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An Examination of the Trials for Sedition Which Have Hitherto Occurred in Scotland, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
Excerpt from An Examination of the Trials for Sedition Which Have Hitherto Occurred in Scotland, Vol. 2 Margarot was an Englishman. The Crown counsel try to aggravate his guilt, in the course of the trial, by representing him as an attorney, (vol. xxiii. pp. 636-697.) But their own indictment describes him as a merchant, and I believe that this was the truth. He had come to Scotland as a delegate to the British Convention, and had the fatal honour of being elected one of its presidents. It was for accession to the proceedings of this association that he was tried. And therefore his case, though distinguished by a few occurrences of its own, does not differ in its substance except in one not ...
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798
Touching on the major sedition trials while expanding the discussion beyond the usual focus on freedom of speech and the press to include the treatment of immigrants, Halperin's book provides a window through which readers can explore the meaning of freedom of speech, immigration, citizenship, the public sphere, the Constitution, and the Union.
An Examination of the Trials for Sedition Which Have Hitherto Occurred in Scotland
A detailed analysis of political trials in Scotland during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Cockburn examines the legal and political context of each trial and highlights the issues at stake. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
An Examination of the Trials for Sedition Which Have Hitherto Occurred in Scotland - Scholar's Choice Edition
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