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Debate on Sedition Law Reveals Misleading Boston Tale
In a January debating session chaired by Mr. Morris, arguments addressed the sedition act’s constitutionality and trials. A Boston libel tale was exposed as false while Richmond witnesses failed to appear and the court proceeded, upholding the conviction as a warning against press oppression.
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