New York, New York

[Noravea]

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Prologue

Today, I passed by the the Great Lobby of the Capitol Building on Central Park North, her north facing Harlem as glorious as ever. Like much of this area of the city, it is a reminder of the National Revolution, a reminder of the beginning of the 21st Century, truly New York's true Golden Age, but to truly admire what we have now, we must first recognize the feats made by our ancestors. We must go further back than the founding of our Republic in 2011, we must go further back into the past. We must go further beyond the National Revolution, beyond the Popular Front and James Matthias, beyond anything we know see as political rhetoric by our leaders. We must go to what is fact, we must go to what is indisputable, we must go back to what we learn on our first day of school, in songs like Our Great Colonel, or New York, New York, to truly admire what we have no, and to reminisce on the sacrifices made by our ancestors so that we can truly know what we have today. Our Internationalism, our Freedom, we must go further beyond even our official founding, but the preceding events to our founding. We may learn about these things in our schools, but we don't truly know what caused the events, or what it felt like to experience them.

In this novel, New York, New York, we compile thousands of documents into one, comprehensive record of our great history, of our alliances, wars, economy, politicians, and culture. Thanks to the Excelsior Broadcasting Company, which celebrated its centennial this year, we have enough funding to create this history for all of our citizens, and citizens worldwide. We have enough information to compile in one, definitive record what truly happened. What really happened on the Titanic to President Astor? What really went through Franklin Delano Roosevelt's mind in his last moments? Was the Cuban War definitive in crushing the Confederation? These questions can at last be answered by recently opened government records during the bicentennial celebration of our nation this year, and we can at last answer them with no adherence to urban legends or conspiracy theories, but absolute fact.

I stood today in the Grand Lobby of our Capitol Building, it's polished wood railings around the Great Globe as new as ever, the Great Globe polished daily by workers of the government to show a constantly updated map of the world, and a hall of world flags forming concentric circles around the center of the lobby, with the seals of our 17 regions and 5 protectorates etched into the marble floor, and roses around each bust of our Presidents, past and present. It is truly a reminder and a spectacle to New York's greatness, New York's true place in the world. While not a Rome, New York is more akin to a modern Venice or Phoenicia, an Empire not based on military might, but on dreams. We present this history to you, the people.

-The Author

[d32123]

*orgasm*

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All I ask is that you don't butterfly away the Yankees.

[Noravea]

Originally Posted by d32123

*orgasm*

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All I ask is that you don't butterfly away the Yankees.

The who now?

[d32123]

Originally Posted by Noravea

The who now?

[Georgepatton]

Ah, this is that thing you keep posting maps of, right? I really like the sound of this.

And I'm insanely, insanely jealous that I can't post threads that induce orgasm.

[Noravea]

Originally Posted by Georgepatton

Ah, this is that thing you keep posting maps of, right? I really like the sound of this.

And I'm insanely, insanely jealous that I can't post threats that induce orgasm.

Yep. I've been heavily planning this for a while. POD is around the 1870s, but doesn't really show until the 1880s.

[MrHuman]

Subscribed in anticipation of incredible awesomeness.

[Abhakhazia]

Originally Posted by d32123

*orgasm*

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All I ask is that you don't butterfly away the Yankees.

Weeeeeeeeiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrdddddddd.......

Please butterfly the Yankees to make him mad.

Subscribed.

[Abhakhazia]

This looks very interesting.
I wonder where you'll take this.
Where'd your update go?

[Enigmajones]

Originally Posted by d32123

*orgasm*

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All I ask is that you don't butterfly away the Yankees.

If Giuliani isn't completely obliterated from the face of history by the POD, then he has no right to keep away the Yankees.

[Malta Shah]

Im ready for this.

[Septimus]

Awesome! I am very excited to see how this goes. I looked at your Wikipedia boxes the other day and really wanted to see the timeline for it.

[CandyDragon]

This is quite intriguing.

[d32123]

Why do you keep deleting the update?

[Noravea]

Originally Posted by d32123

Why do you keep deleting the update?

I keep screwing up/not liking it.

I might do 1884-1894 in another update, I'm starting with 1894 though, I have all of that prepped up already.

