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<p><!-- pencil -->7 August 1810<lb/> | |||
<!-- pencil --><head>Press</head></p> | |||
<p>If such be <del>the difficulty</del> where <del>it is only one</del> no more<lb/> | |||
than two persons, one on each side, <add>add the case of a <unclear>confederacy</unclear> conspiracy, and</add> are parties, the difficulty<lb/> | |||
<del>now</del> is <add>seen to be</add> capable of receiving an indefinite encrease.<lb/> | |||
By confederacy <del>among</del> <add>with</add> one another, or under the direction of<lb/> | |||
a single rule or otherwise powerful individual, persons<lb/> | |||
in any number might engross the use of the press, or<lb/> | |||
<del>even of several</del> presses: and thus exclude <add>debar the objects or object of <del>their</del> the <unclear>attack</unclear></add> from all <del>faculty</del><lb/> | |||
<add>means</add> of self-defence. <del>the person or persons</del></p> | |||
<p><del>That to any individual to whom it shall happen<lb/> | |||
to suppose an aspiration <add>to have been</add> cast in upon his character<lb/> | |||
by the <gap/> of the press, <add>faculty of</add> <hi rend="underline">adequate</hi> means of defence<lb/> | |||
through the same medium should in every <add>case</add> instance<lb/> | |||
be secured, is absolutely impossible.</del></p> | |||
<p><del>In What is not impossible <gap/> and it<lb/> | |||
seems all that is so is –</del> On the supposition of a periodical<lb/> | |||
paper circulating in the country, <del>to secure to<lb/> | |||
everyone that thinks fit the <add>such</add> means of defence as</del></p> | |||
<p>Some protection to character however, nor that an<lb/> | |||
inconsiderable one, it <hi rend="underline">does</hi> seem in the power of the law<lb/> | |||
in the case in question, <add><del>with the</del> by means of the judicial authority</add> to secure to every man.</p> | |||
<p>This consists in so ordering matters that at the requisition<lb/> | |||
of the party supposed to be wronged, notice of his<lb/> | |||
intention to call the supposed wrongdoer to answer in <del>the</del><lb/> | |||
this course of justice for the supposed wrong <add>wrongful aspersion</add> shall be as<lb/> | |||
exclusively disseminated as the aspersion itself.</p> | |||
<p>No sooner is this notice <del>received then</del> <add>observed by any</add> reader, then<lb/> | |||
whatsoever degree of evidence he might otherwise have been disposed<lb/> | |||
to give to the aspersion will remain of course suspended: and<lb/> | |||
as the notice necessary for this purpose may be comprised <gap/> a <gap/></p> | |||
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7 August 1810
Press
If such be the difficulty where it is only one no more
than two persons, one on each side, add the case of a confederacy conspiracy, and are parties, the difficulty
now is seen to be capable of receiving an indefinite encrease.
By confederacy among with one another, or under the direction of
a single rule or otherwise powerful individual, persons
in any number might engross the use of the press, or
even of several presses: and thus exclude debar the objects or object of their the attack from all faculty
means of self-defence. the person or persons
That to any individual to whom it shall happen
to suppose an aspiration to have been cast in upon his character
by the of the press, faculty of adequate means of defence
through the same medium should in every case instance
be secured, is absolutely impossible.
In What is not impossible and it
seems all that is so is – On the supposition of a periodical
paper circulating in the country, to secure to
everyone that thinks fit the such means of defence as
Some protection to character however, nor that an
inconsiderable one, it does seem in the power of the law
in the case in question, with the by means of the judicial authority to secure to every man.
This consists in so ordering matters that at the requisition
of the party supposed to be wronged, notice of his
intention to call the supposed wrongdoer to answer in the
this course of justice for the supposed wrong wrongful aspersion shall be as
exclusively disseminated as the aspersion itself.
No sooner is this notice received then observed by any reader, then
whatsoever degree of evidence he might otherwise have been disposed
to give to the aspersion will remain of course suspended: and
as the notice necessary for this purpose may be comprised a
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