Project Gutenberg 2006-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 125 Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879 Garrison, W. L. (William Lloyd) The Abolition Of Slavery The Right Of The Government Under The War Power Produced by the University of Michigan as part of the "Making of America" digital library (http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moa/) "The Abolition Of Slavery The Right Of The Government Under The War Power" by William Lloyd Garrison and Others is a historical account written during the early to mid-19th century. This text presents an argument for the government's authority to abolish slavery under the war powers granted by the U.S. Constitution, particularly during times of civil conflict. It delves deeply into the legal and moral considerations surrounding slavery, particularly in the context of the Civil War, emphasizing the right and necessity for the government to intervene. The book primarily consists of various speeches and writings, most notably those of John Quincy Adams, where he elucidates the concept that the war powers of Congress afford it the authority to interfere with the institution of slavery when the nation is embroiled in conflict. It contains discussions on the implications of warfare on civil liberties and rights, as well as historical precedents where military leaders effectively granted freedom to enslaved individuals during wartime. Adams argues that martial law supersedes civil law in war, thereby granting the President and military commanders the power to free slaves, transforming the legal landscape surrounding slavery during the growing tensions of the Civil War era. Through these analyses, the book underscores the profound moral imperative to end slavery as the nation confronts its own internal strife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Slavery -- United States War and emergency powers -- United States E456 KF Text Slavery Browsing: History - American Browsing: Politics 80487 80338 2024-09-08T05:29:43.693407 2023-09-08T07:50:39.896961 text/html text/html 80480 80331 2024-09-08T05:29:43.854431 2023-09-08T07:50:40.023950 text/html text/html 101463 2024-09-08T05:29:48.291377 application/epub+zip 100237 2024-09-08T05:29:46.152386 application/epub+zip 91518 2024-09-08T05:29:45.304390 application/epub+zip 297473 2024-09-08T05:29:49.962409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285357 2024-09-08T05:29:47.736401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107073 2022-09-08T13:58:55.057851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69820 69714 2024-09-08T05:29:43.515412 2023-09-08T07:50:39.747946 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 69701 2006-03-12T12:27:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26333 2006-03-12T12:27:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18109 2024-09-08T05:29:50.090412 application/rdf+xml 24673 2024-09-08T05:29:45.673369 image/jpeg 4571 2024-09-08T05:29:45.498370 image/jpeg 101545 2024-09-08T05:29:43.862425 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog