Author: Charles IngersollPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Executive power
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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An Undelivered Speech on Executive Arrests
Author: Charles IngersollPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Executive power
Languages : en
Pages : 118
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An Undelivered Speech on Executive Arrests (Classic Reprint)
Author: Charles IngersollPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331047926
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Excerpt from An Undelivered Speech on Executive Arrests There was made, in this city, on Tuesday, the twenty-third of September last, Mr. John H. Cook, a teller in the bank of Kensington, being the victim, one of those audacious arrests which have caused so much public and private indignation. The writer of these pages was applied to, with other counsel, to sue in his behalf out of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a writ of habeas corpus, which was obtained, and the prisoner brought before Mr, Justice Cadwalader for hearing, when, after one or two postponements at the instance of the Government, they relaxed their grasp and let Mr. Cook go, no reason being assigned for his discharge, as none had been given for his arrest; and the case there ended. What had fallen from the Bench made it plain enough that the learned Judge intended the question of these Executive seizures to undergo a full examination, and should the conclusion have been to the contrary of their legality - of which it would be scandalous to doubt - all knew that the mandate of that court would have been issued as unhesitatingly against high authority as against the poorest citizen; and once issued, that it would have been maintained without flinching. Under these circumstances it was that the heart of conscience-stricken power cowered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
An Undelivered Speech on Executive Arrests
Author: Charles IngersollPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781356934195
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Library of the Late Major William H. Lambert of Philadelphia .. to be Sold ... at the Anderson Galleries
Author: William Harrison LambertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Military Arrests in Time of War
Author: William WhitingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Martial law
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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The Fate of Liberty
Author: Mark E. Neely Jr.Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199728976
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
If Abraham Lincoln was known as the Great Emancipator, he was also the only president to suspend the writ of habeas corpus. Indeed, Lincoln's record on the Constitution and individual rights has fueled a century of debate, from charges that Democrats were singled out for harrassment to Gore Vidal's depiction of Lincoln as an "absolute dictator." Now, in the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Fate of Liberty, one of America's leading authorities on Lincoln wades straight into this controversy, showing just who was jailed and why, even as he explores the whole range of Lincoln's constitutional policies. Mark Neely depicts Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus as a well-intentioned attempt to deal with a floodtide of unforeseen events: the threat to Washington as Maryland flirted with secession, disintegrating public order in the border states, corruption among military contractors, the occupation of hostile Confederate territory, contraband trade with the South, and the outcry against the first draft in U.S. history. Drawing on letters from prisoners, records of military courts and federal prisons, memoirs, and federal archives, he paints a vivid picture of how Lincoln responded to these problems, how his policies were actually executed, and the virulent political debates that followed. Lincoln emerges from this account with this legendary statesmanship intact--mindful of political realities and prone to temper the sentences of military courts, concerned not with persecuting his opponents but with prosecuting the war efficiently. In addition, Neely explores the abuses of power under the regime of martial law: the routine torture of suspected deserters, widespread antisemitism among Union generals and officials, the common practice of seizing civilian hostages. He finds that though the system of military justice was flawed, it suffered less from merciless zeal, or political partisanship, than from inefficiency and the friction and complexities of modern war. Informed by a deep understanding of a unique period in American history, this incisive book takes a comprehensive look at the issues of civil liberties during Lincoln's administration, placing them firmly in the political context of the time. Written with keen insight and an intimate grasp of the original sources, The Fate of Liberty offers a vivid picture of the crises and chaos of a nation at war with itself, changing our understanding of this president and his most controversial policies.
Bulletin of the Library Company of Philadelphia
Author: Bulletin of the Library Company of Philadelphia
Author: Library Company of PhiladelphiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
War Powers of the Executive in the United States
Author: Clarence Arthur BerdahlPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Finance
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
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Author: American Art Association, Anderson Galleries (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
Book Description