American Bastile: A History of the Illegal Arrests and Imprisonment of American Citizens During the Late Civil War ... |
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Page 74
... Federal court building , and placed in a room with a wretch , who , to save his own neck , had consented to play the spy upon him . He remained here until he , together with Colonel Wm . A. Bowles , Stephen Horsey , Andrew Humphrey ...
... Federal court building , and placed in a room with a wretch , who , to save his own neck , had consented to play the spy upon him . He remained here until he , together with Colonel Wm . A. Bowles , Stephen Horsey , Andrew Humphrey ...
Page 76
... he was removed from the Federal court building , to the Soldiers ' Home prison . He was forced to walk the distance , over a mile , upon a crutch , and , never having tried to walk on one before , the 76 AMERICAN BASTILE .
... he was removed from the Federal court building , to the Soldiers ' Home prison . He was forced to walk the distance , over a mile , upon a crutch , and , never having tried to walk on one before , the 76 AMERICAN BASTILE .
Page 84
... Federal authority having been unopposed in the State of Indiana , and the Federal courts open for the trial of offences and the redress of grievances , the usages of war could not , under the Constitution , afford any sanction for the ...
... Federal authority having been unopposed in the State of Indiana , and the Federal courts open for the trial of offences and the redress of grievances , the usages of war could not , under the Constitution , afford any sanction for the ...
Page 134
... Federal indebtedness , with which the war had overwhelmed the country , advocated the doctrine of State Rights as the only real basis of our Federal Union , or upon which , in the nature of things , our Union could permanently rest . Mr ...
... Federal indebtedness , with which the war had overwhelmed the country , advocated the doctrine of State Rights as the only real basis of our Federal Union , or upon which , in the nature of things , our Union could permanently rest . Mr ...
Page 137
... Federal District Judge . On the evening of April 27 , Mr. Edward Ingersoll was carried to prison , and there confined until the next day , when he was discharged on bail . During his transit to prison , the policeman who conducted him ...
... Federal District Judge . On the evening of April 27 , Mr. Edward Ingersoll was carried to prison , and there confined until the next day , when he was discharged on bail . During his transit to prison , the policeman who conducted him ...
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accused arrest arrived authority Baltimore Bastile Benedict called Captain casemates cause charge citizen Colonel Dimick command commission confined Congress Constitution counsel County Court crime custody Democratic Department Deputy despotism discharged District duty elected Erie County Federal fellow-prisoners Fort Delaware Fort Hamilton Fort Lafayette Fort McHenry Fort Mifflin Fort Warren friends furnished gentlemen Government Governor guard habeas corpus honor hour hundred Illinois imprisonment incarcerated informed Judge Advocate Lafayette land letter liberty Lieutenant Wood Lincoln Macgill Mahony Maryland McHenry ment military morning never night o'clock P.M. oath offence Old Capitol Prison outrage papers parole party permitted persons political President Provost Marshal received refused release replied Secretary Secretary of War Senate sent September Seward Sheean Signed SIMON CAMERON soldiers Stanton taken tion trial United violation Warren Washington Winder writ of habeas York
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Page 379 - Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!
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Page xxiii - Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government, they will cling and grapple to you ; and no force under heaven will be of power to tear them from their allegiance. But let it be once understood that your government may be one thing, and their privileges another ; that these two things may exist without any mutual relation ; the cement is gone, the cohesion is loosened, and everything hastens to decay and dissolution.
Page lxvi - Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. ARTICLE XIV.
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