Limits of Dissent: Clement L. Vallandigham and the Civil War

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Vallandigham and John Brown: A Study in Contrasts; Chapter Two: Vallandigham and Douglas: An Evolving Alliance; Chapter Three: Campaigning for Douglas; Chapter Four: Efforts at Compromise; Chapter Five: At the Crossroads; Chapter Six: ""Worse than a Judas""; Chapter Seven: Gadfly; Chapter Eight: Defeating the Dissenter; Chapter Nine: Apostle for Peace; Chapter Ten: Seeking Office and Martyrdom; Chapter Eleven: Arrest and Trial; Chapter Twelve: Lincoln vs. Vallandigham: Contention for Public Opinion.;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 fi. Cover Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Vallandigham and John Brown: A Study in Contrasts Chapter Two: Vallandigham and Douglas: An Evolving Alliance Chapter Three: Campaigning for Douglas Chapter Four: Efforts at Compromise Chapter Five: At the Crossroads Chapter Six: ""Worse than a Judas"" Chapter Seven: Gadfly Chapter Eight: Defeating the Dissenter Chapter Nine: Apostle for Peace Chapter Ten: Seeking Office and Martyrdom Chapter Eleven: Arrest and Trial Chapter Twelve: Lincoln vs. Vallandigham: Contention for Public Opinion. Chapter Thirteen: A Prisoner Becomes an ExileChapter Fourteen: Unwelcome Guest: Vallandigham in Dixie Chapter Fifteen: Asylum in Canada Chapter Sixteen: The Gubernatorial Campaign of 1863 Chapter Seventeen: Political Maneuvering and Vallandigham's Return Chapter Eighteen: The Democratic National Convention and the Election of 1864 Chapter Nineteen: Stormy Petrel of the Postwar Years Chapter Twenty: In Retrospect Bibliographical Essay Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y.