Chapter 526: The Whigs Are Dead, the Republic Should Be Established

After the nailing ceremony, there were other celebrations in Provo.

Liang Yao was not interested in participating in these trivial celebrations. After accepting the media interview, Liang Yao invited Lincoln and Fillmore, two old friends, to sit on his special train.

"General, have you been deeply troubled by something recently?"

Liang Yao struggled to move to board his special train, and heard a noisy voice. Needless to say, the person who spoke was Brigham Young with a red palm print on his cheek. Brigham Young was deliberately mysterious and took out the classic rhetoric of the charlatan.

"There is a Mormon church in Provo"

Before Brigham Young finished speaking, Liang Yao interrupted Brigham Young unceremoniously: "I am handsome and rich, my family is harmonious, my married life is happy, my work is going well, and I have been prosperous in official career and wealth recently. I have no worries. If you don't want to be slapped, get out of my sight now!"

Kruger on the side was eager to try, and Brigham Young was scared and ran away.

"Is this Brigham Young?" Fillmore glanced at him.

"This guy is really bold. He even spread the word of preaching to you."

"Do you know him?" Liang Yao asked.

"I know him. Appointing him as the governor of Utah Territory and the colonel of Utah is the stupidest personnel appointment I have made during my tenure." Fillmore sighed.

When Fillmore just took office as president, America's control over the western region was not stable.

Therefore, in 1851, in order to strengthen control over the Utah region and reduce the living space of the Indians, Fillmore appointed Mormon leader Brigham Young as the governor and colonel of the Utah Territory to manage the political and military affairs of this place.

After getting on the train, Lincoln looked out the glass window of the special train, looking at the Mormons who were distributing leaflets, free food, and performing religious performances to railroad workers and new immigrants, and said with some worry.

"This man should not be underestimated. I heard that he has 20,000 to 30,000 loyal believers in Utah, and he used the money donated by believers to buy guns in the name of fighting against Indians.

It is not a good thing for religion to be above secular rule. If the government does not come forward to solve the religious problems in Utah as soon as possible, the consequences will be disastrous."

Lincoln is a Christian. As the leader of an emerging political party in the secular world, he naturally has no good feelings towards Mormonism, a blatantly unconstitutional cult.

Lincoln's judgment is still very accurate.

Historically, just this year, Brigham Young led his Mormons to try to establish a relatively independent political and social system in Utah, which triggered the federal government's monitoring and intervention.

The federal government sent officials to Utah to replace Brigham Young's position as a secular leader in Utah.

Brigham Young openly refused to hand over secular power, and in order to prevent the federal government from entering Utah, Brigham Young openly led armed believers to blockade Utah.

Against this background, the US government sent troops to Utah to stabilize the situation in Utah and ensure the authority of the federal government. It is known as the Utah War.

The general sent to Utah during this war was Army Brigadier General Albert Johnston. Albert Johnston replaced Brigham Young's secular position in Utah and became the new military commander of Utah.

However, the cleansing of Mormons in this war was not thorough, and even the chief culprit Brigham Young did not receive the proper trial and remained at large, acting as his religious leader.

Therefore, although the Utah War ended at a small cost, it did not prevent Mormonism from spreading further in Utah and other nearby territories. As a result, the religion has left its poison in the 21st century.

"He is just a clown. I will never allow this cult to spread in the West." Liang Yao said after sitting down.

"Let's not talk about him. Buchanan is not blind. He should be able to see the problems in Utah." Lincoln turned his eyes back from the window.

"I don't think so." Fillmore did not agree with Lincoln's point of view.

"Mr. Buchanan pretends to be ignorant when dealing with racial discrimination and persecution against Chinese people. It is better not to have too high expectations on Mr. Buchanan."

"Mr. Fillmore, I heard that the Whig Party has been dissolved?" Liang Yao asked Fillmore.

"The Whig Party has indeed become history." Fillmore regretted the dissolution of the Whig Party.

"I have joined the Republican Party now, and I hope that the Republican Party can fill the gap after the dissolution of the Whig Party."

Fillmore's implication is that he hopes that the Republican Party can replace the position of the Whig Party in the past and become the ruling party.

