President Lincoln's views : an important letter on the principles involved in the Vallandigham case

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Abraham Lincoln

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Alternate Title

Truth from an honest man

Description

This pamphlet includes and letter and resolution addressed to President Lincoln from the May 19,1863 democratic meeting followed by the president's reply. The democrats' resolution covers the topic of the committee's view of the principles involved in the Vallandigham case. Clement Laird Vallandigham was an Ohio politician and leader of the Copperhead faction of anti-war Democrats during the American Civil War. In 1863, he was convicted at an Army court martial of opposing the war, and exiled to the Confederacy. In the resolution, the democratic committee denounces such action citing that it infringes on the constitutional right to freedom of speech. In his reply, President Lincoln apposes that view.

Donor

Williams, Frank J.; Williams, Virginia

Date

1863

Measurement Display

16 pages ; 23 cm

Format (Digital)

PDF

Subjects

Vallandigham, Clement L. (Clement Laird), 1820-1871--Trials, litigation, etc.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Adversaries; Trials (Military offenses)--Ohio--Cincinnati; Treason--United States; Habeas corpus--United States; Freedom of speech--United States; Copperhead movement; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Protest movements

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: Monaghan's Bibliography 242; Stern's Catalog Number 196

Digital ID#

E458.3 .L75

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Publisher

Philadelphia : King & Baird, Printers

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.