The speeches of the hon. Thomas Erskine ... when at the Bar, on subjects connected with the liberty of the press, and against constructive treasons collected by J. Ridgway, Volume 3 |
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... thing that is dear to us , if these men be not innocent , that no consider- ations of tenderness and humanity , -no considera- tions of any sort short of what the actual abstract justice of the case may require , should prevent the hand ...
... thing that is dear to us , if these men be not innocent , that no consider- ations of tenderness and humanity , -no considera- tions of any sort short of what the actual abstract justice of the case may require , should prevent the hand ...
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... things ; he has further sworn that he never acknowledged to Mr. Walker that he had wronged or injured him , br that the ... thing approaching such a re- presentation had happened , he put his hands to his sides , and laughed , as you saw ...
... things ; he has further sworn that he never acknowledged to Mr. Walker that he had wronged or injured him , br that the ... thing approaching such a re- presentation had happened , he put his hands to his sides , and laughed , as you saw ...
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... thing which proceeds from me may be the means of conciliating rather than exas- perating dissensions which have already produced - much mischief , and which perhaps , but for the lesson of to - day , might have produced much more . 1 ...
... thing which proceeds from me may be the means of conciliating rather than exas- perating dissensions which have already produced - much mischief , and which perhaps , but for the lesson of to - day , might have produced much more . 1 ...
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... thing which could lead Government to apprehend that meetings existed for the purposes pointed at ; -but that is out of the question ; -Government had a right to think for itself , and to issue the proclaration . The publi- cans however ...
... thing which could lead Government to apprehend that meetings existed for the purposes pointed at ; -but that is out of the question ; -Government had a right to think for itself , and to issue the proclaration . The publi- cans however ...
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... thing they have done , or a syllable they have uttered . Vehement as the desire most apparently has been , to bring this gentleman and his associates , as they are called , to justice , yet not one magistrate , -no man of property or ...
... thing they have done , or a syllable they have uttered . Vehement as the desire most apparently has been , to bring this gentleman and his associates , as they are called , to justice , yet not one magistrate , -no man of property or ...
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Page 497 - ... is in the close affection which grows from common names, from kindred blood, from similar privileges, and equal protection. These are ties, which, though light as air, are as strong as links of iron. Let the colonies always keep the idea of their civil rights associated with your government; — they will cling and grapple to you ; and no force under heaven will be of power to tear them from their allegiance.
Page 139 - A constitution is not a thing in name only, but in fact. It has not an ideal, but a real existence ; and wherever it cannot be produced in a visible form, there is none.
Page 498 - Do you imagine then that it is the Land Tax Act which raises your revenue, that it is the annual vote in the committee of supply which gives you your army? or that it is the Mutiny Bill which inspires it with bravery and discipline? No! surely no! It is the love of the people, it is their attachment to their government, from the sense of the deep stake they have in such a glorious institution...
Page 418 - ... restored the old and true one, and to have rectified the disorders which succession of time had insensibly as well as inevitably introduced; for it being the interest as well as intention of the people to have a fair and equal representative, whoever brings it nearest to that is an undoubted friend to, and establisher of the Government, and cannot miss the consent and approbation of the community...
Page 417 - To what gross absurdities the following of custom when reason has left it may lead, we may be satisfied when we see the bare name of a town, of which there remains not so much as the ruins, where scarce so much housing as a...
Page 58 - King, not having the fear of God in their hearts, nor weighing the duty of their allegiance, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, as false traitors against our said! Lord the King...
Page 406 - The power of the crown, almost dead and rotten as Prerogative, has grown up anew, with much more strength, and far less odium, under the name of Influence.
Page 497 - As long as you have the wisdom to keep the sovereign authority of this country as the sanctuary of liberty, the sacred temple consecrated to our common faith, wherever the chosen race and sons of England worship freedom they will turn their faces towards you.
Page 82 - ... when a man doth compass or imagine the death of our lord the king, or of our lady the queen, or of their eldest son and heir...
Page 151 - Hereditary succession is a burlesque upon monarchy. It puts it in the most ridiculous light, by presenting it as an office, which any child or idiot may fill. It requires some talents to be a common mechanic; but to be a king, requires only the animal figure of a man — a sort of breathing automaton.