 | George Hay - Freedom of the press - 1803 - 90 pages
...meaning of the lath fection of our bill of rights. " The freedom of the prefs," fays the 12th fection, " is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be reftrained but by a defpotic government." If the law, and theconftitution, are at variance, with each... | |
 | Henry Potter - Justices of the peace - 1816 - 474 pages
...the best securities of the rig-hts of the people, and ought to remain sacred and inviolable. XV. That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty and therefore ought never to be restrained. XVI. That the people of this state ought not to be taxed or... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred. ? 12. That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks...can never be restrained but by despotic governments. 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of tlie body of the people trained to arms, is the proper,... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 526 pages
...the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred. : 12. That t!ie freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks...can never be restrained but by despotic governments. 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people trained to arms, is the proper,... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 518 pages
...ancient trial by jury it preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacrtJ. i 12. That the freedom pi the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be re«trained but by despotic governments. 13. That a veil regulated militia, composed of tUe body of... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1835 - 624 pages
...commonwealth." The fifteenth article in the constitution of the latter declares in still stronger terms, that the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and therefore ought never to be restrained. The constitution of New Hampshire contains the same provision... | |
 | Virginia - Law - 1833 - 604 pages
...and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred. 12. That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks...can never be restrained but by despotic governments. 13. That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper,... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 968 pages
...protected than in any other State. Its language is stronger and more explicit. It is in these words: " That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and, therefore, ought never to be restrained." Notwithstanding this, the common law of libels is in full... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1830 - 628 pages
...commonwealth." The fifteenth article in the constitution of the latter declares in still stronger terms, that the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and therefore ought never to be restrained. The constitution of New Hampshire contains the same prevision... | |
 | La Roy Sunderland - Antislavery movements - 1836 - 194 pages
...one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. — [ Virginia.] The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and therefore ought never to be restrained. — [North Carolina J The trial by jury, as heretofore used... | |
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That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. 
