1850 American Gold Tycoon

From 1850 to 1854, it was a golden period when the American economy took off again, but it was also the most frustrating years in Lincoln's life.

In 1859, Lincoln wrote in an autobiographical essay: Compared with the past, the period from 1849 to 1854 was the most diligent time in which I worked.

After giving up his job in the government sector, Lincoln lost his source of income and had to return to his old career. Litigation for others became Lincoln's only source of income.

Rather than ambitious political plans, the former Whig leader of Illinois now needs a job in Hukou.

Lincoln was a staunch supporter of the Whig Party, and he had deep feelings for the Whig Party. The Whig Party not only gave him, a poor boy from a lower-class background, the opportunity to enter the political arena, but also became a state legislator in Illinois and then As a member of Congress, the Whigs gave him important support.

This party also gave him love. His wife Mary was also a member of the Whig Party. His father-in-law was a famous Whig speaker in Kentucky. His father Thomas Lincoln even hoped that the Whig Party could The Democratic leaders were ground to powder and reduced to dust by the fanatical Whig supporters.

To some extent, political like-mindedness brought him and Mary together. Of course, Mary, who weighed 180 pounds and had skin as breakable as a baby, also fit Lincoln's aesthetic perfectly.

Lincoln liked plump women, and he never shied away from his aesthetic appreciation of people in front of his friends.

It's just that the Whig Party was essentially a loose alliance against the Democratic Party, with almost no clear political line. Whig party members could only reach a consensus on opposing the Democratic Party.

In addition to opposing the Democratic Party, the Whig Party was a mess within the party, split into several small groups due to political differences.

After becoming a core member of the Whig Party and gaining a deeper understanding of the Whig Party, Lincoln became increasingly disillusioned.

Lincoln believed that it would be difficult for a political party without a clear political line to gain a foothold in the American political arena where conflicts between the North and the South were intensifying. Facts have also confirmed Lincoln's view. Both the North and the South are now dissatisfied with the Whig Party, which has repeatedly jumped.

The Whig Party candidate was able to win the White House because the Democratic Party made serious mistakes. As for the current Whig Party President Fillmore's ability to be elected President of the United States, it was more a matter of luck.

Increasing disillusionment with the Whig Party was the reason Lincoln decided to take a break from politics.

In addition to partisan reasons, during his years in Washington, Lincoln clearly felt that his abilities were much inferior to those of his colleagues in Congress who came from wealthy families, and he needed to improve himself.

Insufficient education and shortcomings in professional abilities made him realize that if he wanted to advance further in politics, in addition to no longer relying on the Whig Party, he must also make deep self-examination and improve himself through hard study. Study, hone your professional abilities, and deepen your understanding of American society through inspections.

Only in this way can he stand out among these outstanding members of Congress.

In February this year, Lincoln's youngest son Edward Baker died of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis was an incurable disease not to mention the 19th century, even in the first half of the 20th century.

The death of their youngest son brought great grief to the Lincolns, but they were both very strong people and hid their grief as always and restarted their plan to create humans.

In life, it is inevitable to encounter sorrow and unsatisfactory things, but you must always look forward. This is the attitude of the Lincolns towards life. Whether in Illinois or in Washington, the Lincolns held an optimistic attitude. attitude towards life.

After several weeks of vigorous human-creation plans, Lincoln's wife Mary became pregnant.

Lincoln was overjoyed when he heard the news, hoping that this pregnancy could make up for the loss of Edward.

He was very happy, but Lincoln looked at his wife Mary's belly, which weighed 180 pounds, and her belly was growing day by day, and the birth was approaching.

Looking at his wallet, which was shrinking day by day, the frowning Lincoln realized that he had to earn more money to support his family and shoulder the responsibilities that a man should bear.

"Lucy! Oh my God, the guests will be here soon, and the floor is still so dirty!

oh! Why did the kitchen fire go out? You haven't even finished cooking the meals I asked you to prepare! You savage, lazy Irishman! I was really blind to hire you as our servant! "

Mary vented her dissatisfaction to the Irish servant named Lucy with her pregnant belly.

This Irish maid was not called Lucy, but Mary felt that the Irish maid’s Irish name was particularly difficult to pronounce, so she gave her a smoother and more down-to-earth name: Lucy. For convenience.

The name Lucy is as popular in the West as the name Cuihua is in China.

"Madam, I'm just an ordinary person with only two legs and two hands. I don't have three heads and six arms. Things have to be done one by one." Lucy couldn't help but muttered. She had already had a bad temper and attitude towards this person. The harsh mistress is disgruntled.

But as an Irish female immigrant who came to the United States in a hurry to escape and had no plan, there were not many jobs available to her. uuread a book

"You savage Irishman, how dare you talk back to me! I'm your employer!"

Mary put her hands on her hips and pointed at Lucy angrily and cursed, saying that a lowly Irish servant dared to talk back to her was something Mary could never bear.

Mary glanced at Lincoln, trying to ask Lincoln for help. When she caught a glimpse of Lincoln sitting in front of the fireplace, quietly and attentively reading a newspaper, and indifferent to family affairs, Mary was even more furious.

Mary skillfully pulled out a piece of firewood from the bundle, knocked Lincoln's straight nose hard, and complained to Lincoln.

"My dear, please say something! How dare Lucy talk back to me!"

Lincoln touched his painful nose nonchalantly and raised his eyes to look at Mary: "My dear, is dinner ready?"

"Damn it! Did you forget that today you are hosting a banquet at home for Speed ​​and Siwo Yard? Oh my God, you can forget such an important thing!" Mary angrily threw the firewood in her hand to the ground. .

"Of course I remember. They are all old acquaintances, dear. We can just have a light meal together when we get there soon." Lincoln said nonchalantly.

Speed ​​and Siwo were his close friends and partners. There was no need to make a big deal out of meetings between old friends and acquaintances.

After speaking, Lincoln lowered his head and continued reading the newspaper in his hand.

"That was before. How can you be so casual now that you are a member of Congress?" Mary said angrily.

"You can't afford to shame this person, but I can't afford to shame this person!"

While Mary was scolding Lincoln, there was a sudden knock on the door. Mary had to stop scolding Lincoln, tidy up her appearance to make herself look more respectable, and then opened the door.