...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,...

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

...as should write . print, utter, publish, &c. " any false, scandalous, and malicious writing against the government of the United States, or either house...the congress of the United States, or the president, &c." These acts, together with others for raising a standing army, and imposing a direct tax and internal...

...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...

...and malicious, renting, 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 to defame the said government," or either house of the said congress, or the said president,...

...as should write, print, utter, publish, &c. " any false, scandalous, and malicious writing against the government of the United States, or either house...the congress of the United States, or the president, &c." These acts, together with others for raising a standing army, arid imposing a direct tax and internal...

...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...

...publish, or shall cause or procure to be wntten, printed, uttered or published, or shall knowingly or willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering,...writings against the Government of the United States, or the President of the United States, with an intent to defame the said Government, or either House...

...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...

...published, or shall knowingly or willingly assist or aid in writing, printing, uttering, or publishing nny false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the Government of the United States, or the President of the United States, with an intent to defame the said Government, or either House...