NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM: The Wilmot Proviso Passes

[LordVorKon]

With the Hawk Democrats divided and thus unable to reach a majority, Seymour and his allies got to work, hoping to pry enough delegates away from Johnson and Douglas to deny the Hawks control of the party. Seymour also approached Thomas A. Hendricks, the well-respected Chair of the Convention, for his support. Hendricks, while popular with both camps within the party, had long supported the Hawks in Congress. Thus, the Indiana Representative agreed to support Seymour. On the sixth deadlocked ballot, the Indiana delegation flipped from Douglas to Seymour, followed on the next ballot by Iowa’s delegation. Seymour, seeing sudden success, sent messengers to Andrew Johnson, hoping to exploit Johnson’s animosity towards Douglas. Despite his interests aligning more with Douglas than with Seymour, Johnson agreed to release his delegates to Seymour in exchange for the vice-presidential nomination. This gave Seymour the delegations of

This paragraph makes no sense to me. If Hendricks supports the Hawk faction, why does he agree to support Mr. Peace Seymour?
Also, the last sentence is truncated.

 

[TheHedgehog]

This paragraph makes no sense to me. If Hendricks supports the Hawk faction, why does he agree to support Mr. Peace Seymour?
Also, the last sentence is truncated.

That was a typo. Hendricks supported, as he did OTL, the Peace Democrats.
the last sentence should say “the delegations of Tennessee and Kentucky.” I’ll fix that pronto.

 

[TheHedgehog]

ITTL, will all those who have or ever will take up arms against the government be exiled?

No one will officially be exiled. Many Confederate leaders will be imprisoned but later released in the name of Reconciliation, and many of those will move to places like Mexico, Brazil, and the UK.

 

[Ficboy]

No one will officially be exiled. Many Confederate leaders will be imprisoned but later released in the name of Reconciliation, and many of those will move to places like Mexico, Brazil, and the UK.

There's a very good reason why Lincoln pardoned every Confederate, many Northerners saw them as Americans if a bit misguided and anything harsh would just make sectional tensions worse than they already were.

 

[Wayfarer 007]

Does Fremont win every state except Misouri and Kentucky?

 

[TheHedgehog]

Does Fremont win every state except Misouri and Kentucky?

Fremont wins every state except MO, KY, Brazos, and Austin.

 

[generalurist]

Just binged this entire TL. Looks set for quite the interesting reconstruction.

 

[Ficboy]

Just binged this entire TL. Looks set for quite the interesting reconstruction.

It's going to be called Redemption here.

 

[thekingsguard]

Now to see how Fremont wins the peace.

 

[LordVorKon]

That was a typo. Hendricks supported, as he did OTL, the Peace Democrats.
the last sentence should say “the delegations of Tennessee and Kentucky.” I’ll fix that pronto.

I figured that was the case, but y'never know.

 

[TheHedgehog]

Just binged this entire TL. Looks set for quite the interesting reconstruction.

Thanks so much!

It's going to be called Redemption here.

Its actually “Reconciliation”, though I might have accidentally called it Redemption once or twice.

Now to see how Fremont wins the peace.

If he lasts long enough...

 

[Dathi THorfinnsson]

Robert Toombs of Georgia, Alexander Stephens of Georgia, John A. Quitman of Mississippi, and Preston Brooks of South Carolina.

while Jefferson Davis did not particularly want the

Preston Brooks suddenly morphs into Jefferson Davis.

 

[Ficboy]

Preston Brooks suddenly morphs into Jefferson Davis.

That's a typo.

 

[TheHedgehog]

Preston Brooks suddenly morphs into Jefferson Davis.

That's a typo.

Its not a typo. Davis was asked if he wanted the job and he refused. Brooks wanted the job but was not selected.

 

[Ficboy]

Its not a typo. Davis was asked if he wanted the job and he refused. Brooks wanted the job but was not selected.

Oh.

 

[TheHedgehog]

Wikibox and map for the 1860 Presidential election

Edit: It should say "Freedomite", not "Republican", underneath Fremont's name

 

[Ficboy]

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Wikibox and map for the 1860 Presidential election

Once you do finish this timeline, publish it as a book.

 

[TheHedgehog]

Once you do finish this timeline, publish it as a book.

I'll probably have it printed and bound for personal use, but I'm not planning to try and sell or otherwise distribute copies of my timeline.

 

[Ficboy]

I'll probably have it printed and bound for personal use, but I'm not planning to try and sell or otherwise distribute copies of my timeline.

There always is Sea Lion Press to publish any alternate history including some of our timelines such as The Anglo/American-Nazi War.

 

[TheHedgehog]

There always is Sea Lion Press to publish any alternate history including some of our timelines such as The Anglo/American-Nazi War.

I believe I just said I did not want to publish my work. When I finish, I'll have a single physical copy for myself, but, as previously stated, I do not want to have this sold or otherwise distributed.