Chapter 391

In Ottawa, after several months of negotiations, in September 1865, the multi-party talks finally reached preliminary results.

Under the intervention of the British, French, and Occidental countries, the federal government of the United States recognized the independence of the Confederacy and the Indians, and the United States was officially divided.

In the contested states of Maryland and West Virginia, areas that supported the government of the North joined the Confederacy, and areas that supported the government of the South joined the Confederacy.

Don't be surprised to find that the territories of the two governments, the North and the South, are intertwined. This time, the people are free to choose which government to join, and finally the town is the unit.

There is no doubt that this is the work of the British, they are professional. Now that the contradictions between the North and the South are buried, it is conceivable that the Americas in the future will be very lively.

The Confederate government includes: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, and parts of Maryland and West Virginia .

Arizona and New Mexico were also included in the southern government. (roughly present-day Arizona and New Mexico)

The Indian emirates are a bit pitiful, sandwiched in the middle of the North and South governments, and the site is only poor Indian settlements. (roughly present-day Oklahoma)

After the division of the United States, the comprehensive national strength is still dominated by the northern government, with a population of 17.645 million, inheriting nearly two-thirds of the industry and 63.2% of the territory of the United States.

The Confederate government followed closely with a population of 11.984 million and inherited nearly one-third of the U.S. industry and 34.1 percent of its territory.

The Indian Emirate can be ignored, the population has not been counted, anyway, it does not exceed 1 million, the territorial area is less than 200,000 square kilometers, and the industry is almost zero.

(Note: The United States in 1865 did not include Alaska and Hawaii, and most of the overseas islands in later generations did not include)

Of course, this is only a preliminary agreement reached by everyone, and the specific details will continue to be discussed. In particular, the issue of national borders, which will take time to determine.

However, this did not affect the signing of the treaty. Under the urging of the four countries of Britain, France and Ossi, on September 30, 1865, the Lincoln government reluctantly signed the armistice treaty.

The signing of the treaty also meant the end of the Lincoln government's time in power. Without any urging, Lincoln submitted his resignation to Congress the next day.

This will be very smooth, without the slightest twists and turns. The biggest black pot has been recited, and naturally someone will come up to take it. Only after the election is over, the Lincoln government can go.

The Civil War was over and the federal government was back in Washington again. In any case, this is still the capital of the Federation.

Even if they were beaten to rubble, they had to come back. This is political correctness and marks the legitimacy of the federal government.

Stepping into the White House again, Lincoln seemed twenty years older. There are broken walls everywhere, and the former political center has been reduced to ruins.

"Hey!"

With a sigh, the helplessness of life was exhausted.

The Civil War was not Lincoln's responsibility, and the countdown to the war began when northern capitalists dominated the government.

It's just that he was unlucky, just in time to catch up with this critical moment, and he took this black pot on his back.

Historically, the northern government won the war, and Lincoln was assassinated just after the war, drawing the sympathy of the people and becoming the greatest president of the United States.

This black pot naturally fell on the previous president. Now the situation has changed. Of course the last term could not escape, but the current president is even more guilty.

It is normal that political opponents will not miss this opportunity to step on the loser to the top.

Some people who were displeased with the Lincoln administration were preparing to sue them for violating the Constitution, starting a civil war, and killing millions.

The civil war was so bad that the northern government suffered losses: 572,000 soldiers were killed or seriously wounded, 267,000 soldiers were disabled due to injuries, 23,000 soldiers died of diseases, and 12,000 died in various accidents, such as assassination, falling into the water Executed for violating military discipline...

This is just military losses, not civilian casualties. Although I haven't arrived at home to wear filial piety, everyone is crying, and it's not far from here.

Don't look like the Russians' losses in the Near Eastern War, but the tsarist government won in name and captured Constantinople and Bulgaria.

Despite the ruins of Constantinople, the Bulgarians still wanted independence, which did not detract from the political success of the tsarist government.

The federal government won't work, they've failed strategically. There is no way to shirk responsibility.

"Why can't you bear it?"

At some point, Secretary of State Safar appeared behind Lincoln.

Lincoln shook his head and said, "No, I knew it was a mess when I got in here. It's just that I thought I could handle it and bring the country back together.

However, I overestimated myself and underestimated the enemy. Now I have to leave in disbelief, maybe I'll be the first president to go to prison. "

Safar comforted: "Before this, there may be such a possibility, but from the moment you submit your resignation, this possibility does not exist.

The worst outcome would be the signing of an amnesty by the next president. Republicans are not going to watch us go in, that's the rules of the game. "

The president of the United States has the right to amnesty. Except for impeachment, the president can grant amnesty to anyone without the permission of any agency.

Including former presidents.

According to the rules of the political game, presidents can resign early in exchange for an amnesty granted to them by the next president.

"Amnesty" means that all the previous charges will be cancelled, and if he resigns early, impeachment will naturally be out of the question.

Before the armistice was signed, Lincoln needed to take the blame, and Congress would naturally not impeach him. As soon as the armistice was signed, he resigned himself, the Republican-dominated Congress approved it, and impeachment ceased to exist.

Because of the independence of the southern region, the Democratic Party's vitality has been greatly damaged, and there is no way to compete with the Republican Party in a short period of time.

Most of the next president will be from the Republican Party. No party wants its president to be convicted and imprisoned to "create history". The Republican Party will naturally try to keep Lincoln.

Even if the Democrats win the election, they will be pardoned for political reasons.

This is the rule of the game in American politics, and even in the 21st century, no American president has ever been jailed for a crime.

Normally, there would be no prosecution. "Poker Cabinet" President Harding, corrupt President Grant, "Watergate" President Nixon, etc., finally landed safely.

There are people now clamoring to sue, but it's really just because of election propaganda. Radicals are just being used, politicians are not going to break the rules of the game.

Even if Lincoln resigns, it does not mean that the Lincoln government can leave, and it will not leave until the power is handed over.

This is also the end of his term, otherwise the president will resign and the vice president will be replaced. If he was still on stage, the amnesty order would have come out long ago.

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Franz has no interest in the internal power struggle in the United States, and he is still unable to extricate himself in the joy of the division of the United States.

Once there is a split, there may be a second time. From the moment the federal government recognized the independence of the South, it meant that Lincoln's patch had failed.

The reason why the constitution is a constitution lies in its authority. If it can be amended at will, is it still the constitution?

Although Lincoln introduced a law to prohibit the division of the Union, it was not recognized by the state governments, and many federal states did not recognize this law.

After a civil war, if some federal states become independent again, can the federal government still organize force to suppress it?

To know this civil war, if the southern government hadn't acted first, whether the federal government could organize an army is unknown.

In this era, every state in the United States has too much power, and all have the ability to ignore the federal government. For example: ban federal troops from entering the state.

Without the cooperation of the states, it would be difficult for the Washington government to mobilize domestic troops, let alone organize them.

Now because of the Civil War, the prestige of the federal government has been greatly reduced, and the binding force on the states has been further reduced. This means that the United States will no longer be a threat for a long time to come.

If the federal government is a loose alliance, then the Confederate government goes a step further, and the powers of each state are greater than that of the states under the New Holy Roman Empire.

The Confederate government can be understood this way: each state is an independent small kingdom, and everyone together formed an alliance, which is now the Confederate government.