Liberty of the press! : a deadly attack having been made upon the rights and liberties of the people of this province, by the fining and imprisonment of the editor of the Canadian Freeman

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Liberty of the press! : a deadly attack having been made upon the rights and liberties of the people of this province, by the fining and imprisonment of the editor of the Canadian Freeman

DateOctober 30, 1828

Names

Collins, Francis, 1801-1834 (subject)

Unknown (author)

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Liberty of the press! : a deadly attack having been made upon the rights and liberties of the people of this province, by the fining and imprisonment of the editor of the Canadian Freeman
Liberty of the press! : a deadly attack having been made upon the rights and liberties of the people of this province, by the fining and imprisonment of the editor of the Canadian Freeman

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Notes

Here's a notice from our Baldwin Collection of Canadiana dating back to 1828 in York (now Toronto). It calls for citizens "to shield a free press from annihilation" after newspaper editor Francis Collins was jailed. Collins was sentenced for libel, among other offences. While incarcerated, he continued to edit the Canadian Freeman and publish scathing editorials against his opponents. However, Collins failed to defend a free press when the editor of a rival newspaper was also persecuted by the government under the charge of libel.

Read about Francis Collins on Dictionary of Canadian Biography: http://ow.ly/hQJ850EdKVP

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Dimensions22 cm x 17.5 cm (8 11/16 in. x 6 7/8 in.)

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