Trial of the Conspirators, for the Assassination of President Lincoln, &c: Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate, in Reply to the Arguments of the Several Counsel for Mary E. Surratt, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, George A. Atzerodt, Michael O'Laughlin, Samuel A. Mudd, Edward Spangler, and Samuel Arnold, Charged with Conspiracy and the Murder of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1865 - 122 pages |
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Page 43 - ... any suit or prosecution, civil or criminal, has been or shall be commenced in any State court against any such person, for any cause whatsoever...
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Page 44 - States, and all persons discouraging volunteer enlistments, resisting militia drafts, or guilty of any disloyal practice, affording aid and comfort to the rebels against the authority of the United States, shall be subject to martial law, and liable to trial and punishment by courts-martial or military commission.
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Page 39 - ... such part of the land or naval forces of the United States as he deems necessary.
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