Barnum started a weekly paper in 1829, The Herald of ch elders led to libel suits and a prosecution which resulted in imprisonment for two months, but he became a champion of the liberal movement upon his release.
Barnum started a weekly paper in 1829, "The Herald of Freedom", in Danbury, Connecticut. His editorials against church elders led to libel suits and a prosecution which resulted in imprisonment for two months, but he became a champion of the liberal movement upon his release.