Respublica v. Abraham Carlisle
Supreme Court of the United States
This was an indictment for High Treason, which was set forth in the following words : “ The jurors for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon their oaths and affirmations, do present, that Abraham Carlisle, late of the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, carpenter, being an inhabitant of, and belonging to, and residing within, the state of Pennsylvania, and under the protection of its laws, and owing allegiance to the same state, as a false-traitor against…
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This was an indictment for High Treason, which was set forth in the following words : “ The jurors for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon their oaths and affirmations, do present, that Abraham Carlisle, late of the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, carpenter, being an inhabitant of, and belonging to, and residing within, the state of Pennsylvania, and under the protection of its laws, and owing allegiance to the same state, as a false-traitor against the same, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil, the…
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief Justice delivered the opinion of the court to the following effect:
McKean, Chief Justice.
There are three species of treason in Pennsylvania ; (a) First. To take a commission or commissions from the king of Great Britain, or any under his authority: 2. To levy war against the state or government thereof: and 3. Knowingly and willingly to aid and assist any enemies at open war against this state, or the United States of America. With respect to this third species of treason, the legislature has further explained the meaning of the words, aiding and assisting, to be, “by joining the…
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