War Powers under the Constitution of the United States

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
 

Contents

Slavery may be interfered with by operation of military laws
1
Outline of the history of the laws of Congress for raising and organizing
12
WAR POWERS
14
The right is founded in reason
16
The debates in Congress in relation to the same subject
21
Indemnity to Mormons
22
Powers of the President not in confliet with those of Congress
28
Right of withdrawal of neutral aliens
37
Domestic institutions
394
Confederate act respecting alicn enemics
417
Freedmens Bureau
428
Alienage
433
Alienage
448
PREFACE To the Second EditioN
453
Confederate act recognizing war with the United States
459
Distinction between emancipating slaves and abolishing slavery
469

Are the United States at war?
38
Rebels may be treated as belligerents and subjects
44
The Constitution allows confiscation
54
CHAPTER III
66
Authority and nsage confirm the right
74
Montgomery 18 lloward 112
79
War powers of the Presidentin general
84
Bills of attainder how recognized
91
CHAPTER V
93
Attainder and ex post facto laws
97
Savage cruelty of English
101
Treason statutes against It how administered
111
CHAPTER VII
117
The sixth section of the confiscation act of 1862 is not within the prohi
123
Laws are most effective whleh require no rebel to administer them
130
Congress may interfere against slavery by militia laws
134
Notes on the War PowERS Fifth Edition
141
Prize courts
146
Freedom from arrests claimed for pable enemies
162
Military arrests sanctioned by the Constitution
173
Rights guaranteed by the Constitution
177
Arbitrary arrests not consistent with free government
184
Resistance to draft of military forces
190
Arrests made by all governments in time of civil
196
Slavery considered as belonging to the domestic affairs of States can gov
206
War of arms and war of ideas
232
Rights of publie enemies since the rebellion beeane a territorial civil war
238
Forfeiture not claimed right of secession not admitted
247
Plan adopted by President Lincolu in hls message and proclamation
254
MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF HOSTILE TER
257
Jurisdiction of such courts
283
Act of Confederato Congress declaring certain residents alien enemies
288
Rebelswhat rights they claim
290
The President and tho nets of the Exeeutlvc on that subject
308
CHAPTER VIII
319
The suppression of the present rebellion is not the conquest of a foreign
321
PREFACE
329
Opinion of as to claims for damage done in bombarding Copenhagen
336
Congress
337
Harsberg and Steifel April 20 1863
358
Captain Sherwin July 1 1863
366
CHAPTER VI
381
Benjamin Adams July 26 1864
386
Test questions on examination of claims by the Departments
489
Résumé
505
Jarlsdiction of military government established by the Commanderin
512
66
521
W W Cones October 1 1864
522
67
529
Cherokee Nation v Georgia as stated In 6 Wallace 73
531
68
537
69
545
Ex parte Milligan remarks
556
Ez parte Garland 4 Wallace 374
565
24
566
34
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Johnson 4 Wallace 497
579
74
585
Insurance Company 6 Wallace 14
587
Guthrie
598
United States v Keehler 9 Wallace 86
607
Enemies distinction between alien enemy and public enemy
612
Liability of aliens to military service who havo exercised the elective
613
84
616
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621
CEEEEE
622
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626
46
633
95
635
General rules of the law of
640
Aliens having mereantile domleile in the rebel States
645
Foreign enemics engaged in commerce
646
Indemnity not allowed to aliens who have used the electivo franchise 339
650
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652
When two nations are at war all members of one nation are enemies
654
341
656
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658
War its methods and its objects
659
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662
229
667
Unexpected growth of slavery
675
1
682
96
684
335
687
11
690
Aliens though neutral if they do not withdraw but remain subjects
691

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