The limits of dissentFrank L. Klement.

Klement, Frank L.

The limits of dissentFrank L. Klement. - [Lexington] University Press of Kentucky 1970. - 1 online resource (xii, 351 pages)

Includes bibliographical references.

Vallandigham and John Brown: a study in contrasts -- Vallandigham and Douglas: an evolving alliance -- Campaigning for Douglas -- Efforts at compromise -- At the crossroads -- "Worse than a Judas" -- Gadfly -- Defeating the dissenter -- Apostle for peace -- Seeking office and martyrdom -- Arrest and trial -- Lincoln vs. Vallandigham: contention for public opinion -- A prisoner becomes an exile-- Unwelcome guest: Vallandigham in Dixie -- Asylum in Canada -- The gubernatorial campaign of 1863 -- Political maneuvering and Vallandigham's return -- The democratic national convention and the election of 1864 -- Stormy petrel of the postwar years -- In retrospect.

Every American war has brought conflict over the extent to which national security will permit protesters to exercise their constitutional guarantee of freedom of expression. The most famous case was that of Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's Civil War policies and one of the most controversial figure in the nation's history. In the great crisis of his time, he insisted that no circumstance, even war, could deprive a citizen of his right to oppose government policy freely and openly. The consequence was a furor which shook the nation's legislative halls and filled the pages.



9780813163741


Vallandigham, Clement L. 1820-1871.


Electronic Books.

E415 / .L565 1970