Union and Liberty: An American TL
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Damn The California Republic is kinda empty. I guess it has filled out a bit more thanks to Mexican Immigration. But if it wants to stay independent (I still hoping it will) it needs to fix that.
Yay, a new reader!
Well,there will be a bit higher population density because of the Mexican immigration, but still, not much.
Probably later in the week. I'm heading out for a few days starting tomorrow, so I won't be able to work on it for a bit.
Just got back. Was up in the Rockies for a few days, 'twas nice to get out and hike for a bit. Plus the hot springs.
Should have a new update in a few days, but I have a busy schedule so we'll see.
Should have a new update in a few days, but I have a busy schedule so we'll see.
Part Twenty-Five: Houston's Triumph
Time for the next update. It's a bit short, but I couldn't think of more to add to the election.
Part Twenty-Five: Houston's Triumph
Kearny Statehood Act:
While the violence in Kearny Territory had generally died down when Houston entered into office, the tensions in the territory still ran high. Kearny continued to grow in population with settlers on their journey to the Rockies, and there were increasing calls for the territory to be admitted to the Union as a state. However, there was still struggle in both Kearny and in Washington over if it should be admitted as a free or a slave state.
In the summer of 1857, a solution was proposed by Indiana representative Joseph A. Wright. The bill would divide the territory of Kearny in two, with the two provisional governments serving as the state legislatures. This way, the balance of free and slave states would not be upset. After a census determined that the area was indeed populous enough to warrant the creation of two states from the territory, Congress spent the next months deciding where the boundary of the two states would fall. The southerners of course wanted the border to be as far north as possible while many northerners desired a border that included Council Grove in their state, which was then the seat of the freesoilers government in Kearny Territory. The border was soon agreed to be at 38 degrees 30 minutes north, and in October of 1857, President Houston admitted the states of Kearny and Calhoun into the Union.
Election of 1860:
The election of 1860 saw the Liberty Party struggle to retain its votes after the success of Houston in maintaining the middle-ground on the issue of slavery. After the votes were counted, they only kept votes in Georgia and South Carolina with Joseph Brown and South Carolina Congressman Andrew Bulter as their candidates. The Republicans, on the other hand, gained votes in much of the North as the idea of abolition became more widespread and people became more vocal about it.
While Fremont and his new running mate Horace Greeley were boosted by public sentiment and the use of Greeley's New York Tribune as a mouthpiece for the part, it was not enough to gain the Republicans the Presidency. Houston and Bayard kept their moderate stance, and achieved reelection based on the success of Houston's first term, despite losing the rest of New England to the Republicans. In March of 1861 Houston was inaugurated, and it seemed that the country would be truly united. However, many of the deep-rooted divisions in the United States were still unresolved. This was most evident in that if Pennsylvania, which had been a close-run affair in the election, had gone Republican, Fremont would have been the first Republican president.
Houston/Bayard: 161
Fremont/Greeley: 136
Brown/Bulter: 19
Part Twenty-Five: Houston's Triumph
Kearny Statehood Act:
While the violence in Kearny Territory had generally died down when Houston entered into office, the tensions in the territory still ran high. Kearny continued to grow in population with settlers on their journey to the Rockies, and there were increasing calls for the territory to be admitted to the Union as a state. However, there was still struggle in both Kearny and in Washington over if it should be admitted as a free or a slave state.
In the summer of 1857, a solution was proposed by Indiana representative Joseph A. Wright. The bill would divide the territory of Kearny in two, with the two provisional governments serving as the state legislatures. This way, the balance of free and slave states would not be upset. After a census determined that the area was indeed populous enough to warrant the creation of two states from the territory, Congress spent the next months deciding where the boundary of the two states would fall. The southerners of course wanted the border to be as far north as possible while many northerners desired a border that included Council Grove in their state, which was then the seat of the freesoilers government in Kearny Territory. The border was soon agreed to be at 38 degrees 30 minutes north, and in October of 1857, President Houston admitted the states of Kearny and Calhoun into the Union.
