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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08599.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to President Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus |
| Title | A reply to Horace Binney's pamphlet on the habeas corpus |
| Date | 1862 |
| Author | Gross, Charles Heebner (1838-1902) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | States "The Constitution, assuming that the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall exist complete and universal, and thus authorizing it, authorizes it to be suspended on certain conditions" (page 39). Indicates that this essay was written 22 February. Cover is missing, and Gross's name is written in pencil on the title page. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces US Constitution Law Habeas Corpus Congress Civil Rights Bill of Rights President |
| People | Gross, Charles Heebner (1838-1902) Binney, Horace (1780-1875) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Horace Binney, an influential American legal figure, served as a United States Representative from Pennsylvania 1833-1835. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus for all military related cases. Suspension of this writ, which is guaranteed by Article I of the United States Constitution, provoked much controversy. Binney's pamphlet, which supported Lincoln's decision, also ignited fierce debate. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |