...law, will appear from the following statement;— which he submits to this honorable court, by way oí answer to this part of the accusation. By an act of...and wittingly assist and aid in writing, printing, uttering or publishing, any false, scandalous, and malicious writing or writings, against the President...

...following statement ; — which lie submits to this honorable court, by way of answer to this part ofthe accusation. By an act of Congress passed on the 4th...and wittingly assist and aid in writing, printing, uttering er publishing, any false, scandalous, and malicious writing or writings, against the President...

...founded in truth or law, will appear from the following statement; which he submits to this honorable court, by way of answer to this part of the accusation,...any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or 7 shall knowingly and wittingly assist and aid in writing;, printing, uttering or publishing, any false,...

...this honorable court, ' by way of anfwer to this part of the accufation. By an act of Congrefs paffed on the 4th day of May, AD 1798, it is among other things enacted, " That if any perfon fhall write, print, utler or publifh, or fhall knowingly and wittingly affift and aid in writing,...

...behaviour in such sum, and for such time, as the -said court may direct! "Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered, or published, or shall knowingly and willingly assist...

...but in his defence cited the sedition act passed May 4, 1798, which enacted, " that if any .Art. 10. person shall write, print, utter, or publish, or shall...and wittingly assist and aid in writing, printing, uttering, and publishing any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writ- CH. 222. ings, against...

...me, sir, call the attention of the House to one section of that law. " SEC. 2. Лпа be it further enacted, That if any person shall write, print, utter, or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered, or published, or shall knowingly and willingly assist...

...act was pissed in 1798, and, among other provisions, it contained the following section: SEC. 3. " That if any person shall write, print, utter, or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered, or published, or shall, knowingly and willingly,...

...Sedition Act," it will be sufficient to cite so much of section 2, as follows: " And be it further enacted, that if any person shall " write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be " written, printed, uttered or published, or shall knowingly and " willingly...

...the sedition law, passed the 4 h July, 1798, which lection is as follows, to wit: "Ami be if further enacted, That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall canre or procure to be written, printed, uttered or published, or shall knowingly and wilfully assist...