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Whiting, William, 1813-1873 The war powers of the President and the legislative powers of Congress in relation to rebellion, treason, and slavery.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06215 Author/Creator: Whiting, William, 1813-1873 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Pamphlet Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 v. : 143 p. : Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

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).

Whiting, William, 1813-1873
Goddard, Francis W., fl. 1862
Shorey, John L., fl. 1862

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