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A gredt question has been un # er discussion for a considerable time in the house of commons at Parfc , and its termination is no small indication of the power of the ministers ,
atita the little progress that France has made towards the acquisition of Mtional liberty . The question was the liberty of the press : a question , 6 ti which our readers will find no
difficulty , if they have studied the admirable work of Milton : on this subject ; and , if they have not done it > werecommend it to their instant > pei * usal . It is a satisfiictiori , ^ ow-^ trer , that this great question lias Kefen discussed ion a theatre of such
consequence : for many of the elo . tjuent speeches delivered on this occasion are ordered to be printed ; aftd as the French la # guage { i s uniire ^ ial in Europe , all its nations will feel an interest in ttte debate .
The liberty of the press is like ^ thi liberty of speech , a power that ^ ay be abused : but because of the abuse are we to impose siich shackles upon it as shall prevent the freemari frbtn uttering a sentiment ^ hich
niay hurt the feelings of base ami cofrupt minds ? W hat should we say to the father of a family , who , to Impress the sallies of a lively child , ihouid order , that before speaking ftlotid it should come first and
whisper every thing to him ? The child Would evidently be brought up to s ^ eak grammatically correct , and it * words would be moulded to its father ' s wishes : hut adieu to the livelitiess of imagination , and to every
thing that charmsttsin youth , Tiius shackled iti its infancy , it wouW jpasa through life in clikiiis . T ^ efreectom of tKe pri ^^^ ttfrefc ' exact ! y tHe ! same restraints as freedaxn of speech . W * do not gag the mouth , but we
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make at . answerable * fb ? 4 far wor $ s : and Jo tthe iajone manner ought , a man to be ao ^ werable for the utt £ r * ance of his mind , whether he does it by the voi ^ e or by committing his thoughts to paper , , 1 But the French have determined of
otherwise by a major ^ y ^ Bltyseveji votes in a house of two & & * dred a « 4 aavepEt ^ eiu 11 is soBa ^^ hing that the minority was so ^ rang , Ihat there > v ere eighty pcuoaswhii had ^ e , co ^ i ; ^ ge | cr oppo ^ the
minister hi the . debate t ^ e mitiority had evidently the a ^ lvantage , aai their arguoients wilj h& jbltsfor , t short time by the volatile natioa : but it is n 6 t impossible tlipt ttey will ^ oon be accustomed , tp \ th « 655 tem e ^ teW ^ eiiJjy Jajy | ^^ ^ jj their chains . - ]/! 3 ^ 40 m ^ m way a little to m ^ k ^ hi » <^ e /^ pe more palataWe ; aa 4 ^ his point jm-. ikn fee ^ is mor ^ Jikel jf hereafter to ii ^ crea ^ e , not to ^ miBiab his restraints . : . ; ; r-:.: | ^ - ^;>^*? : tt 3 &i The censorship is established ^ 1
all writings of tvveiity j * J ^ gt ^ att under . The opinions x > f tS ifieiws ber ^ of the ho wse' ^^ j ^^ r ^^^ hi 0 is limited in its duration to th £ «* of the session of 18 l 6 « : 5 i * ; - ^
Thus the crown is tn compJetd possession of all the news ^ pape # and periodical writirkgii ^ nd ^ eito judge of the effects of such , * Jaw , by cousidering what wvul 4 b <§ M $ 0
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1814, page 520, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2443/page/72/
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