President Davis was inaugurated on the 15th of July, 1855. He was potentially one of the most controversial politicians of his time, constantly spouting out hateful words that divided not only the nation, but the families within the nation. His first act was to build up the military in preparation for “Operation: Falling Fir”. His presidency saw the most exponential growth of a military in North America in the 19th Century, and he was, even up to his death, proud of that fact.
Presidential Portrait of John Davis.
In the month of September, 1855, startling news reached the international stage. A speech given by President Davis on the steps of the Presidential Manor in Boston went as follows:
“People of New England, we have become soft. 40 years ago we fought for our nation and by God did we fight hard! We drove out the Imperial Yanks and did they go running! They are still scared of our might and we must exploit this! To our immediate south lies a state that is much similar to our own. Though of course I am reactionary at heart I must accept the fact that even I am more liberal than a lot of European and North American reactionaries, and this resonates oh so clearly with the state of New York. We must seize it from the Yanks and incorporate it into our nation, not just for our own benefit but also theirs! We shall be victorious! We shall be great!”
War was upon the continent.
An extensive plan was created in the months leading up to the war, and President Davis chose General Heintzelman to lead the full charge into the States. The plan was to march the three Minutemen Guard brigades through the state New York and capture key points including Albany and New York City itself. The three armies would then march south until reaching DC, where it was expected the most resistance would be met.
The New English War plan. Each red arrow represents a different army.
Victory after victory was met by the New England forces, and a very decisive victory left 17,000 Yankee soldiers dead. Similar skirmishes were had during the war, but all resistance was futile. The Yankee army was small and depressive, though, as General Heintzelman put it, “well fed and well organised, even if their logistics are ran by Yanks”. The hatred felt towards the Yanks reached boiling points during the war, and riots occurred in New York as pro-New England and anti-New England groups violently clashed.
One of the most decisive victories in the war.
After mere months of fighting, the brave troops finally reached Washington, DC, and sieged the city. The people of Washington put up a brave fight, but eventually succumbed to the might of the New England army. This victory cemented the war for New England, and mere days later a telegram came in to President Davis’ Office. It said that the United States of America would surrender under the terms of the war goal, and would immediately relinquish control of New York over to New England. This news was met by great cheers from the nation, and weeklong celebration was declared.
The telegram Davis received.
The world was looking at New England with awe because of this victory. All the predictions made painted the US in a positive light, saying that they would easily beat New England. Now however all predictions were shook, and the world had a new Great Power. It is said that this victory not only cemented New England as a Great Power, but also set it on a path of its modern day place in the world.
New Englands might was forever marked in the history books on this glorious day.
The elections were called in 1860 and each major party, the Nationalists, the Democrats, the Federalists, and the Radicals, all fielded candidates for the election. The candidates were as followed:
- John Davis, Nationalist: Once again campaigning for the Presidency, his previous term was one of war and victory. Though he expanded the nation, the cost of the war was great on the people of New England and poverty was now much more commonplace.
- Orville Meyer, Democratic: A conservative-yet-economically-liberal politician, he wanted to change the Democratic Party to be economically equivalent to the free trade laissez faire Federalists, but much more socially conservative. He was considered a politician for the Rich Man of New England.
- William Blackburn, Federalist: An old politician, Blackburn served in the governments of all previous Federalist Presidents. Regarded as skilled and charismatic, he campaigned for more civil freedoms for the people and electoral reform, since he believed that the current election system in place was insufficient for a nation of such large population.
- Paul Rivera, Radical: The youngest candidate in the election at 36 years old, Rivera was a prominent member of the Radical party and the chosen VP of previous Federalist Candidate Fritz. He was a man of humble origins who became one of New Englands richest men with his freight and passenger shipping company, the Boston Atlantic Company.
The results came in on the 1st of July, with the Nationalist government under Davis being replaced by a Federalist Government led by William Blackburn.
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Sorry about the long delay (a week late, yeesh), but I've been swamped recently. I'm going to go for weekly updates for now, though of course I will likely deviate from this and do them a bit more often when I have the time
