The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 1483 Fighting Fire with Fire
At this time, Don Paoli and the native white gentry in eastern Cuba had already regretted their decision and they had no intention of continuing the fight.

However, the development of the war situation was no longer under their control, and they even lacked the strength to influence the war situation.

The war has completely become an option that is not worth the cost. They have lost more than they imagined, but only gained an illusory promise and the identity of American citizens.

Especially after Narciso Lopez received support from the US military, Don Peoli and his companions did not even have the right to refuse.

If they refused, then Narciso López and his American staff would take matters into their own hands.

The reversal of power forced Don Paoli to curry favor with Narciso López and the U.S. government.

Don Peoli then realized that he was not as important as he had imagined, and he was just an ant in this game of chess.

At the same time, the quarrel within the U.S. Congress never stopped, and the discussion between the North and the South on whether Cuba should join a free state or a slave state had reached a fever pitch.

"Members of the Congress, Cuba has gone through a century of suffering. As a beacon of freedom in the world, the United States has the responsibility and obligation to fulfill the right granted to it by law - to accept this warm land!"

Before Lincoln could accept the applause of his followers, Davis stood up and spoke.

"Excuse me, Congressman Lincoln, slavery is a Cuban tradition. We should respect the customs of the locals instead of changing them. This is what we call freedom."

"Slavery is an evil left by the Spanish! Are we just supposed to accept it?"

Seeing that Davis was overwhelmed by his aura, Lincoln took out a report.

"We did a survey! The survey showed that 95% of people support Cuba joining the free state! What does this mean?
This means that Cuba must join the free state! This is what the people want! "

Davis stood up slowly.

"How ridiculous! Congressman Lincoln, where did you get this statistic? Why didn't we receive any so-called survey? Aren't we the people?"

This time it was Lincoln's turn to remain silent, and Davis continued to fight back.

"Since the Constitution has given us freedom, how can you deprive us of the freedom to continue our traditions? We in the South have shed enough blood for freedom, you can't make us shed tears any more!

Open your eyes and look! The boys fighting on the front lines in Cuba! They come from Georgia, from Mississippi, from South Carolina! "

"If everyone here agrees to let Cuba join the free state, then I can submit an application now to join the army to liberate Cuba!

But I will not shed blood for slaves! I will not shed blood for those who oppress others! "

Lincoln's speech once again won applause, but Davis and the southern congressmen still remained dismissive.

"Have you forgotten what happened in Haiti? Have you forgotten what would happen if you let a bunch of underdeveloped chimpanzees take over a country?

How many innocent people did Toussaint L'Ouverture kill? How many estates did he rob? How many young girls did he murder?
I'm sure you all know Dai Shalin's famous quote. If you don't remember it, I can review it for you again.

"White people's skin is soft and tough, very suitable for making parchment. Their skulls are excellent ink bottles, and their blood is the best ink. My favorite are children. Their leg bones can be sharpened and used as pens." Davis opened a box, took out a yellowed booklet and held it high.

"This is what happens when we let those chimps rule us! They'll kill us all! They'll murder your children! Rape your wives and daughters!
Believe me, if that group of guys were allowed to rule America, everyone here would become pages in a book! Maybe then he could write a nigger Bible! "

Davis's words had a great effect, especially the human skin book, which caused many people to feel uncomfortable and many people even retched.

At this time, Davis took out another document. Seeing the size of the papers, many people looked away deliberately. Davis smiled slightly, knowing that his approach had worked wonders.

"This is the Cubans' own request. They want to continue slavery! I would like to ask Congressman Lincoln, on what basis do you deprive the Cubans of their right to choose freedom?"

Lincoln was also a little nervous at this time. He knew that he could not continue on this track and had to find another way. So he thought of condemning the other party morally.

"We have granted U.S. citizenship to Cubans, so are you asking for the enslavement of people who are equal to us? Is that moral?"

“How ridiculous! The slaves in our plantation are well fed, well clothed, and can get medical treatment when they are sick. There are very few malnourished people.

But look at your factories of blood and tears? You treat people like animals! Look at those child laborers and poor people who are crippled by the machines in the factories.

You are also finding ways to deduct their wages!

How many people die of starvation and cold in the north every year? Where is your conscience?

How come you don't talk about morality and equality when you're opposing labor protection laws and child labor prohibition agreements?
What we should really do is to establish laws to protect workers, instead of letting you beasts continue to oppress our compatriots!"

Lincoln was speechless after hearing these words, and thunderous applause soon broke out in Congress. The Southern congressmen had always been frustrated by the Northern congressmen occupying the moral high ground, and this was a resounding counterattack.

Davis has no intention of stopping here, he can press on with his victory.

"Don't you like to use the Austrian Empire as an example? The Austrian Empire was the first country in the world to enact the Labor Protection Law!

Not only the Austrian Empire, but also the world powers such as Britain and France have established the Labor Protection Law. However, due to some black-hearted guys, we have made the great United States lag behind the world again!
And those guys are still shamelessly talking about morality and freedom, it really makes me sick!

If you cannot allow the workers in the northern factories to live a regular life like the black slaves in our southern plantations, you have no right to blame us!
I propose to establish a Labor Protection Act, set a minimum wage, limit working hours, and prohibit the use of child labor! "

Davis' words were enough to make Lincoln so angry that he almost exploded. He had long been accustomed to standing on the moral high ground to accuse others. This had always been his amulet and his safe house.

However, now someone had made a big hole in it, and the knife was going straight to the vital point. Suddenly, Lincoln was overwhelmed by anxiety, panic, and anger.

He unconsciously chose to believe in what he had always been best at, which is a person's instinctive reaction when facing fear.

“Although the laborers had a hard life, they were free men.”

Davis immediately counterattacked by citing classics.

“Freedom from having nothing, is that still freedom?”