410. Northern Opposition to the War
Many persons in the North thought that the Southerners had a perfect right to secede if they wished . Some of these persons sympa - thized so strongly with the Southerners that they gave them important information and did all they could to prevent the success of the Union forces . It was hard to prove anything against these Southern sympathizers , but it was dangerous to leave them at liberty . So Lin - coln ordered many of them to be arrested and locked up . Now the Constitution provides that every citizen shall have a speedy trial . This is brought about by the issuing a writ of habeas corp И s , compelling the jailer to bring his pris - oner into court and show cause why he should not be set at liberty . Lincoln now suspended the operation of the writ of habeas corpus . This action angered many persons who were quite willing that the Southerners should be com - pelled to obey the law , but did not like to have their neighbors arrested and locked up without trial .
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