Speeches on Social and Political Subjects: Military floggingRichard Griffin, 1857 - Great Britain |
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... proceeding not without its effect in bring- ing all state prosecutions for libel soon afterwards into a degree of discredit which has led to their disuse . The remarks were as follow : - " ONE THOUSAND LASHES !! " " The aggressors were ...
... proceeding not without its effect in bring- ing all state prosecutions for libel soon afterwards into a degree of discredit which has led to their disuse . The remarks were as follow : - " ONE THOUSAND LASHES !! " " The aggressors were ...
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... proceedings , in the course of which allusion was made to his Tract , not only by the counsel on both sides , but by the learned judge , who , entertaining no doubt at all of the perfect purity of his intentions , expressed , but ...
... proceedings , in the course of which allusion was made to his Tract , not only by the counsel on both sides , but by the learned judge , who , entertaining no doubt at all of the perfect purity of his intentions , expressed , but ...
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... Proceeding to enlarge on this most interesting point , in the course of his observations he uses such expres- sions as these . After judiciously telling us , that " it is in vain to expect a radical reform , until the principle of the ...
... Proceeding to enlarge on this most interesting point , in the course of his observations he uses such expres- sions as these . After judiciously telling us , that " it is in vain to expect a radical reform , until the principle of the ...
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... these remarks to excite a vague and indiscrimi- nate sentiment against punishment by military law . " You perceive , gentlemen , that before proceeding to guard his reader against the idea of his general par- 32 MILITARY FLOGGING .
... these remarks to excite a vague and indiscrimi- nate sentiment against punishment by military law . " You perceive , gentlemen , that before proceeding to guard his reader against the idea of his general par- 32 MILITARY FLOGGING .
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... proceedings of 1820 , though they ended in the signal discomfiture of the Queen's enemies , by no means put an end to their persecutions . Although declared innocent by the fate of the bill , which was withdrawn on the 10th of November ...
... proceedings of 1820 , though they ended in the signal discomfiture of the Queen's enemies , by no means put an end to their persecutions . Although declared innocent by the fate of the bill , which was withdrawn on the 10th of November ...
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