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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1883 Edition. In The Northern
And Border States On Account Of Their Political Opinions During The
Late Civil War V1.
1883. Part One of Two. Illustrated with the finest steel engravings
by John A. O'Neill, New York. This work contains an authentic
account of the arrest, imprisonment and terrible sufferings of
American Citizens incarcerated as prisoners of state; together with
the orders for arrest, suspending the writ of habeas corpus,
prohibiting the employment of counsel, etc.; the horrors of prison
life in Forts Lafayette, Warren, McHenry, Delaware, Mifflin, Old
Capitol Prison, Penitentiaries and Military Camps, and their
condition, are truthfully delineated. The book contains a
translated copy of the Magna Charta, with its Seal; the
Constitution of the United States, with the recent Amendments;
History and Incidents of the Old Capitol Prison; together with
narratives of about seventy citizens, from all of the Northern
States except New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, including
in the number Foreign Ministers, United States Senators, Members of
Congress, Members of State Legislatures, Judges, Lawyers,
Ministers, Doctors, Farmers, Editors, Merchants, Ladies and indeed
all the walks of life are represented. See other titles by this
author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this
set are ISBN(s): 1417930780.
1883. Part One of Two. Illustrated with the finest steel engravings
by John A. O'Neill, New York. This work contains an authentic
account of the arrest, imprisonment and terrible sufferings of
American Citizens incarcerated as prisoners of state; together with
the orders for arrest, suspending the writ of habeas corpus,
prohibiting the employment of counsel, etc.; the horrors of prison
life in Forts Lafayette, Warren, McHenry, Delaware, Mifflin, Old
Capitol Prison, Penitentiaries and Military Camps, and their
condition, are truthfully delineated. The book contains a
translated copy of the Magna Charta, with its Seal; the
Constitution of the United States, with the recent Amendments;
History and Incidents of the Old Capitol Prison; together with
narratives of about seventy citizens, from all of the Northern
States except New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Wisconsin, including
in the number Foreign Ministers, United States Senators, Members of
Congress, Members of State Legislatures, Judges, Lawyers,
Ministers, Doctors, Farmers, Editors, Merchants, Ladies and indeed
all the walks of life are represented. See other titles by this
author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this
set are ISBN(s): 1417930780.
Published in 1869, American Bastile remains the most complete
account of arbitrary arrests made by the Lincoln administration
during the Civil War. One hundred cases of political prinsoners are
described in detail. Anyone speaking against the government or
against the war or resisting the draft was liable to military
arrest with transport to state prisons far from home. People
disappeared. They were held without trial and without being charged
with any crime. These practices were unknown to Americans even
under the English kings. It was not thought possible that
authorities could issue such orders or that anyone would carry them
out. American Bastile raises all the questions of state power and
individual liberty. What are the foundations of popular government.
What are the limits of executive authority in time of war. What are
the privileges and immunities of the American citizen.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
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