This line had not actually been intended for Cuba. The American military had spent heavily to build the telegraph line from New Orleans to Washington in order to prevent an invasion by Mexico or some other country.
Yet now it unexpectedly proved useful, though this was beyond Zachary Taylor's understanding.
"This is fake! It's a trap! Don't be fooled!"
"Mr. President, you are wrong! You can no longer keep up with this era. You are no longer qualified to lead America. I am now impeaching you!"
It had long been expected that Millard Fillmore would seize the opportunity to force the palace, and everyone was waiting to see Zachary Taylor make a fool of himself.
The latter now realized that he was the discarded pawn. His stomach ailment flared up again. This time, it truly hurt, but no one cared; many even thought he was putting on an act to win sympathy.
Zachary Taylor soon hurt so badly that he could no longer speak, yet still no one paid him any attention.
By the time someone noticed, Zachary Taylor had already lost consciousness. Though Millard Fillmore personally rushed him to the hospital at once afterward, the split within the Whig Party had become unavoidable.
This telegram had indirectly helped Millard Fillmore gain power, but the congressional vote turned out terribly. Most lawmakers opposed the war.
It was not only the Southern Democratic Party that opposed it; even within the Whig Party, many opposed Millard Fillmore's proposal.
In the end, of the 295 seats in the United States Congress, 266 voted against it, 15 abstained, and only 14 voted in favor.
For a time, Millard Fillmore wondered whether he had heard wrong. At least two hundred people had attended that banquet, and every speech he gave had been met with thunderous