Book/Printed Material A notable libel case; the criminal prosecution of Theodore Lyman, jr. by Daniel Webster in the Supreme judicial court of Massachusetts, November term, 1828 Copy 1
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Image 1 of Copy 1- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 5 of Copy 1 jilil:iliiiiiiiiii.iiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniii NOTABLE LIBEL CASE The Criminal Prosecution of Theodore Lyman J^- by Daniel Webster in the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts November Term 1828 JOSIAH H. BENTON JR- BOSTON Charles E. Goodspeed…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
- Date: 1904
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Image 6 of Copy 1 Copyright, 1904, by Josiah H. Benton, J**- LIflPOTV ,it CO Two CoDies !{ecr-v i JUN 27 1904 Cooyrljrht en i v CLASS CC XXo. No. ^^s 7 COPY 8 •B4T D. B.…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 7 of Copy 1 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACIKG PAGE DANIEL WEBSTER 2 From a Painting in the Supreme Jldicial Court, Boston THEODORE L Y:\IAX, Ja- 6 From a Bmt in the possession of Mrs. G. Rowland…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 8 of Copy 1- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 9 of Copy 1 A NOTABLE LIBEL CASE T^ID you, Mr. Webster, at that, or any other -L^ period, ever enter into any plot to dissolve the Union? Strange as it may now seem, the Solicitor-General…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 10 of Copy 1 2 from 1806 to 1816, the Embargo Acts, and the resist- ance to them, the conduct of the Hartford Conven- tion, the construction of the Federal Constitution, the power of the United…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 11 of Copy 1 DANIEL WEBSTER From a Painting in the Supreme Judicial Court, Boston- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 12 of Copy 1- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 13 of Copy 1 3 est at the time, and yet the name of the person prose- cuted and the real facts of the trial have been so far suppressed in general history that but few…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 14 of Copy 1 4 ists, and regretted the publication of Mr. Adams, because he thought it would tend to cause the Hart- ford Conventionists and the Jackson people to unite. Even Mr. Curtis, in his…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 15 of Copy 1 5 while perhaps intended to avoid injury to the feehngs of his family and friends, recently provoked inquiry from a prominent gentleman in a Southern State as to the name of the…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 16 of Copy 1 6 The circumstances of the pubhcation of the alleged libel and of the prosecution were these In 1828, John Quincy Adams was the Federalist, and Andrew Jackson the Democratic (or, as it…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 17 of Copy 1 THEODORE LYMAN, From a Bust in the possession of Mrs. G. Homeland Shaiv, Boston- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 18 of Copy 1- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 19 of Copy 1 7 Intelligencer at Washington, concerning disclosures said, many months ago, to have been made by Mr. Adams to Mr. Jefferson, in regard to the conduct of the leaders of the Federal party…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 20 of Copy 1 8 believe what he revealed to Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Giles twenty years ago. All the gentlemen we have mentioned above, are, with one exception,* still liv- ing, and, with two exceptions,…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 21 of Copy 1 9 The letter of Mr. Jefferson referred to in this arti- cle, and published in the same issue of the Jackson Re- publican, stated that during the time of the Embargo Acts…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 22 of Copy 1 10 Otis, Samuel Dexter, William Prescott,* Daniel Webster, Elijah H. Mills, Israel Thorndike, Josiah Quincy, Benjamin Russell, John Welles,t and others of the Federal party, of their age, and stand- ing, were…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 23 of Copy 1 11 The gist of Mr, Webster s charge against Mr. Ly- man was, that whereas Mr. Adams had only charged that leading Federalists of Massachusetts had in 1808 been guilty of treasonable…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 24 of Copy 1 12 necessary to consider the condition of affairs in 1808, the conduct of the Federahsts at that time and until the close of the War of 1812, the course pursued by Mr.…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 25 of Copy 1 13 or of any of her allies. November 14, 1807, a second English Order in Council was made, prohibiting all commerce between a country at peace and a country at war with…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 26 of Copy 1 14 of the utmost importance to its prosperity, especially in New England. This commerce was by these De- crees and Orders in Council ground between the up- per and nether millstones of…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 27 of Copy 1 15 of the United States passed the Senate and was sent to the House of Representatives. There all amend- ments hmiting the duration or effect of the Act were rejected, and three…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 28 of Copy 1 16 and April 19, 1808, Jefferson issued a proclamation declaring the country adjacent to Lake Champlain to be the seat of a combination against the laws of the United States, and calling…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 29 of Copy 1 17 even declared that the character of a place must be considered, and if it were found to be tainted with the general spirit of disobedience, the individual who de- sired leave…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 30 of Copy 1 18 themselves. Juries refused to convict persons pros- ecuted under the Embargo Laws. Still Jefferson did not yield to the distress and resistance of the people, and at his command, January 9,…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 31 of Copy 1 19 ment of its effect in Massachusetts will be found in the report of the joint committee of the Legislature made February 1, 1809, upon the petitions of towns including an immense…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 32 of Copy 1 20 This address plainly threatened disunion and forci- ble resistance to the Embargo Acts if they were not repealed.* No such arbitrary and oppressive act as the Force Act had been passed…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 33 of Copy 1 21 In Connecticut Governor Trumbull refused to appoint officers of the militia on whom the United States collectors could call for help, saying there was no authority for such appointments. He then…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 34 of Copy 1 22 mit to the Embargo Act. Timothy Pickering,* then in the Senate, said that the Revolution began in New England, and one of the reasons assigned for the Declaration of Independence was…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 35 of Copy 1 23 from and after the end of the next session of Con- gress, and providing for non-intercourse with France and England and their colonies, was passed by Con- gress and signed by…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 36 of Copy 1 24 Plumer, Griswold, and Burr in 1804, and threatened in 1808 and 1809, was revived. This resulted in the fa- mous Hartford Convention, held upon invitation of the Legislature of INIassachusetts, which…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 37 of Copy 1 25 While the Convention claimed to be acting within the provisions of the Federal Constitution, they prac- tically adopted the doctrine thatthe States had aright to nullify the laws of Congress, and…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 38 of Copy 1 26 arately or in concert with neighbouring States may be enabled to assume the defence of their territories against the enemy, and also on January 30 passed a resolve for paying the…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 39 of Copy 1 27 In July, 1812, he made a speech in opposition to the war with England, and in August of the same year he wrote what was known as the Rockingham Memorial, addressed…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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Image 40 of Copy 1 28 right of providing for the security of their own Hberties. No word here of the power of the Federal Judi- ciary to decide this question only an open and un- qualified…- Contributor: Benton, Josiah H., (Josiah Henry)
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About this Item
Title
- A notable libel case; the criminal prosecution of Theodore Lyman, jr. by Daniel Webster in the Supreme judicial court of Massachusetts, November term, 1828
Names
- Benton, Josiah H., Jr. (Josiah Henry), 1843-1917.
Created / Published
- Boston, C.E. Goodspeed, 1904.
Headings
- - Lyman, Theodore,--Jr.,--1792-1849
- - Webster, Daniel,--1782-1852
- - United States--Politics and government--1801-1809
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- 3 p.l., 117 p., 1 l. 5 port. 25 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- E357.6 .B47
Library of Congress Control Number
- 04016787
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