[Noravea]

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Part I

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
-Theodore Roosevelt

The foundation of an independent New York could be traced as far back as 1884, during the Manhattan Commune era, however, New York's independence truly and solidly begins during the War of Independence in 1894. This event sparks what would be the rise of many new nations, and the downfall of the United States of America as a power in the world. The road of independence for New York began in 1892, when Vice President Thomas E. Watson succeeded President James B. Weaver, who resigned due to health reasons from the Presidency. Ten years had passed since the Winter Hunger, ten years had passed since the Tri-City Rebellion, and ten years had passed since the Farmer's Party and Greenback Party alliance took over the Congress and much of the United States Military. With the disastrous economic policies of the Farmer's Party and Thomas E. Watson effectively destroying the United States' economy by the 1890s, the nation was ripe for rebellion against what was seen as a corrupt and ineffective Federal government. In January 1894, a Congress of politicians, union leaders, civilian leaders, and industrialists met in New York City to discuss a new possible course of action against President Watson's more dictatorial control over the country. This meeting would be known as the Fourth Continental Congress.

On January 8th, 1894, the Fourth Continental Congress met at Gracie Mansion, where representatives from many states affected by the Farmer's Party's failed policies assembled. The largest areas represented were from New York, New England, California, and Texas, all areas that were affected during the Tri-City Rebellion, or the immediate aftermath. The Congress initially met to discuss a potential candidate to run against President Watson in the 1896 Presidential election. Initially, Archibald Gracie IV was favored as a candidate to run for President in 1896, but wealthy businessman John Jacob Astor IV pointed out that "In two years time, the American economy could be at a point where the damage would be irreversible.", a point that was agreed on by most at the Congress. On January 26th, the Congress elected Archibald Gracie IV to serve as the President of the Continental Congress. That same day, Gracie made a speech at the mansion to members of the Congress, where the Gracie Declaration was made. In it, Gracie stated that the social contract between the United States government and the people of the United States had broken during the Manhattan Commune, and that President Watson's control over the United States was illegitimate.

The first session was dismissed on February 1st, where various independence factions from the various regions of the country assembled to discuss possible courses of action against Watson. In New York, former United States President Grover Cleveland, who lost the 1888 Presidential election against former President Weaver and his running mate, Watson, proposed during a conference with US Representative Levi P. Morton that a coup, led by a strong military figure who opposes Watson, take place to overthrow the Federal government and to outlaw the Farmer's Party and return the Democrats and Republicans in control of the country. Others however, like Theodore Roosevelt, proposed full independence for New York's cause in a conference with New York Governor Roswell P. Flower. On February 16th, the Congress met once more at Gracie Mansion, where other independence movements dominated their state and regional delegations. In a secret vote, the Congress had to choose between former President Cleveland's idea of a coup, or temporary unification with the goal if independence from the United States. The vote, 112-88, was in favor of independence from the United States.

The Fourth Continental Congress continued to meet in secret throughout February 1894, meeting with local leaders in the regions interested in joining the planned rebellion, unlike the unorganized Tri-City Rebellion ten years before, which was spontaneous. Theodore Roosevelt, the brainchild of the independence faction, organized the Continental Army out of various state militias, as well as volunteers from various states across the United States. On March 9th, President Gracie appointed Roosevelt as the Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, but Roosevelt merely accepted the rank of Colonel, while maintaining control over the assembled militias. On March 25th, 1894, the rebellion would make its motives, and very existence known throughout the United States of America. The plan called for a courier to be sent to Washington D.C. to hand President Watson an ultimatum, demanding he resign, and to dissolve his political party. The ultimatum would state that if a telegram wasn't sent to confirm the resignation within 48 hours, a state of rebellion would exist. During the 48 hours, the Continental Army would take over military positions throughout the northeastern United States, as well as along the West Coast and in Texas.

On March 25th, a courier traveled to Washington D.C., and as anticipation of Watson's reply, and knowledge of the rebellion spread, a surprise would befall the Continental Congress and its secessionist movements. President Watson however knew ahead of time that an ultimatum was on its way, and would be prepared to take action against Roosevelt's Continental Army, and the rebellious Continental Congress.

[Malta Shah]

For the Empire Nation!

[d32123]

Excellent stuff!

[glenn67]

Bully!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[God-Eater of the Marshes]

I don't usually get into post-Medieval stuff, but this seems pretty damned cool. Consider me subscribed.