[BroJoeK]

"August is the slowest month in 1857..."

When do we begin to hear of the famous 1857 Panic, which is now supposedly underway?

"Utah has a new governor.
A U.S. military force is occupying the state to quell disturbances."

We might note here: it was not unheard of for US military forces to be sent to places in turmoil or rebellion.
It happened before, and when it happens again (I predict) the next President will be thinking, at first, in terms of quelling another such minor domestic disturbance, not necessarily of an existential national challenge.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

In mid-September lawyers with Wall Street offices will have a front row seat from which to view the excitement. One of them, recognizing the significance of those days, will address a journal entry O Posterity, Posterity . . .

He means us.