Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-12-14

Is pa;sasH su Inference iavaa-ai hy What Is oa-
ssr,aoe 20 6g8t Brian .-s Nr,uIjHS'aui.r-
tHc genera. daeirHt s' tae common .sFy 81 Tie sub
rctoi lic press and JI5 51yI,=7rz' punishment, a
tlHSc WA1 Esa t N.tH Freedom Offensive to the e.
. Eeram,H,, % L IS Wc ku1Nu Hrt v.ih respect Oh
the responsible m.rHtr, oi he Government. wagft
lr' reasons operating hero become applicable lhcIg
t5 freedom exercised blythe press, aud protected
1y public gTrInl. 'ar exceeds iue #a.l, urrscUbe#
hy the ordinary rules q. lass. Tie ministry. Wia
are responsible to Impeachment aFn Eff at m,s ans
HsAycrict on hy the press wi'h peculiar Freedom f:
and. during Oh, ,ccinrs ur ie House a., Com.
mons, TIE other responsible pEr IT ne Government
she press employed w,a as ..l.g reserve nwgrls
tHs clnJIlalCs.
ihepmtcce IN America must b. emitted % much
more respect acyCy STATE, probably. 10 thl tn-
ION, the press has rNer'Dd freedom IN c5u,assn-
The merits lud measures If public men, OF ever,
description, which has not been confined to ne
str,c, u-,ts ul the common law. CO. his oohnl
tie Ncir,a d' tde press las stood un tHIs uuut7-
tion ii vet STANDS and twill not bea breach Ji-
lhcr of truth or of e.nd1ur 10 say that up persons
or presses are in the hal % more unrestricted ant
/ madyCrS.oas ou the proceedings ahl laHcNonaues
/ OF the State Governments, ialn tbt F'sH aHa
presses most jealous jn vind,cauns iie ACtui Con.
] grcss i6r furnishing similar GHiWddyer,.aus 90 Tie
! Government of the United States.
,o, inv t' So. ''.r,,.,,, .,. -
| rf9n tbey b,ye b~retan,-e ,eia,4d Sap.s Je,rrs
of ablse Is useparaba from ne proper usr ol eve
ry thing; and 10 no Instance Is this more true lln
| IN that 81 .hc P.esS. has accordingly been dec.
dei ny NE practice OF l'c STATES I"at II better
y, .'a'ya ~" al l'' n'Nl'.' 'I I...'a ~ "'' luNa'
,i,,.,'.' ''2 ,I.a o, u.s.. ..-,.'r
Can me- wisdom Of Ills naI.ry b. loglfeI X, Ann
one who reflects that TO lhe press alone ch.gucrud
as It is with abuses, dc world s Indebted oraU iHc
trumphs which have been gained by reason and
humanity over error ana oppression Who reflect
'nat 10 s s,',c ogII''nl source .Dc "'''9 o'"',S
NV .'q'' ~ 'I "e'n ,',,uu' =" '"''" "
NH. NV in'o,oyca NH ,,dl,,ic,I .ys,,n ,
shape So au,pirious io ,le.r Ia,p.re.s lind IS So
might bring Ile constituted agents into contempt or
dNIeput' or night excite th' haifel oI lur ptnpe !
against me authors OF 0GIus' or p'fleoo' measure.
,,,, 'b, i-o,'.a So, t.,' I'g'. ,,,..,. , WHY
,Iay Under lIa irGtY,.t,,.of h ..EI T.el,rr
Might tAey not possby. he miserable e9on.r. |
guanlug under foreign yoke
10 these obsefyauccs one fact wI'l be added,
which demonstrates that The common Lass cannot
be admitted rs the iuirtrsUi Xposltor Of Amen
can terms which may be the sumo with those
contained m that law The freedom OF con.
science and Of religion ore found 10 the same m.
strumcuts which assert Tie hotdOm OF the press.
It will never be Admitted tlat the moaning OF the
former, IN the common law Of England, Is 10 il. |
nat their meaning 10 thc United States.
Whatever weight may be allowed 10 these CON |
sIderatons, the committee do not, however, by |
any means intend 10 lc>t the question on them. |
They contend thal the articIe Of tho amendment |
instead OF Supposlng IN Congress a power thai |
might be exercised over The press provided the |
freedom was not abridged was meant as posi-.
Tive denial to Congress OF ANY power whatever
on ibe subject.
10 demonstrate that thus was the true object |
OF the article, II vii be sufficient TO recall ihe
circumstances wmchled 10 IT, aud 10 refer to the |
explanation accompanying the article.
When the Constitution was under The discus.
sion when preceded ITS ratification, 1t IS "cjl
known, that great Apprehension were expressed |
be many, less me omission o. some positive t@- !
cepon from the powers delegated, OF CERTAIN !
I9h's' and OF the freedom OF lhe press particular |
ymgnt expose them To THE danger OF beng |
drawn, by construction, within some OF me pow
ers vested III Congress; more especially Of 'He |
power 10 make a'i laws necessary aud proper Ign |
carrying lhef o'hef powers lnIo execution ~ |
reply to THIS objection 1t Sas invariably urged to
be a fundamental and characteristic principle OF
The Constitution that all powers not gwen by |
were reserved mat no powers "et" gwen De-
You'd those enumerated IN She Constitution, and |
such as we're iaIy incident to them; That lhe
power over the flgb's ~ question, ana particularly |
over tue press vas neither among The en"ncm-
ted powers, nor inclden! to any OF them ana
consequently mai an exercise d any such power
would be manifest usuipaUon' il IS Pa"iul -
remark no" much The Arguments no" employed
~ behall Of NE sealIoh act ate at variance /
WIN .no reasoning Hn''n ,','n Jos''"'u 'N' '''.
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