Liang Yao was not surprised by the final dissolution of the Whig Party.

The Democratic Party is more tightly organized than the Whig Party. Although there are also internal differences in the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party can continue to survive with its tight organization and deep political foundation.

The Whig Party is not as lucky as the Democratic Party. In addition to its loose organization and lack of clear party platform and constitution, the Whig Party also lacks strong party leaders who can bring party members together. The internal split inevitably led to the dissolution of this loose party.

Perhaps Fillmore, who had served as president, could barely be considered a Whig leader, and his ability was not bad.

Unfortunately, Fillmore, who came from a poor family, had extremely limited political resources and connections, and was unable to save the dying Whig Party.

Fillmore's joining the Republican Party brought many like-minded former Whig Party members to the Republican Party, greatly strengthening the power of the Republican Party.

Forming a political alliance with small parties and absorbing former Whig abolitionist members are the key reasons why the Republican Party can rise rapidly in a short period of time.

As for why the Civic Party does not accept former Whig Party members, the reason is simple. Any transaction has a price.

Absorbing former Whig Party members can certainly quickly enhance the influence of the Civic Party in the eastern region in the short term.

But the Civic Party has to make a clear statement on abolition and slavery, otherwise it will be like the ruling Democratic Party.

Liang Yao does not want to intervene in the conflict between the North and the South too early.

"The Republican Party is rising strongly. Although the Democratic Party is still in power, it is still unpopular. I think the Republican Party has a great chance of becoming the ruling party in the next election." Liang Yao glanced at Lincoln.

Lincoln raised his head and said, "The Civic Party is now also a major party, holding votes in the three states on the west coast. Mr. Robinson, a member of your party, not only served as the governor of Kansas, but also actively developed party members in the central region.

If I remember correctly, Mr. Garrett, the president of the Atlantic Railway Company, is also a member of your party. As far as I know, Mr. Garrett is now also a member of the Maryland House of Representatives."

"The development speed of the Civic Party is not worth mentioning compared to the Republican Party." Liang Yao said.

This is not that he is modest, the development speed of the Civic Party is indeed far less than that of the Republican Party.

"Is the Civic Party interested in participating in the next election?" Lincoln asked tentatively.

"No interest." Liang Yao answered very straightforwardly and decisively.

"The Civic Party's top priority is to develop the West and the economy of the West. It is not interested in wading in the muddy waters of the East."

The Civic Party had no intention of participating in the next general election, which surprised Lincoln and Fillmore.

At present, the Civic Party is the second largest opposition party after the Republican Party.

The Republican Party and the Civic Party are the most likely opposition parties to fill the vacancy of the ruling party.

Liang Yao is financially strong, has high prestige among the people, and has a certain influence in some elite circles in the east.

If Liang Yao participates in the election as a representative of the Civic Party, the success rate is still relatively high.

Liang Yao does not look like a person without ambition. How could he not be interested in going further?

"There are fewer and fewer pragmatic politicians like you in America." Lincoln sighed.

"At least America still has you, Mr. Lincoln." Liang Yao thanked Lincoln.

"This time, Chinese and Chinese businessmen suffered unfair treatment in the East. You have made a lot of efforts. Not only did you publish articles in newspapers to support Chinese people in their fight for legitimate rights and interests, but you also led the Republican Party to put pressure on the government. As a Chinese, I thank you on behalf of the Chinese people."

"Don't thank me, I am just practicing my political ideas with actions." Lincoln said.

"I oppose racial discrimination, oppression of blacks in the South, and discrimination against Chinese in the East. America is an immigrant country, and racial issues are the biggest internal issues America has to face.

As long as racial issues are not resolved, America will not see the hope of rising to become a first-class power.

America has a unique geographical advantage and is the only major country in the world that spans two oceans.

The only force that can stop America's rise is ourselves."

"What about the Indians, Mr. Lincoln?" Liang Yao asked Lincoln another sharp question.

"Indians?" Lincoln paused for a moment and answered quickly.

"If the Indians can abandon their barbaric and backward lifestyle and embrace civilized society, they should be treated equally as citizens."