Well then the guy who said he had "verified" it, did not actually do a very good job verifying it.
Still, "historians" discount the claim by Ward Hill Lamon regarding Lincoln writing out an arrest warrant for Chief Justice Taney.
Back when I was looking for it, I found three references to Lincoln ordering Taney to be arrested.
I think "historians" simply don't want to report anything about Lincoln that doesn't support their narrative.
Maybe the quote is fake, but i'm not convinced it has been mythbusted yet.
Still, "historians" discount the claim by Ward Hill Lamon regarding Lincoln writing out an arrest warrant for Chief Justice Taney.Back when I was looking for it, I found three references to Lincoln ordering Taney to be arrested.
Probably best evidence of the existence of the unserved warrant issued by Lincoln is Ward Hill Lamon, The Life of Abraham Lincoln as President, Bob O'Connor editor, (2011), pg. 341, Lincoln referring to the opinion of Chief Justice Taney in Merryman,
Mr. Lincoln could not be made to see that it was his duty to enforce the laws in that way. His highest duty, he thought, was to suspend the technicalities of the law and if need be, to totally disregard all law on the statute book if necessary to preserve the life of the nation. This decision of the chief justice at this time was most embarrassing to the war powers then being exercised. The legal operations of the civil authorities had not been suspended by the declaration of martial law, and apprehended conflicts of authority would greatly embarrass the military operations of the government. At no point was a greater field for such obstruction than in Baltimore and Maryland. After due consideration, the administration determined upon the arrest of the chief justice. A warrant or order was issued for his arrest. Then arose the question of service. Who would make the arrest and where should be his imprisonment?It was finally determined to place the order of arrest in the hands of the United States Marshal of the District of Columbia. This was done by the president with instruction by him to use the marshal’s own discretion about making the arrest unless he should receive further orders from Mr. Lincoln. This writ was never executed, and the marshal never regretted the discretionary power delegated to him in the exercise of his official duty. The power of the president for making arbitrary arrests became at this time a question of greater importance.