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

With the intervention of Britain, France, Austria, and the United States, the federal government recognized the Confederacy and the independence of the Indians, and the United States was officially divided.

In the disputed states of Maryland and West Virginia, areas that support the government of the North join the Union, and those that support the government of the South join the Confederacy.

Don't be surprised to find that the land areas of the two governments of the North and the South are intertwined. This time, the people freely chose which government to join, and in the end it was based on the town.

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

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

The Arizona and New Mexico regions were also included in the Southern government. (Roughly present-day Arizona and New Mexico)

The Indian Emirate was a bit pitiful, sandwiched between the North and South governments, and the territory was only a poor Indian settlement. (Roughly present-day Oklahoma)

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

The Confederate government followed with a population of 11,984,000 and inherited nearly one-third of the U.S. industry and 34.1 percent of the territory.

The Indian emirate is negligible, the population is not counted, anyway it does not exceed 1 million, the territory 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 of later generations were not included.)

Of course, this is only a preliminary agreement reached by everyone, and the specific details will continue to be debated. This is especially true on the issue of national borders, which will take time to determine.

However, this did not affect the signing of the treaty, and on September 30, 1865, the Lincoln government reluctantly signed this armistice treaty under the urging of Britain, France, Austria and Spain.

The signing of the treaty also meant the end of Lincoln's administration, and Lincoln submitted his resignation to Congress the next day.

It's going to be very smooth, without the slightest twists and turns. The biggest black pot has been carried out, and naturally someone will come up to take the plate. Just wait for the election to be over, and the Lincoln administration can leave.

The Civil War ended, and the federal government returned to Washington again. In any case, it is still the capital of the Federation.

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

Stepping into the White House again, Lincoln seemed to be twenty years older. Broken walls are everywhere, and the former political center is in ruins.

"Hey!"

sighed, and said the helplessness of life.

The Civil War was not Lincoln's responsibility, and the countdown to the war began as soon as the capitalists in the North dominated the government.

It's just that he was unlucky, and he happened to catch up with this critical time and carry this black cauldron on his back.

Historically, the Northern government won the war, and Lincoln was assassinated just after the war, which won the sympathy of the people and became the greatest president of the United States.

This black cauldron naturally fell on the previous president. Now that the situation has changed, although the previous president could not escape, he, the current president, is even more guilty.

It is only natural that political opponents will not let go of this opportunity and step on the loser to rise to power.

Some of those who saw the Lincoln administration unhappy were preparing to sue them for violating the Constitution and starting a civil war that killed millions of people.

The civil war was fought so badly that the northern government lost: 572,000 soldiers were killed or seriously wounded, 267,000 soldiers were disabled by their wounds, 23,000 soldiers died of disease, and 12,000 people died in various accidents, such as assassinations, overboarding, and executions for violating military discipline......

This is only the loss of the army, not civilian casualties. Although it has not yet reached the point where everyone is crying and wearing filial piety, it is not far away.

Don't look like the losses of the Russians in the Near East War, but the tsarist government nominally won, capturing Constantinople and Bulgaria.

Although Constantinople was in ruins, the Bulgarians were still trying to become independent, which did not detract from the political success of the tsarist government.

Not so with the federal government, they failed strategically. If you want to shirk responsibility, there is no way.

"Why can't you bear it?"

I don't know when, Secretary of State Safari appeared behind Lincoln.

Lincoln shook his head and said, "No, when I first entered here, I knew it was a mess. It's just that I thought I could do it and reunite the country.

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

"Before that, there might have been a possibility, but from the moment you submitted your resignation, it didn't exist.

The worst outcome is nothing more than the signing of an amnesty by the next president. The Republicans won't watch us go in, that's the rules of the game. ”

The president of the United States has the power of pardon, and in addition to being impeached, the president can grant amnesty to anyone, including former presidents, without the permission of any agency.

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

"Amnesty" means that all previous crimes have been written off, and he has resigned early, and impeachment is naturally impossible.

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

Because of the independence of the southern region, the Democratic Party has suffered a great loss of vitality, and there is no way to compete with the Republican Party in a short period of time.

Most of the next president will still come from the Republican Party, and no party wants its president to be convicted and imprisoned to "make history", so the Republican Party will naturally do its best 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 been imprisoned for a crime.

Under normal circumstances, there would not even be a prosecution. President Harding, the "poker cabinet", the corrupt president Grant, the "Watergate" President Nixon, etc., all landed safely in the end.

Now there is a clamor for prosecution, but in fact it is only because of the need for election propaganda. Radicals are just being used, and politicians are not going to break the rules of the game.

Even if Lincoln resigns, it does not mean that the Lincoln administration can leave, and it will not leave until after the transfer of power.

This is also the end of his term, otherwise the president will resign and the vice president will replace him. is still his own person on stage, and the amnesty decree has long been issued.

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Franz was not interested in the internal power struggle in the United States, and he was still immersed in the joy of American division and could not extricate himself.

Once split, there is a possibility of a second one. From the moment the federal government recognized the independence of the South, it meant that Lincoln's patch was useless.

The reason why a 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 prohibiting the secession of the Union, this was not recognized by the state governments, and many federal states did not recognize this law.

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

You must know that in this civil war, if it is not for the southern government to act first, it is unknown whether the federal government can organize an army.

In this era, the states of the United States have too much power, and they all have the ability to outcompete the federal government. For example, federal troops are prohibited from entering the state.

Without the cooperation of the states, it would be difficult for the Washington government to even mobilize the troops in the country, 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 was a loose union, the confederate government went even further, with more power in the member states than in the new Holy Roman Empire.

The Confederate government can be understood in this way: each state is a small independent kingdom, and everyone unites to form a union, which is now the Confederate government.