The Portland daily press., 1863-02-13
Friday Morning, February l3, 1863.


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m. ,h,;ad I. ~, .he .h sn noe,ous ar.ic'e
va ,,'.. ',, W W. ien a. .he t,hie
az" m, - Tna daeand.n,s uase ~ uec'ared III
a.. snswar @ =, snso;ec opsras and Soea ~ ,haan; 70
~as;a,ca " ta,Ysen ,ts ~. ~n. .nd - ,he ,,.S -
the artion csnno, he nsinis;ncd Prodr ,' has
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T;,,,asn -, ,,,o ,ssh H. ~ I.,,,.rv % Ieeo .sd
ths, ~. srt;el. cor, ni:;naa ~ =, ,ha
;ssne n thst ds,e n Won sr,. spf;s fssd af ,his
tact the nlaintifr has made ont ,his branch of
,ha .sss md vor will ;nou;ra Int ,ha rhS,..,,o'
Tor n lie osfsnsiva .rticia. n NJ, tins sa,;s-
aad Won viii d,schsrrs ,ss dec.ndsnss 'A'''
The art;cie chsrces the nIa;ntiSr with hav-
,nr en,ersd ths os,see oS one E,;sha cra.ra";r =
Rath and comm;,,ad an a.gcrsva,ad asssn,,,
nnon him ~,ha =. .r,icni.rs ~ sh;cb ara data;l-
I'D In the article Il that charge liheIons p
Sec Rev Stat Chan 100 ,lef,nas : l;haI ,o
he the malicious defamation Of q living ner.
som. made uublic nv anv nrinting. writing
sion. picture. representation or effigy tendipS
to provoke him 10 wrath expose him 10 nnb,
lie hatred. contempt or ridjcule. or To depriye
him of the benefits of puhiic confidenc. and
soc;a, Intercourse. or of 4 deceassd nsrsnn
thus made public. designed to blacken and vii,
;fv his memory and tendinc to scandaI;1a or
provoke his relatives or friends -
This deapit;op ie a .uhst,r,;.l af;rr,.,;,, or
the definition Of a libel AZ common Iaw
I.ibeIous words are divided into two classes
1. Words actionable in themselves without
uroof of damage.
2. Words not actiouable unless accompan-
led with proof Of special damage.
The first descrintion of Iibeis Il syhd;v;doa
into f,nr classes.
i. Words which contain an exnress inn
mutation of sou,. crime or ,n;sdemosro, I;ahla
n nunisbment
Words charging anotbar with corr,n,;o,
~ def.lcs,ion In a. Sot,sca of rroe, ~ s;,,,
lent ~ ;r,aar;,r ,,,h;nh ,.a,,,d ,,na,,.S,,, n.
sion tho loss or I,s of,;ce
Words toncb,ng tho ,r,da h,,s,,,oss or
rr,,fass;on or ! nerso5 and which 40 or NAV
prohah hlv tend to his DAMAGE
Wo,ds sccns;no sno,5sr ,r h.,;nn coma
cant. ,;ons or loathsoma disease wbich won,d ba
TLeIy IN exclu,Ia him from society Tn ali
,hass cases ,he law in,nl;as n,.I;ca
Thus 10 nnh,;sh or 3 nhvsici.n The, ha
orans ~ ,raaor sh., r., chaa,. .'a' aier .e -
,nsr ,ha, he = = hvnocr,,a. ~ ~ 49,, 81 -
sha. .h;.r II. o,, " oae
sar,aa;ors d;aaasa 4 ac,,,raMo ,,';,sss'.. =,
~ Sssy.ra . A.''o'"o'e "'''ous p'oo'
m,
aces w;,hout nroof haca,sa smch adnnsa,;ans
are ~ srch : char.c,er as nacessar;,r -, i'm ,i,,
malice and IN nrasnnnose loss o. ;n,.rv " ~ p r.,
Marty ch.roed Thapgh snch an ono ,O;,h,
not i,e .hle N ,rova s5y aawa oe tho I.u - 80
careful ~ the Fights or ,be c;,ise, ,ba, !, nro,
v;des thai he shall NOT be nut to the nrooff os
aa,.s,a \, s,,.h casas s,d 81 ,,n, p.,ne -, =,
sha a1c,,sa,;,sr H. 49, sham ~ ~; - VI
,s .Jos. .hn .,yna "a. snan ,, nia ..'.a aha- =.
.,a.s umaess I'e acou'ea 'h1oouee inc truth al
On ts,a o.har hna o,,ar e.,s ,d a.e
,,",; sne o.ne. manu-, u.nel 'a'se anu oeiama,
S;.y.;.',, .s ..'.s s,. uluei .ne gehe,a'
...,s., ..,"S ~ .a s' nv. "'S9uae, s, ieqaue 'ne
srs,s;,,ad ,s,;,pi,,. ~ 60 n,,.,s e,y 'na. ne
ha nan ,aa;,,,.;g -, aa,;n,, sue" '"'ise peiore
II oah ,ha casa am ,r;ai aa a. ,oh ~. aoed.,
,ba ra;ntiff With comm;,,;na an ass.i, aa So eu
.n,,har .r;,na waii Lnn,.s ~ ,so upon
I.-~.ra r. No., and ,ha fso, ~ 81. N'a' a''"
e.. ,,..,., az r-;.n;,,Ias 49, ;a,d;e..eI
srd ~ & ranr a,,v ~ 40 so r. vs,,, hai;era a..
tss,,,nonyN;, will ha vn,,r d,,;v 90 rand.r .s y
wardicc, eor ,ha ,ls;n,;g -;,ha,,, nnaor ., q
s,sao;ai a.n,a. ~ pJSsn .i' " I.r'.'l p.oo, ~
pns spoe.a, hS, oness .ne ue'cuuan.s nave
Poseu, ueyJnu 'easonaole a aoupt, Una. tne
.,a a'.,s ~ was uue III every maeeria