Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-11-02
The Rirh,. Of the Prev.

he proceedings IN the case Of the Ban
gor Dcmocrss excite attention. ss bearing
dircesiy upon The frccdon OF tie press. -
guaranteed By The constitution. Ga 49,
point Judge Tsrlcy. in 90 charge - re
jury. said:
- Freedom % thouehi. frvcdor, of sprc,h.
freedom of he prcss have hong been con-
sidercd part ~ republican institutions and
Necessary ingredients oi them.
.' iut this freedom las newer i-tCn a. un-
limited. unrestricted riEhi Co spesk. vrlfc.
AMI puhlfsh without accounfahihfy. The
press ENJOYS ~ such privilecc nov or at
any 0tbsr period IN ibc history 81 The cosn-
try.
It's constitutional cuaran'ee j. not %
tramFis upon the righis OF The rulisiiusis
neither = g O. - sfsss -. ssTy <ssc-zs.rsi:
whish upholis and conicrs upon % - PRIV
iicrrs. No surh snotnalics exist IN err
lass. All - oT--rauou-rnust b. On uheedi-
cncc o. and .ltlcei % l4ss q tbs land. Il
a. noe above ~ lav that protects o.. and
ever rcrson So sT-aks. vriics O. puhiish.
- hi. sentiments must &c hcld rcsponsible
for the abuse % ihls hbcrtv. The cousfi-
tuiiou r,cognizcs an sblss "a thc PTiViicsc.
Ia Is its ielfis,ofe us- shat j. protected. ard
its oittsc that - rot.
e.. Trrasou O. the Uni-c.l Sfatrs consists
in lssving wsr against thsuu. GO in aibcFing
20 ihcir vaenics. giriHg noHi aif gsd cars-
farf
.. Tresson scainst To- State consist. IN
ltvrfr- var against e.. sihcrirc o. - enc-
uilss. snd rIvinE then al and comfort
90 Tee olcnce may be couuiiiel d, ~rii-
inc ans puti.shing. a. vel al bf speaking.
IL D. ih- highest ohcncc kno-u % any la~
IN zny country. and vhen committed ~
writing and Publishing the ofrntcr cannot
scrcen himse.f from the Iusi punaiiy 81 The
az ~ saving D. SIMPLY v-ofc anl publ'sh-
81 'his curn sr1.fi-iclfs.' 10 Is treason. rev
crtheirss,
e. Nhcn = rffcrson DAVIS calied the IN
hahitanis % the rcbellious States Co Arnis
against tho laws and government - thc
United states. ard set ~ government
iudeT.culcnt a a. he spoke. vrCfc and r,ut-
lishrd his 's-ufir1crfs. Ncrrrth-l,ss u sas
ircason,
o. There - no freedom % re rr-s. guar
anfccd ~ the Constitafioa or iaus thaf Ill
permit 81 such asrrant acfs oi wr,ng o. sc
Safe or government Tbcrc b. ~ leral
rchi in a. iniivlssi acting tbroseh The
press 90 lew ~ar against the govcrumrut.
AM adhere % - enemies. giving thru sd
snd comfort. That l. nct fh- freedom ~
TIE press conf,rr-d and protected By the
~ oi The lad. bat % - the chusr % is
privileges for -tich 90 must hc held rcspon-
.ihlc
VIXEN In tIus a. actual ~ar ne publisher
81 a n-vspsrrr - guilty q Treason By WIT.
~ ard publishinc sTticlcs IN q newspaper.
thu neuspapcr ar The prrss a. property
usrd o. PRINT ard disseminate % becomes q
pub ic nuisancc
III f hrcor1es a pshlic r-is.nur % be-
comes liable 60 abafemcrt l. lIs 20 pre-
eminent right of * istancr in that form OVER
that ~ arr ether kind q property.
TIE jurs. composed of dcu,ocrat. ant ~
Puuilcan.. bfourht in th~ir general verdict.
ard iound specially a. fellows
Tie Iary have taken into consileratiou .
'hc Question % fhr prmocraf q 1861. anl
hrl % va nuisance ari that ii was iu.fi-
sable 20 supTrcss Be-. a-d - end IRE rahlc
81 thc property DESTROYED over and above
= las va n,cyssary CD be slpprcss,on to De- .
500 CO.
s. ar. then. ihe jury adopt IRE reason
Inr oi Judgs TsPlry. We ,link no ;b1r-
oush'y Independents publ.hcr al take cS-
cep'ioa - he decision. so far a.. the zen.
cral princiPie goes. that ii. legitimate use
b. protected. Thc couplicaiioa. likely o.
ARISE are IN fhe manner q tbe abatement.
W 60 ro; ssbscTiie % abe idea q iis be-
ing irii 90 fhe individual sEgrie,si. Sch
loarna.. a. that suppresse4 enerf,i most
pcuicious influence tirouebooi the ~as.
A Whole dsy as spent. darin- the triai. co.
reading from - columns its ii-nies against