Election of 1860:
The election of 1860 saw the Liberty Party struggle to retain its votes after the success of Houston in maintaining the middle-ground on the issue of slavery. After the votes were counted, they only kept votes in Georgia and South Carolina with Joseph Brown and South Carolina Congressman Andrew Bulter as their candidates. The Republicans, on the other hand, gained votes in much of the North as the idea of abolition became more widespread and people became more vocal about it.
While Fremont and his new running mate Horace Greeley were boosted by public sentiment and the use of Greeley's New York Tribune as a mouthpiece for the part, it was not enough to gain the Republicans the Presidency. Houston and Bayard kept their moderate stance, and achieved reelection based on the success of Houston's first term, despite losing the rest of New England to the Republicans. In March of 1861 Houston was inaugurated, and it seemed that the country would be truly united. However, many of the deep-rooted divisions in the United States were still unresolved. This was most evident in that if Pennsylvania, which had been a close-run affair in the election, had gone Republican, Fremont would have been the first Republican president.
Houston/Bayard: 161
Fremont/Greeley: 136
Brown/Bulter: 19
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Thank you.
Nope, but it sure was close.Well, the election didn't go to the House as I predicted it would. That would've been a nice way to start a civil war.
Maybe the country has four more years... maybe a war will be avoided.
I still want to see General Jefferson Davis.
And why would Davis become a general, he was Vice President. Thank you.
Nope, but it sure was close.
A Southern General he would indeed become unless the South made him President again.
Nice update Wilcoxchar, I also expected a closer election in particular due to Houston´s age. He is getting old and my guess is he will not survive the Civil War (if we see one).
Kearney and Calhoun interesting names for states. Are states named after presidents (or generals) going to be more common in this TL?
Kearney and Calhoun interesting names for states. Are states named after presidents (or generals) going to be more common in this TL?
Thanks for the comment.Just discovered this TL.
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I think I've found a way to make him a general. It's rather...interesting.A Southern General he would indeed become unless the South made him President again.
There will be more states named after presidents, haven't checked for generals, although I think Kearny is the only one.
Wilcoxchar a few questions on Cuba
What is the condition of the large number of mulattos in the state? Many of them were freemen before annexation. Though Spanish rule in Cuba was brutal, my guess is besides the slaves the underclasses are doing a bit better. Have some of them moved north? If they did had they had any influence on the North? Culturally this could be quite interesting by having some Cuban tunes (and rum) affect Puritan values early on.
Believe it or not you could have some interesting cultural butterflies if you manage to make rum more popular than whiskey / scotch / bourbon style drinks (extroversive vs. introversive drinks). Plus the economic change of needing to grow more cane, crop that can become more profitable than cotton in a near future (it did so for Brazil in OTL).
Will Cuba have interesting effects on the Civil War. With Havana as a large port in the South it might change this big time. If it joins the South, the North will have a harder time placing a blockade as the South might actually have a navy this time. While if it chooses to join the North, or have internal fighting, the South might be quite screwed and the Civil War might be much shorter.
Finally I noticed Cuba's electoral vote is still 3. With a census in 1860 shouldn't it have gone up significantly?
Looking forward to the next installment.
What is the condition of the large number of mulattos in the state? Many of them were freemen before annexation. Though Spanish rule in Cuba was brutal, my guess is besides the slaves the underclasses are doing a bit better. Have some of them moved north? If they did had they had any influence on the North? Culturally this could be quite interesting by having some Cuban tunes (and rum) affect Puritan values early on.
Believe it or not you could have some interesting cultural butterflies if you manage to make rum more popular than whiskey / scotch / bourbon style drinks (extroversive vs. introversive drinks). Plus the economic change of needing to grow more cane, crop that can become more profitable than cotton in a near future (it did so for Brazil in OTL).
Will Cuba have interesting effects on the Civil War. With Havana as a large port in the South it might change this big time. If it joins the South, the North will have a harder time placing a blockade as the South might actually have a navy this time. While if it chooses to join the North, or have internal fighting, the South might be quite screwed and the Civil War might be much shorter.
Finally I noticed Cuba's electoral vote is still 3. With a census in 1860 shouldn't it have gone up significantly?
Looking forward to the next installment.