Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1835-10-29
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LAW AGAINST THE PRESS.

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wells. which find no parallel even in the
bull bats Of Madrid. or the dog and rat
fights, end hunts OF the cockpit after
hours oftumultuons believing aud raving,
where be who had the strongest lungs and
the most stentorian voice had the best
chance Of being heard, the Deputies OF
France last night voted their law Of cen
sorship against the French press. Out oil
The 459 deputies Of which the Chamber is
composed, $40 were present and of those
37g, there were 226 in favor of the pro
iect, and 1853 against il. The majority
for The whole bill was rs. The only dc
cent alteration made in the project of law
was that which reduced the caution money
from e5, 600, to $4,000, sterling. All the
rest was passed, for the alterations made
are not worth noticing. No one in France
can now write or print that he Is a Repub-
lican or Legitimist. No one now can
discuss whether France is or is not, pre-.
pared for the constitutional from OF gov.
ernment pretended 10 be adopted by the
falsife2 and violated charter of $780,
No one now can discuss whether the cha
racter of the revolution Of July was VIC
lent or legal, unjust or admirable
No one now can discuss whether a. ] egiti-
mate monarchy has more OF force in it
than one raised upon Paris barricades.-
"Whatever is, 10 right" This is the law
now, Tor will be so in a few days, when
The Chamber Of Peers shall have sanction.
cd the measure,0 and whosoeyer shall
dare TO say that all which is. is not right.
shall lie taken, not before q jury, but be-
G.. H. (Fo.rA e pao,a and ehail ho nan
demned, as tina, court may think II ut, to
fine, imprisonment, the gailevs, Danish
ment, imprisonment even in the land OF
transportation, or to DEATH! This is a fair
and accurate statement OF the law. First
of all a Journal must supply to the Govern
meut 1900 sterling before il can DO es-
tablished. Second. a journal must supply
a gerdat or director. who shall possess in
his name oDe.third OF this caution money.
Third, this journal must be signed by the
gerant, who IS responsible for every article
it contains. Fourth, the journal must
publish such articles as the Government
may think it to send TO it, and that for
nothing at all, provided the article be not
longer than the one 10 which il is a reply.
Fifth, the journal cannot continue 10 be
published after the condemnation Of one
gerent, until another gerdYlt shall be ap-
pointed. could 60 on for another hour
with the ALGERIAN bar barllies ofthis law,
but the sketch have given is sufficient.
And then as to pictures aud prints. From
the moment this law viii be promulgated,
mt only no c~aricature, but r. print, pic
iure, or engraving. of any sort or descrip.
ton, can be published or sold, or given a,
way, or handed about, either scientific. or
a~rtial, or even the designs of pocket hand.
kercheifs, or on woollen cloths, or on ally
material whatever, without the prior con-
sent of the government and Of its agents.
/ admit that the prints published in France
are often indecent, and ought 10 be seized
and destroyed, as their exhibition in shop
windows tends TO injnre the morals of The
rising generation. But that even a childs
book with wood cuts Of animals or Of cot
tages, cannot be published, without the
previous consent of the government being
obtained TO the publication OF those wood
cuts, is a refinement in censorship, which
cannot fail ofbeing prejudicial to the trade
and commerce Of the whole country.
And finally as to the theatres. From
the moment this law shall be promulgated
no theatre shall he established, and no
individual piece can be performed. with
out the previous permission Of the Minis
ter of The Interior. Any violation of this
law will entail with it iine and imprison.
ment from 1000 TO 1000 francs, and from
one month TO one years imprisonment,
besides a prosecution for the piece itself,
if it shall contain any thing which may be
thought to be setitious.
State Of England -{here is a wholesome
reforming spirit abroad in England, which
threatens to nrnhe the ancient institutions