Junius. In this edition, a mistake committed in the author's edition has been avoided. In that edition, the Letter of Philo Junius, dated May 22d, 1771, is inferted twice; the first time in Volume First as a Note to the twentieth Letter, and the fecond time in Volume Second, as the fortyfixth Letter, M. DE ON THE OF THE PRESS.. LIBERTY OF HOEVER confiders what it is, "W that conftitutes the moving princiWH 66 ple of what we call great affairs, and the "invincible fenfibility of man to the opinion "of his fellow-creatures, will not hesitate to "affirm that, if it were poffible for the liber 66 ty of the prefs to exift in a defpotic go"vernment, and, (what is not lefs difficult) "for it to exist without changing the confti"tution, this liberty of the press would a"lone form a counterpoife to the power of "the prince. If, for example, in an empire "of the Eaft, a fanctuary could be found, which, rendered refpectable by the ancient religion of the people, might insure safety "to thofe, who fhould bring thither their "observations of any kind; and that, from thence, printed papers should iffue, which "under a certain feal, might be equally re 66 fpected; and which, in their daily appear66. ance, should examine and freely discuss the "conduct of the Cadis, the Bashaws, the "Vizir, the Divan, and the Sultan himself, "that would introduce immediately fome degree of liberty." ERRATUM: Letter XXXIII. fhould be numbered XXXII. and Letter XXXIV. fhould be XXXIII. and fo on to the end. O F POLITICAL character of Englishmen: alarming : ftate of the nation plan of government fince his prefent Majesty's acceffion : characters of the present and former Minifters: America: fummary view of Notes: Character of the Duke of Grafton; his con- duct to the Marquis of Rockingham Junius and Sir William Draper's defence of the Marquis of Granby. |