The Pennsylvania gazette — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-07-10 00:00:00, page 1

WHEN, in the Course of human Events,
it becomes necessary for one People to
dissolve the political Bands which have
connected them with another, and to
assume among the Powers of the Earth,
the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Na
ture and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent Respect
to the Opinions of Mankind requires that they should de
clare the causes which impel them to the Separation.
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men
are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness— That to
secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among
Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the
Governed, that whenever any Form of Government be
comes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the
People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Go
vernment, laying its Foundation on such Principles, and
organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem
most Likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence,
indeed, will dictate that Governments long established
should not be changed for light and transient Causes; and
accordingly all Experience hath shewn, that Mankind are
more disposed to suffer, while Evils are sufferable, than to
right themselves by abolishing the Forms to which they
are accustomed. But when a long Train of Abuses and
Usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces
a Design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is
their Right, it is their Duty, to throw off such Govern
ment, and to provide new Guards for their future Secu
rity. Such has been the patient Sufferance of these Co
lonies, and such is now the Necessity which constrains
them to alter their former Systems of Government. The
History of the present King of Great-Britain is a History
of repeated Injuries and Usurpations, all having in direct
Object the Establishment of an absolute Tyranny over
these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a
candid World.
He has refused his Asse nt to laws, the most wholesome
and necessary for the pub lic go od.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of im
mediate and pressing Importance, unless suspended in
their Operation till his Assent should be obtained; and
when so suspendedd, he has utterly neglected to attend to
them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the Accommoda
tion of large Districts of People, unless those People
would relinquish the Right of Representation in the Le
gislature, a Right inestimable to them, and formidable to
Tyrants only.
He has called together Legislative Bodies at Places un
usual, uncomfortable, and distant from the Depository of
their public Records, for the sole Purpose of fatiguing
them into Compliance with his Measures.
He has dissolved Representative House's repeatedly, for
opposing with manly Firmness his Invasions on the Rights
of the People.
He has refused, for a long Time after such Dissolutions,
to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative
Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the
the People at Large for their Exercise; the State remaining
in the mean time exposed to all the Dangers of Invasion
from without, and Convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the Population of these
States; for that Purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturali
zation of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encou
rage their Migrations hither, and raising the Conditions
of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by
refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary
Powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for
the Tenure of their Offices, and the Amount and Pay
ment of their Salaries.
He has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and sent
hither Swarms of Officers to harrass our People, and eat
out their Substance.
He has kept among us, in Times of Peace, Standing
Armies, without the consent of our Legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of
and superior to the Civil Power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a Juris
diction foreign to our Constitution, and unacknowledged
by our Laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pre
tended Legislation:
For quartering large Bodies of Armed Troops among
us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punish
ment for any Murders which they should commit on the
Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the World:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us, in many Cases, of the Benefits of
Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pre
tended Offences:
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a
neighbouring Province, establishing therein an arbitrary
Government, and enlarging its Boundaries, so as to
render it at once an Example and fit Instrument for in
troducing the same absolute Rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most va
luable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of
our Governments:
In CON GRESS, July 4, 1776.
A DECLARATION
By the REPRESENTATIVES of the
UNITED STATES of AMERICA, in
GENERAL CONGRESS assembled.
July 10, 1776.
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring
themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in all
Cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us
out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our Seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt
our Towns, and destroyed the Lives of our People.
He is, at this Time, transporting large Armies of for
eign Mercenaries to compleat the Works of Death, De
solation and Tyranny, already begun with Circumstances
of Cruelty and Perfidy, fearcely paralleled in the most
barbarous Ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a ci
vilized Nation.
He has constrained our Fellow-Citizens, taken captive
on the high Seas, to bear Arms against their Country, to
become the Executioners of their Friends and Brethren,
or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic Insurrections amongst us, and
has endeavoured to bring on the Inhabitants of our
Frontiers the merciless Indian Savages, whose known
Rule of Warfare is an undistinguished Destruction of all
Ages, Sexes and Conditions.
In every Stage of these Oppressions we have petitioned
for Redress in the most humble Terms: Our repeated
Petitions have been answered only by repeated Injury.
A Prince, whose Character is thus marked by every Act
which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the Ruler of a
free People.
Nor have we been wanting in Attentions to our British
Brethren. We have warned them from Time to Time
of Attempts by their Legislature to extend an unwar
rantable Jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them
of the Circumstances of our Emigration and Settlement
here. We have appealed to their native Justice and
Magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the Ties
of our common Kindred to disavow these Usurpations,
which would inevitably interrupt our Connexions and
Correspondence. They too have been deaf to the Voice
of Justice and of Consanguinity. We must, therefore,
acquiesce in the Necessity, which denounces our Sepa
ration, and hold them, as we hold the rest of Mankind,
Enemies in War, in Peace, Friends.
WE therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS
assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World
for the Rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name and
by Authority of the good People of these Colonies,
Solemnly Publish and Declare, That these United COlonies
are, and of Right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT
STATES; that they are absolved from all Allegiance to the
British Crown, and that all political Connection between
them and the State of Great-Britain is and ought to be
totally dissolved; and that as FREE AND INDEPENDENT
STATES, they have full Power to levy War, conclude
Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to
do all other Acts and Things which INDEPENDENT
STATES may of right do. And for the Support of this
Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of
divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our
Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.
Signed by Order and in Behalf of the Congress,
Attest. JOHN HANCOCK, President.
CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary.
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At the New PrINTING-OFFICE, in MARKET-STREET,
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ThHe ACTS.or ASSEMBLY
Of the Province of PE®NsSYLVANIa,
Carefully compared with the Originals.
Anp an A PP ENDIX,
Containing such Aés, and Parts of A&z, relating to Pro
perty, as are expired, altered or repealed.
TOGETHER WITH
The Royal, Proprietary, City and Borough CHARTERS ;
AND THE
OricinaL ConcEssions of the Hon. WirLLiam PENN
to the firft Settiers of the Province,,
Publifbed by ORDER of ASSEMBLY.
Just printed, published, and now felling by .
ROBERT BELL, in Third-street,
( Price One Shiliing and Threcpence ) '
HE genvine PrinciprLEs of the ancient SAXON, or
l ENGLISH CONSTITUTION. Carefully col
leéted from the best Authorities; with some Observations on
their peculiar Fitness for the United Colonies in general, and
Pennsylvania in particular. By DEMOPHILUS.
All human Constitutions are fubjeét to Corruption, and must
perith, unless they are timely Jenewed by reducing them to their
firft Principles, SIDNEY,
Where Annual Ele&ion ends, Tyranny begins.
Historicar Essavs.
N. B. All the New Pamphlets may be had at said Bell’s.
Fuly v, 1776, -
W HEREAS an Advertisement, addressed to the Public,
apreared in the Gazetie some time past, signed Thomas
Fanney, requesting the Favour of the Public to cross at the
Old Trenton Ferry, where he now lives, and asserting that the
difference of the distance between the Old and New Ferry is
more than a mile in favour of the Old, whereas the true dif
ference, on a firié& survey, is ne more than half a mile and sixty
rood, and as the subscriber hath lately ceme to the New Ferry,
and provided a more commodious Boat than has ever been
herctofore at either Ferry, as well as being the sole cause of
lowering the Ferriage more than one third of the former price,
which 1s a very great saving to the public, he flatters himfelf
he-wil be indulged with their custom, which he will endeavour
to merit by his particular care and attention, and is the public’s
most obliged humble servant, THOMAS HARVEY. ¢
TR AYED away, on the 23d of June, from the fubfcri-
S ber, living in Germantown, a frefh milch black C O W,
with a white head 4nd along her back, also on her belly, but
~what may be remarked is pieces of other horns nailed on thetip
of hers. Whoever secures the said cow, and gives notice, that
the may be had again, shall have the reward of TEN Szrr-
LINGs, and reasonable charges. X 3
§ GLEORGE SHARPLESS
Yl e PPN A S G (o
o AVE N DYO LEA RS Rewand
R the 15th &f lat April, a dark Mulattoe Slave, named
UN from the subscriber, living near Talbot Court-house,
HARRY, about,26 yearsold ; he is about 5 feet 8 or g inches
high, stout and strong made; heis of a mild temper, plauiible
in speech, and deceptive in conversation. It is supposed that he
will endeavour to pass for a freeman ; he was lately seen in Hent
county ; had on, when seen, a country cloth jacket, tow linen
shirt and trowfers, and a beaver hat with one corner burnt,---
The ahove reward will be paid if takén out of the province, or
o miles from home, and secured in any goal so that I may get
gim; Forty Shillings, if 30 miles; Thirty Shilings, if 20
miles ; with reasonable travelling expences, if brought home.
q ALEXANDER M‘CALLUM.
Lancaster Goal, Fune 25, i 776.
‘ N J AS committed to my custody, she following perfins, viza
Francis Morrison, 28 years of age, black hair and com
plexion, pitted with the fmail:pox, fays he lately resided near
Doe-Run, Chester county, was for some time a private in Cap
tain Rees’s company, from whom he obtained a discharge,
Andrew Fobnflon, fays he enlisted with Lieut. Finney, when
recruiting for Captain Murray, in Oxford township, Chester
county, and has a discharge, which he fays he obt.ined from
the said ¥inney. Peter Bryan, who fays he is a deserter from
Frasier’s company, and enlifed with Lieut. Sealy, in Hanoyer
townthip. Febn William Petry, who fays he is a servant to
Capt. Thomas Perry, of Bucis ccunty, ~ And Stepben Archer,
who fays he is a servant to Mr, Benjamin Rittenhoufe, The
officers and mafterswf the {aid deserters and servants, are desired
to fend for them, pay charges, and take them away ia 3 weeks
from the date hereof, otherwise they will be discharged. on pay- -
ing their fees, by Ll Perxx Risrew, Goaler, 3
July 2, 1773.
