 | James Stuart - United States - 1833 - 516 pages
...Massachusetts : — " Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law...the press. In all prosecutions or indictments for libel, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury that the... | |
 | Abner Kneeland - Blasphemy - 1834 - 320 pages
...ordains that ' every citizen may freely speak, write and publish, his sentiments on ALL SUBJECTS, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press.' The Constitution explains what it means by the citizens... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Civics - 1835 - 316 pages
...compensation. SEC. 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments, oft all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions, or indictment for libels, the'truth may be given in evidence to the jury : and if it shall appear to the... | |
 | William Thomas - Abolitionists - 1835 - 208 pages
...York. " Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his senti" ments on ALL SUBJECTS ; being responsible for the abuse of that "right; AND NO LAW SHALL BE PASSED TO RESTRAIN OR ABRIDGE " THE LIBERTY OF SPSECH OH OF THE PRESS." Art. 7. S 8. From the Constitution of Maine" Every... | |
 | Connecticut - Law - 1835 - 646 pages
...to curtail or io I IU Do • ' ti*i «* /* i restram the liberty of speech or of the press. SECT. 7. In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence ; and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the... | |
 | Andrew White Young - Political Science - 1836 - 334 pages
...compensation. SEC. 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments, on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right; and no law...of speech, or of the press. In all prosecutions or indictment for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury: and if it shall appear to the... | |
 | 1838 - 514 pages
...the constitution of New York, and precisely the same, in substance, in that of the other nine: — "And no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or of the press." In these ten states, then, laws for punishing the abuse of the press do not restrain or abridge its liberty.... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1839 - 382 pages
...all after the word "liberty," in the sixth line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz : "In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the...be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall sippear to the jury that the matter charged as libellous is true, and was published with good motives... | |
 | Julius Rubens Ames - Enslaved persons - 1839 - 160 pages
...TYRANTS." Every citizen may freely speak, write, and publish his sentiment* on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech, or of the press. INDIANA. There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary... | |
 | New York (State). Secretary's Office - New York (State) - 1871 - 548 pages
...benefited. SEC. 8. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that right ; and no law shall be passed to restrain or abridge the liberty of speech or the press. In all criminal prosecutions or indictments for libels,... | |
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In all prosecutions or indictments for libels, the truth may be given in evidence to the jury ; and if it shall appear to the jury, that the matter charged as libelous, is true, and was published with good motives, and for justifiable ends, the party... 
