Military despotism! Suspension of the habeas corpus! Curses coming home to roost!

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This pamphlet, produced by the Loyal Publication Society of New York, includes essays, letters, and other documents that speak to the history of rebellion in the United States, focusing the context on Habeas Corpus. The first essay, ""Military despotism!"" centers on Andrew Jackson's arrest of a judge for ""aiding and abetting and exciting mutiny"" in his camp after the judge supported the claims of an unfairly arrested citizen.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1863

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16 pages ; 23 cm

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Edition

Old South leaflets. General series ; v. 5, no. 107

Subjects

Military law--United States; Habeas corpus--United States; United States--Politics and government--1861-1865

Work Type

pamphlet

Class

ephemera

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Item Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights Management

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Works

Related to: Not present in Monaghan's Bibliography; Stern's Catalog Number 2956 (https://www.loc.gov/resource/lprbscsm.scsm1303/?sp=294)

Digital ID#

KF9011 .M55 1863

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

New York : W.C. Bryant & Co., printers, 1863.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.