Chapter 62: Money, Intrigue and Sex
Unlike the uproar over the assassination of Treasury Secretary Robert John Walker, the death of a West Point cadet student named Ambrose Everett Burnside did not cause any waves.
New York in 1846 had so much to worry about, where was there so much energy to pay attention to the little people who were unknown?
An Army officer named Ulysses Simpson Grant reported to the New York State Police Department that before he was about to report to the military, a robber had broken into his home, and it was strange that the robber had killed his dog but had not taken anything from his house.
There is also a construction engineer named George Gordon Meade, who had his finger cut off by gangsters while walking at night, and although it did not affect the future design work, it was unlikely that he would return to the army.
On the outskirts of Hartford, a middle school student named John Pierpont Morgan was squeezed into the river by an oncoming horse-drawn carriage on his way out of school. The killer was nowhere to be found, but Morgan transferred to Boston High School.
The New York police were overwhelmed by these sesame mung beans, but the order from the Federal Police Department was to hurry up and arrest the profiteers who spread rumors that the dollar was dying!
Profiteer? Where are the profiteers?
The streets are full of profiteers!
Ask anyone on the streets of New York which one would he choose, 1 ounce of gold or $30?
If you have to catch a typical example, then you should go to the parliament and arrest those members and gentlemen first. All the princes are profiteers!
The average monthly salary of a New York police officer is about $90, which was good enough in previous years to make them a high-income earner in New York. But according to the latest gold exchange rate, they might as well go to the army!
At least when the soldiers are wrapped up in food and shelter, there is also a sum of buried silver that can be received in advance.
It is said that there are already people striking in tandem.
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New York has New York's troubles, but Washington also has Washington's unhappiness.
The two cities are not far apart, only 300 kilometers, and it is impossible for Washington to hear New York's complaints just a little louder.
But Washington has no time to pay attention to the rapidly deteriorating economic and security situation in New York, and New York Governor Silas Wright broke into the White House office to demand a report on the emergency in New York, and was thrown out by Secretary of State Buchanan called security guards!
He also said that he couldn't make a public interest in the country, he was a selfish villain, and he lived up to the trust of the people of New York!
This was a great disgrace for the aging Silas Wright, who rallied a large group of Whigs and vowed to embarrass the White House in Congress.
But before he could make a move in Congress, Whig elder Henry Culler had already launched an impeachment campaign against President Polk for another, more powerful reason:
"President James Polk Accepts Sexual Bribes from Oregon Governor Fremont!"
It took Silas Wright more than half a day to get a rough picture of what happened, and by that time he had already raised his hand in the impeachment vote.
Of course the Whigs want to help the Whigs!
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"Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! How can he accuse the president of a country of accepting his own governor's ...... Uh, sexual bribery? When Silas Wright returned to the hotel, he couldn't help but feel indignant.
Although he was a Whig and President Polk was a Democrat, he had only a little conscience that made the governor of New York feel that things would not be so simple.
"Moreover, James is almost 60 years old, how can a 60-year-old man accept sexual bribes?" Wright asked his assistant.
The assistant held a thick stack of dossiers in his hand, arranging them noncommittally, patiently marking them with quills.
"Fremont is dead, and they're still framing him! If it had been a few years ago, when Mr. Benton was still around, they would never have dared to act so recklessly! Wright said.
Old Benton used to be the speaker of the House of Representatives, and he was so powerful and powerful that even President Taylor had to be cautious of flattery when he saw him. Fremont, as the son-in-law of Old Benton, would not have fallen into such a bleak situation when Old Benton was still alive.
"Ahem!" The aide sorted out the paperwork and handed him to Governor Wright. "Mr. Wright, there are a few points that need to be noted, I have marked them all, and you had better ask President Polk a question at tomorrow's interrogation meeting, in line with Mr. Henry Klee."
"it!" Silas Wright flipped through the dossier handed over by his assistant, and the snow-white paper flew all over the floor. Wright stepped forward and stomped on it a few more times, saying, "I'm an upright person, and I'm never going to do this kind of thing that falls into a hole and makes something out of nothing!" ”
"But Mr. Wright, if you don't ask, others will ask!" The assistant said helplessly.
"I'm ......," Wright slammed his fist on the couch and said, "The country is ruined by these villains!" ”
Wright picked up the papers on the floor and flipped through them one by one.
It's actually quite simple:
Governor Fremont was deceived by his subordinate Captain Somme and established a blood research institute in the army, using the blood of prisoners for scientific research. Unfortunately, Colonel Creek was captured by Fremont and imprisoned as a prisoner, and as a result, he was also turned into an experimental subject, and the matter was revealed.
The whole experiment spanned up to a year, and it happened to happen after President Polk took office. There is ample evidence that President Polk was aware of this and that he had received some of the results of scientific research.
In addition to Crick's body being transported back to Washington, there was also a woman named 'Louis Rosa' who was an eyewitness to returning to Washington from as far away as Oregon. She's been tested for lies by the intelligence services, so facts aside, there's some credibility to what she's saying.
The woman, who goes by the name 'Louis Rosa,' said Fremont once paid $100 to an opera singer named Matthew to provide services for President Polk in the Oval Office. But in the course of the secret investigation, the opera singer named Matthew said that she only received $50, and where did the $50 go? The intelligence services are organizing a manpower investigation.
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Wright squatted on the ground and read the file for a long time, and his legs were numb, and finally he stood up and said to his aides: "If President Polk is impeached and removed from office, what is the chance of Mr. Henry Kerry being elected?" ”
"Under federal law, Vice President Dallas will take over as president until the midterm elections are completed." The assistant said.
The midterm elections are next year, and they're coming soon.
Silas-Wright felt that the new cabinet should have its own place.