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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08599.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Pamphlets related to President Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus |
| Title | A review of Mr. Binney's pamphlet on "the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus under the Constitution" |
| Date | 1862 |
| Author | Bullitt, John C. (John Christian) (1824-1902) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by John Campbell. Bullitt seeks to examine the legal aspects of Horace Binney's argument, based on his opinion that Binney's "premises were not well taken, and that his inferences or conclusions were erroneous." Expresses hope to "present the great constitutional question involved in its true light." Cover is missing. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces US Constitution Law Habeas Corpus Congress Civil Rights Bill of Rights President |
| People | Bullitt, John Christian (1824-1902) Binney, Horace (1780-1875) Campbell, John (1810-1874) |
| 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. Bullitt worked as a lawyer in Kentucky and Pennsylvania. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |