...That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall knowingly and wittingly assist and aid in writing, printing, uttering or publishing,...scandalous, and malicious writing or writings, against the President of the United States, with intent to defame, or to bring him into contempt or disrepute,...

...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 aid in writing, printing, uttering or publishing <Zj*any false, scandalous and malicious imting to -aritingt against the gmxnunent of the United States,...

...that, ' which subjected to an action at law, "such persons as should write, print, utter, or publish, any false, scandalous, and malicious, writing, or...writings, against the government of the United States, or the president of the United States, or either house of the congress of the United States, with intent...

...exceeding two years." We perceive that the law was only directed against false, scandalous, and malicious writings against the Government of the United States, or either House of Congress, or the President of the United States; and then only when the publication was intended to...

...following clause in this memorable law, which, //////• alia, enacted : — " That if any person sball write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or...printed, uttered or published, or shall knowingly or willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering, or publishing any false, scandalous and...

...Congress passed the following clause in this memorable law, which, inter alia, enacted : — " That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be wntten, printed, uttered or published, or shall knowingly or willingly assist or aid in writing, printing,...

...inter alia, enacted : — ngly or willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering, or publishng any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the Government of the United States, or the President of the United States, vith an intent to defame the said Government, or either House...

...Congress passed the following clause m this memorable law, which, inter alia, enacted : — " That if any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause er procure to be written, printed, uttered or published, or shall knowingly or willingly assist or...

...call the attention of the House to one section of that law. ''Sic. II. And be it further enac'ed, That if, any person shall write, print, utter, or publish,...false, scandalous, and malicious writing, or writings, aga'n-.st the Government of the United States, or either House of the Congress of the United States,...

...was passed in 1798, and, among other provisions, it contained the following section : SEC. 2. " That if any person shall write, print, utter, or publish,...cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered, or pub" lished, or shall, knowingly and willingly, assist or aid in writing, " printing, uttering, or...