Pamphlets
Title
President Lincoln's views : an important letter on the principles involved in the Vallandigham case
Files
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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)
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.