Lincoln moves to curb freedom of New York press
- In
Washington, President Abraham Lincoln issues
a proclamation declaring the seceding States in a state of insurrection
and prohibiting all trade and public intercourse with them. This proclamation is important as a legal issue. First, it serves notice
that no further compromising will be done with the seceded states. In
addition it ends a thriving cotton trade in the border states. Most
importantly, it makes lawful any action that
the Administration would like to take against anyone in the North whom it
deems to be trafficking with the enemy. These actions could include curbing freedom of the
press and jailing suspected individuals without charges for indefinite periods
(suspension of the writ of habeas corpus,
which is protected and guaranteed in the US Constitution). And the Lincoln
Administration doesn’t waste any time. In New York, the Lincoln Administration
indicts several New York newspapers in court for alleged pro- Confederate
leanings, among them are the New York Journal
of Commerce, the Brooklyn Eagle,
and the New York Daily News/1861
- Patriot and Union forces clash at
Fredericktown and Kirkville, Missouri/1861
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