The Kaga Domain submitted a petition to the bakufu and pleaded to give them generous punishment and save their lives since Tenguto acted the way they did by their pro-Imperial thoughts.
加賀藩は天狗党の行動は単に勤皇の志に動かされてのものであり、寛大な処分を願うとの嘆願書を幕府に提出し、彼等の助命を願い出た。