Abraham Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus at the beginning of the Civil War. Since Maryland was a border state and close to Washington, DC, authorities would have able to arrest anyone who attempted to cause the state to secede from the Union.
Lincoln sent Federal troops to Maryland. He made it clear that Maryland should not leave the Union.
Although there were many people in Maryland who wanted to join the South, there was not enough to bring the state into the Confederacy.
It surrounded the capital.
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Abraham Lincoln
President Lincoln stated that in his view, secession was unconstitutional. He vowed to protect Federal property and added he would enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. Lincoln did all he could to prevent and bring back to the Union secessionist states.
Just prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War, President James Buchanan did not use force to try to prevent the Southern states from seceding from the Union. Believing secession to be illegal, but also believing that the Federal government had no right to use force to prevent secession, President Buchanan alienated both Southerners and Northerners in his final months in office before Abraham Lincoln was sworn in (in March 1865) as the country's next president.
To prevent the south from seceding from the north.
Washington, DC straddles the border between Maryland and Virginia. With Virginia already part of the Confederacy, if the Union lost Maryland, DC would have been cut off completely and captured by the Rebels.
President Abraham Lincoln sought to prevent Southern states from seceding primarily through diplomatic means and appeals to unity. He emphasized the importance of preserving the Union and argued that secession was unconstitutional. Lincoln also pledged not to interfere with slavery in the states where it already existed, hoping to alleviate Southern fears about his administration. Despite these efforts, the secessionist movement gained momentum, leading to the outbreak of the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus at the beginning of the Civil War. Since Maryland was a border state and close to Washington, DC, authorities would have able to arrest anyone who attempted to cause the state to secede from the Union. Lincoln sent Federal troops to Maryland. He made it clear that Maryland should not leave the Union. Although there were many people in Maryland who wanted to join the South, there was not enough to bring the state into the Confederacy.
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Lincoln was threatened by Maryland dues to its close proximity to Washington DC. He suspended Habeas Corpus in Maryland, which meant he could punish people without evidence, basically infringing upon the 4th amendment. He would have marylanders arrested for so much as speaking a word against the Union. For a historical parallel, look up the alien and sedition acts created by john Adams in the late 1700s.
Lincoln was particularly concerned about the border states of Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware during the Civil War. These states were crucial due to their strategic locations, resources, and the potential to shift the balance of power between the Union and the Confederacy. He feared that if they seceded, it would bolster the Confederate cause and jeopardize the Union's position. To prevent this, Lincoln implemented various measures, including martial law and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the Union.