Project Gutenberg 2006-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 203 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.) Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Slavery -- United States War and emergency powers -- United States E456 KF Text Slavery Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 80667 2025-10-07T13:36:27.316144 text/html 80488 2025-01-17T16:36:49.273132 text/html 131623 2025-10-07T13:36:32.773130 application/epub+zip 130160 2025-10-07T13:36:30.485128 application/epub+zip 96838 2025-10-07T13:36:29.357112 application/epub+zip 340820 2025-10-07T13:36:34.456154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328686 2025-10-07T13:36:32.069104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107073 2022-09-08T13:58:55.057851 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 69820 2025-10-07T13:36:27.098118 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69701 2006-03-12T12:27:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18864 2025-10-07T13:36:34.579090 application/rdf+xml 24954 2025-10-07T13:36:29.865131 image/jpeg 4610 2025-10-07T13:36:29.609118 image/jpeg 26333 2006-03-12T12:27:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 130969 2025-10-07T13:36:27.324134 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia