[Ken H]

Was porn still illegal in the colonies?

I have no idea.

What is your answer to my question?

[Mr. Silverback]

You asked the following:

In light of Madison's writings, what evidence do you have that the original intent/meaning of the First Amendment was only meant to protect political and religious speech?

If the First Amendment applied to all speech equally, pornography, obscenity (and possibly libel, slander and sedition) would have been protected. And yet they weren't.