SEVEN POUNDS Reward.
R in Chester county, the two following servants, vig.-~-
UN away, lafl Sunday night, from the subscriber, living
Edwward Gray, abont s feet 6 inches high, pock-marked, fraight
black hair, about 26 years of age, {4ys he was born in Londor,
and served his time with William Hicklin, in New-Castle coun=
ty, underflands all {rts of plantation work, and {+ys he worked
at the Miller’s bufin-fs two years with one Reynolds, in Nots
tingham ; had on, when he went away, white country linen
shirt and trowfers, new coat and jacker, and a leather apron ;
took with him a feythe and hangings 1 Said Gray was tailed out
of goal by the subscriber, and for my security indented himfelf
to me j it is hoped that every honest person will endeaveur to ap
prehend said Gray, not for the revard but in order to bring him to
justice. The other, mamed Fobn Dillis, about 25 years of age,
born in New-England, a ffout. well built fellow, about 5 feet 10
or 11 inches high, with dirty coloured hair, his fore teeth wide
apart ; fays he belongs to the Row-gallies, ard has been seen
about Port-Penn ; had on, when he went away, white shirt and
trowfers, a red under jacket, without flceves, no fhees acr flock
ings; heis fond of strong drink and company, and a very great
liar. Whoever takes up the said rupaways, and secures them,
so as the {ubfcriber gets them again, shall have Five Poxnds for
Gray, and Forty Sbillings for Dillis, and reafonzble charges tor
Dillis, paid by WILLIAM KERLIN,.
N B. Dillis ron away the_2d of Fune &
b e ‘ . Eaflon, Fuly 2y 1976,
BYT vitrue of 2 writ o medire#ted, will be expuivt Ly sale,
on the premises, on Tuesday, the 3oth day of July infian:,
at 2 o'clock in the afterncon, two certain tracls or parcels of
land, situate in Maccongie townthip, in the county of North
ampton, one of them bounded by the lasds of Reuben Haines,
Henry Probft and fohn Fogle, and contairing 107 acres,
whereon are a stone tenement and log tenement, a large log
barn, ftubles and other out-houses, and a considerable quantity
of good meadow ; and the other of the said trafls, bounded by
the lands of Peter Haas and the said Haines, and containigg 37
acres wuodland ; late the property of Henry Shade ; seized and
taken in execution by Hinry FurrerT, Sheriff, @
- e R e e. WL
YITOLEN or STRAYED away, from the fubﬁ_-nb;:,
b living in Chanceford townthip, York county, Pennsylvania,
the 20th of June last, a white Horse and a black Maure, the
horse about g 2 years old, between 13 and 14 bands high, branded
on the near fheulder 1. C. his mane trimmed, a long beb tail,
and is a natural pacer; had a bell on when he went away ;
the mare 4 years old, both trots and paces, between 14 and 15
hands high, no brand, she has a switch tail, a small far in
her forehead, and wants one of her fore teeth in the upper jaw ;
both newly shod before, when they went away. Whoever takes
up the thief, and secures said horse and mare, {o 2s the owner
may have them again, thall have Three Pounds reward, or for
the horse and mare Forty Shillings, or for any of them Twenty
Shillings, and reasonable charges if brought kome, paid by
q JOHN M¢N AV Y.,
Jult publifped, and_to be fold by JOHN DUNLAP,
in Market-fireet, Philad-lpbia, b N
88 BRV.-A.T \ 8
i o ON THE »
Nature of CIVIL LIBER TY, the Principles of
'"GOVERNMENT, and che Justice and Policy of the
W.AR: with AMERIC A,
i To which is added,
An APPEND IX, containing a state of the National Debt,
an estimate of the money drawn from the Public by the taxes,
and an account of the National Income and Expendiwre
since the last War,
Heu miferi cives 5 non Hiffem, inimicague cafira,
===~ Veflras Spes uritis. Viea.
: By RICHAED PRICE, DD, ¥:R:S:
*4* This learned, judicious and liberal author had the thanks
of the Common Council, and the Freedom of the City of Lon
don presented to him in a gold box, for this his much admired
most excellent pamphlet on Civil Liberty- -~ And for which ke
also deserves the united thanks.of America.
Nuis: 248 F.