Most of the National Guard corps leaders sensed the conspiratorial atmosphere pervading the National Guard Headquarters, and a ridiculous idea surged wildly from the depths of their hearts as they looked at the smiling General Manion.
Could it be that the President is planning to launch a military coup?
Although these corps leaders had heard from various channels several times that the President was going to launch a military coup, none of them believed that the coup would happen at the end of the year 1850.
The reason for this temporal misconception, besides the repeated "wolf is coming" effect, was also the President's term. With more than a year left, most politicians believed that even if the President wanted a coup, it wouldn't be now, as he still had plenty of time to convince the Legislative Assembly to extend his term.
A military coup carries significant risks, and the President would never carry it out unless absolutely necessary.
