The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-12-19

ever Contrary 10 1lSic pliiSlp'SSs INV NH"'N
in authority by every pofiible method, grind
ing the face of the. fabjea, fubvcr'irg law
and fe,',ng liberty at defiance, ihall | con
denim the man who tells me of thelc things,
and cautions me to be on my guard lnttead
of bsing the fubverter he is the supporter OF
government, and think the leat that can
be offered him are the grateful thanks OF his
counuymen. | am warranted by grea,
lawyer to ALERT, whoever fays the lubjeef has
no right in a manly way to express his griev
ances, and point out the nature of the actions
of his fcTvant is trailer to gsvSrHmfnt. The
reafon is, be intends to eradicate the arit and
Fundamental principles of free contribution.
And this feems to be the meaning of thefe
words Of Latinus Pacatu:, the orator.
60 There is no greater punilhment than to
be miferabe, without being fuAered to ap-
pear TO-" And would fooner lay my head
on the block, than by the threats or menaces
of any one, TO condemn the man whole fen
tlments / knew were true, for exerciiing q
yigbf, which the contribution gives him, and
on the excrcife of which right, the fafety OF
ourfeIves and poferity abfolutely depends.
Ifl,alI next confider that the notion of a
papers being true, and yet being libel, is
not only contrary to the nature of free govern
nent, but even to the civil law i,felf. ] lhould
have thought, had not the confciences of theie
internal wretchcs, who adjudged in the itar
chamber coufr. Deen feared IS with an ron,
the extent of their wifhes would have been
grati6ed, in feeling civil LasU introduced into
practice and the rights of the common law
trampled on. But thsCe men feemed to have
no idea bit iniufice and oppreilion, and every
thought of their heart was famed with
blood. Let US look into the civil laws, land Zee
whether this notion is confonant with them.
Digeh. Lib. Al. title 10. de LyEt'iis a
famefs H6eiis, flsms to make it eiiential to
libel, that il be dane dab, nah, with evil in
tent. This muR be left TO jury. And |
cannot conceive how q manly attempt TO
point out matters n0fdyiqas, and universally
fskS ae0ina, can be called an svl intent, on
any principle of a free government. 9 Cod.
Theodof. tit. 81. de fSm9ff Ebsihs, I'D Imp.
ConRantnus A. ad Helianum Proc. Afrlc.
Lieet jfrventw IN stfeio ta' Ct 'idArii, exsm-
blaria Ebellsrnm, gui in afrieG 06Iafi JnHt,
fansu COS, quorum nOmina eszfirfrt, mffE 0b-
Jolat0s, Jssnritats PsrtTai Ezas. Nam qRi
aeeujandi fduciam grit, opcrtet, compro-
bare, nee occultaraque fcierit. ?. P.V. Kal.
Mar. Garth. Contant. A. 8. &c. (32o.)
Ii is here declared that he who accuies oHgbf
Z, prsve, and fhould not eoReeal any thing be
ka5srs. Thefe are quite iuf notions of Ii.
bels, and are what as common lawyer and
an Englihman, | heartily fubicribe to; and
the monitory advice of this great Emperor is
jult, nisusas. 1T ab snui non j0inm Grimm, fed
stian Gjbieiens veriEmii alieni I0s tsfizEnf.
Warn them TO be cautious, that they not
only avoid the dG7aal commifhon OF crimes,
but even probable JLlpin'n. Plainly i1itima-
ting that if they behave unworthy their tia
ton, they are defervedly reproved. VIII. Imp.
VsIentianus ct Valens A. A. Edietum. 81
qais deV,sisnis fae &c jalutit tnbiit@ eglfSdian1
gsrit, nomen fuum profteatur, ct "a qnNr PER
fzm,iam brsjSqaHnda tRtAvif, ore ProPrio tdi-
cot /; ifa IT zbfque uila trepids;ions Gcesdaf,
fieu. gEsa Fl adicrtionibus veri hds' fuerit O.
pi,ulaia, lsndem mailman &C Uranium
mira citzleafia rezjfgzftzr. dat. XIV. Kal
Mar. ConRans. Valcnti. ct Valens. A. A
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