DEBATES IN CONGRESS.

on the confiscation and militia acts of July 17, 1862, ch. 195,

what these debates prove as to the meaning of these acts,

494, 507

216

DICKEY, JUDGE (Ohio), opinion,

DESERTER.

liability of officer who shot a deserter,

DISABILITIES.

see “Public Enemy."

form of oath of office to be taken by those from whom legal,

have been removed, see act July 11, 1868, ch. 139.

legal and political, acts for relieving from, see " Public Enemy,"

"Reconstruction."

see Ex parte Garland,

DOMICILE.

necessary to be determined in all cases where claims against

in neutral country does not protect trade in an enemy's coun-

375

565

341

341

342

346

346

346

342

499

140

69

520

bill to free slaves of rebels in hostility against the government,
bill to establish the Freedman's Bureau, .

395

398

letter of, and reply, .

464

when citizens of the United States are declared such, 343, 352

all members of one nation are enemies of all members of the

other nation in a public war,

335

strangers coming into a belligerent country before or after the

war began,

335

foreigners engaged in commerce,

335

aliens participating in hostilities against the United States,
citizens of the United States and aliens in rebel States, who

337

all neutral aliens domiciled in rebel States before the war, who
did not withdraw,

343

343

proclamations and laws relating to alien enemies,

these proclamations and laws sanctioned by the laws of war, 344
act of Confederate Congress declaring certain residents alien
enemies,

see "Confederate Laws."

351

opinion of the Supreme Court on a question of enemy property, 351
when citizens become alien enemies, and in what respects 343, 352
see title "Public Enemies."

ENROLMENT ACT (March 3, 1863).

its constitutionality affirmed, and reasons given,

slaves of loyal masters in loyal States not enrolled prior to

1864, under this act,

reasons for this,

as relates to colored volunteers,

as amended by the act of 1864 (February 24),

effect of, .

ENEMY'S PROPERTY.

includes all property of the inhabitants of the rebellious
States during the war,

all property belonging to a house of trade established in the
enemy's country,

even if some of the owners are loyal citizens of the United
States resident in loyal States,

352

347

348

all property of consuls engaged in commerce with the enemy,
its character is stamped upon it if the place where trade is car-
ried on is hostile,

348

349

caution against relying upon the technical doctrine of, in rela-

bill to enable the President to provide for captives taken from
slave traders,

397

FRANCHISE.

liability of aliens to military service, who have exercised the

elective or other franchise of citizenship,

elective, may be given to, or withheld from, the insurgents,

339

inasmuch as the United States hold the territory occu-
pied by the inhabitants of the insurgent States as a con-
quest, subject to the will of the conqueror,

see "Conquest,"

309

44, 46, 52, 239, 240, 242, 244, 245, 247,
248, 263, 266, 267, 273, 321

elective, within control of the conquering power, as all local
laws and institutions of the conquered district are
overthrown by civil war,

321

FRANCHISE — continued.

elective, within control of conquering power, by reason of the
obligation of the United States to guarantee to each
State a republican form of government,

65

see "Guarantees."

elective, when used by aliens, effect of, on their claims to in-

Eliot,

act establishing, approved March 3, 1865,

introduced into the House of Representatives by Hon. T. D.

a part of the system of reconstruction,

correspondence on this act with Mr. Eliot,

428

398

398

464

see "Reconstruction" (note to 43d edition),

427

see Index, “Military Government."

continued for one year, &c., by act July 6, 1868, ch. 135,

430

see act July 25, 1868, ch. 245, which provides for its discon-
tinuance January 1, 1869, excepting, &c., see United

GARLAND, Ex parte, case of (4 Wallace, 374),
GEORGIA.

the State of, v. Stanton (6 Wallace, 63), .
admitted to representation, &c.,

GHENT, TREATY OF, .

GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

565

445, 588

445

70

the political department of, must decide all political ques-
tions,

48, 53, 58, 62

the political department of, must decide all political questions,
see "Policy of the Government."

51

made by the people, for the people, must have powers necessary

to its own preservation,

140

war powers of, see "War Powers."

public enemies, who seek to overthrow it, renounce all claim to

GILES, MR. JUSTICE (of Baltimore), opinion,
GRAY JACKET (5 Wallace, 369),

GREYTOWN.

injuries suffered in bombardment of,

Lord Palmerston's opinion,

Attorney General's opinion,

GRIER, MR. JUSTICE,

GRIMES, HON. J. W., SENATOR (Iowa).

bill providing that school taxes levied on colored persons in the
District of Columbia should be applied to maintain
schools for colored children, .

amendment proposed to the bill for pay of colored troops,
as to the employment of colored troops,

GUARANTEES.

396

496

500, 504

of civil rights in time of peace by the Constitution, not always
applicable in time of war,

under the Constitution, the true application of,

of the United States that each State in the Union shall have a

republican form of government,

GUTHRIE ats. COOLIDGE,

49

50

57, 269, 310

591

HABEAS CORPUS.

H.

question as to power of suspending privilege of, stated,
suspension of privilege of writ of, is one of the essential means

of suppressing rebellion,

who has the right to suspend it,

if writ of, be served on military commanders, their duty,. 202, 213
instructions of War Department on this matter,

President may suspend, &c. (act March 3, 1863, ch. 81), .
as to discharge of political prisoners by, see act March 3, 1863,

ch. 81.

of prisoners under indictment, see act March 3, 1863, ch. 81.
see act relating to, February 5, 1867, ch. 28.

penalty for refusing to obey writ of, see act February 5, 1867,

ch. 28.

appeals from final judgments on, allowed, see act February 5,

1867, ch. 28.

appeal not allowed by act February 5, 1867, in case of persons
held by military authorities charged with military of-
fences, see sec. 1.

as to suspension of, by Confederate Congress, see act 1864,

ch. 38, note,

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202

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