Chapter 449

Under Henry Clay's concession, the power of slave owners in the South increased greatly, some of them even withdrew from Congress in disappointment.

Chen Mo was very interested in one of them. So, shortly after Zachary Taylor was elected president, Chen Mo finally joined the Whig party as a banker under Henry Clay's many invitations, and supported many members of the Whig party who were excluded because of anti slavery by virtue of their strong financial resources and generous demeanor His reputation has risen rapidly.

Henry Clay didn't care too much about the debate about slavery in the party. He compromised with the slave owners in the south just to get their support, win their votes and achieve his goal of establishing a private central bank. So it's no surprise that Chen Mo, a big capitalist, opposed slavery.

As for Chen Mo's lavish support for Whigs, that's exactly what he hopes.

Only when the Whigs were strong could he control more powerful forces, and the rising popularity of Chen Mo did not make Henry Clay feel threatened.

Because Chen Mo's anti slavery Whigs only occupy a small part of the party, and most of them are young members with little background, weak strength, the real core of the Whigs. The elite members with great prestige and influence in the Congress and the states are still closely around him, taking him as a leader.

Although quite a few of them were also opposed to slavery, they did not suffer as much exclusion as those young Whigs without background due to their own strength and influence. In addition, Henry Clay's deliberate solicitation and appeasement did not alienate him because of his compromise on slavery.

So the whole Whig party is still firmly in the hands of Henry Clay. Chen Mo's behavior is just to support and help his fellow party members who share the same political views. He does not have too many interests with the core members of the party, which will not threaten his position in the Whig Party and control of the whole party.

So Henry Klein was pleased to see Chen Mo's way of funding junior members of the party.

The young members who had been ostracized and demoralized to the Whigs and quit the Congress were strongly supported by Chen Mo, who funded to help them return to their respective states. They either continued to engage in political activities in their own states, resisted the expansion of slavery, or temporarily stayed dormant and waited for the opportunity.

Among them, one of them withdrew from Congress temporarily, returned to his hometown and started a law firm with the help of Chen Mo, and became a lawyer again.

However, like most of the people who left, although he stayed dormant for a while, he did not give up to publicize his political ideas, still devoted himself to public works, and his personal reputation was constantly consolidated and improved.

These young political elites who left Congress and far away from the center of American power had little contact with other members of the Whig party, especially the leader Henry Clay. However, they kept contact with Chen Mo all the time. They shared common beliefs and ideas, and were supported, supported and encouraged by Chen mo.

Under the influence of Chen Mo, they firmly believe that the abolition of slavery is imperative. There will be a war between the north and the south. Today's temporary dormancy is only for the outbreak of the critical moment in the future, and their goal will be achieved!

This group of young people who were not valued by Henry Clay, even to win the support of the slave owners in the South and who were ignored by them, seemed to have formed a new small group with Chen mo. the center of this group is to provide them with economic and belief support and point out the future path for them, Chen mo!

Not only the young political elites who left the Congress, but also more and more Whigs who were against slavery because of the growing power of the slave owners in the South joined in this small circle. With the support and comfort of Chen Mo, they quietly fell asleep.

All of them, including Chen Mo, who is behind them, are waiting for the time to come.

By 1852, in the fourteenth presidential election, the split between the Whigs who were in favor of and against slavery was completely revealed.

Millard Fillmore, the former vice president who took over as president after Zachary Taylor's "death", has caused many discontent among the Whig Party's opponents of slavery due to his consistent compromise on the North-South issue. These people's strength is enough to make him lose the chance of nomination directly.

In the end, in view of the victories of the previous two campaigns, Henry Clay tried to repeat the previous victories and nominated a war hero, general Winfield Scott, as the presidential candidate again.

However, there is an old saying in the mysterious ancient Chinese country. Once again, it can't be repeated. This time, the Whig Party ushered in a complete and huge failure. In the thirty-one states of the United States at that time, only four of them won the votes. They lost miserably at an absolute disadvantage. The party members all lamented the end of the Whig party.

During the campaign, there was a big event. Henry Clay, the founder and leader of the Whig party, died. Those supporters who were still closely around him lost their hearts.

Without Henry Clay in the middle, all kinds of problems and contradictions have been revealed.The problems of the central bank and slavery deepened the contradictions within the Whig party, which soon became a group of scattered sands, each acting on its own, and the Whig Party survived.

At this time, the group of young political elites who united around Chen Mo became a united and powerful force, but they were still very weak compared with the original Whigs and Democrats.

However, as the Whig party gradually declined, the small group centered on Chen Mo became stronger and stronger. More and more Whigs who opposed slavery joined in, even those who had some influence in Congress.

After all, politics is still a collective game. Without the strong support of the Whig party, their life in Congress is not easy. The common attacks and repression from the party and outside the party to support the slave savers make them eager to find a new group to fight against the enemy.

At this time, the Chen Mo group, which has long been united, United and helped each other, has become an absolutely dominant force in the Whig party, and has always adhered to the same idea as them, and has become their best choice.