The abolition of slavery the right of the government under the war power (1861)

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Published in Boston by R. F. Wallcut at the outbreak of the Civil War and attributed to William Lloyd Garrison, this pamphlet argues that the federal government may abolish slavery under its war powers. It reprints John Quincy Adams’s speeches of 1842 in the House of Representatives, with letters and extracts by Joshua R. Giddings, Orestes A. Brownson, John C. Frémont and the press of 1861. This is a faithful print-on-demand facsimile of the 1861 edition, reproduced in full from a library copy. The historical text is reproduced without modification; only the format, margins and legibility have been reset for modern printing.