenei ra.