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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08421 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Resolutions of the legislature of the State of Mississippi in relation to the recent act suspending the privilege of habeas corpus |
| Date | 12 May 1864 |
| Author | Congress of the Confederate States |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | States "The writ of habeas corpus is the great prerogative writ of the American people, distinguishing a free and constitutional government from an absolute despotism ... the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may require it." Indicates this resolution was introduced by James L. Orr, a Senator from South Carolina. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Government and Civics Habeas Corpus Civil Rights |
| People | Orr, J. L. (James Lawrence) (1822-1873) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |