 | 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... | |
 | John Wilson Campbell - Virginia - 1813 - 322 pages
...granted. XI. That in controversies respecting property, and in suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred. XII. That the freedom of the press is one of the greatest bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained... | |
 | Virginia. General Court, William Brockenbrough, Hugh Holmes - Courts - 1815 - 364 pages
...established, that in controversies respecting property, " and suits between man and man, the ancient trial by " jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held " sacred; and whereas also an action of debt, account, or " assumpsit will not lie for the recovery of a fee... | |
 | Henry Potter - Justices of the peace - 1816 - 474 pages
...of 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 - 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... | |
 | Hezekiah Niles - United States - 1822 - 514 pages
...convention.) 11 That in controversies respecting property, and in suits between man 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 of liberty, and can never be restrained... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1823 - 462 pages
...XI. That in controversies respecting property, and in Trial by suits between man and man, the ancient trial by jury is *"**' preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred. XII. That the freedom of the press is one of the great F re«<l»m bulwarks of liberty, and can never... | |
 | Virginia, William Waller Hening - Law - 1821 - 674 pages
...controversies respecting property, and Trial by jtin suits between man and man, the ancient trial by ry' ' jury is preferable to any other, and ought to be held sacred. 12. Tliat the freedom of the press is one of {he great freedom o" bulwarks of liberty, and can never... | |
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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. 
