Original sentence: Chief Justice Roger Taney, acting only as a circuit judge, ruled on June 4, 1861 in ex parte Merryman that Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus was unconstitutional, but the president ignored the ruling in order to meet a national emergency.Congressman as well the mayor, police chief, entire Board of Police, and the city council of Baltimore.Maryland contributed troops to both the Union (60,000), and the Confederate (25,000) armies.On September 17, 1861, the day the legislature reconvened, federal troops arrested without charge twenty-seven state legislators (one-third of the Maryland General Assembly).The song  "Maryland, My Maryland" was written to attack Lincoln's action in blocking pro-Confederate elements.They were held temporarily at Fort McHenry, and later released when Maryland was secured for the Union.To protect the national capital Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, and imprisoned without charges or trials one sitting U
Edited sentence: "  Maryland contributed troops to both the Union (60,000), and the Confederate (25,000) armies.Congressman from the opposing party, as well the mayor, police chief, entire Board of Police, and the city council of Baltimore.Lincoln aroused controversy by suspending habeas corpus, and imprisoning without charges or trials one sitting U.Maryland resident John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln in 1865, referring to him as a "tyrant.On September 17, 1861, the day the legislature reconvened to discuss Maryland's response to these possibly unconstitutional actions, federal troops arrested without charge twenty-seven state legislators (one-third of the Maryland General Assembly).Supreme Court Roger Taney, a native of Maryland, ruled on June 4, 1861 in ex parte Merryman that Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus was unconstitutional, but the president ignored the ruling in order to protect federal interests.The Chief Justice of the U.The Maryland state anthem, "Maryland, My Maryland," refers to these issues of possible federal overreach.They were held temporarily at Fort McHenry.When Lincoln was criticized in an editorial in a Baltimore newspaper by Francis Scott Key's grandson, Frank Key Howard, he was imprisoned without trial