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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06215 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | The war powers of the President and the legislative powers of Congress in relation to rebellion, treason, and slavery. |
| Date | 1862 |
| Author | Whiting, William (1813-1873) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Printed by John L. Shorey. Signed on front cover by Francis W. Goddard. In conclusion, Whiting states "Rising above the political platforms, the claims and disclaimers of Federalists, Democrats, Whigs, Republicans, and all other parties, and looking upon the constitution as designed to give the government made by the people, for the people, the powers necessary to its own preservation, and to the enforcement of its laws, it is not possible justly to deny the right of government to interfere with slavery, Mormonism, or any other institution, condition, or social status into which the subjects of the United States can enter, whenever such interference becomes essential as a means of 'public welfare or common defence' " (page 138). |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Union Forces US Constitution Law Government and Civics Slavery African American History Rebellion Treason Congress Mormon Politics Religion |
| People | Whiting, William (1813-1873) Goddard, Francis W. Shorey, John L. (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Whiting, a lawyer from Massachusetts, served as a United States Representative in 1873. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |