Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-06-28
DECLARATION OF
AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

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DECLAkATIoE BY The Representatives Of M United STATES Of Amer
ica, in General Cansrgs a5Smbkd
MAYHEM, the courf 81 human events necay
w people daove the political bands
with another am among powers earth, parate
equal fon which them
decent repsS 70 the opinions Ct mankind requires that they h0ud declare
We hold hefe truths be seviasp, equal
among life Liberty puri happne
rights nitu.ed men, deriving their na from
deeut of thee ends is the right of the people alter abo
nute laying foundation principles
gnzng uch form, them a' em mott likely ae
their f and appne Prudence, indeed will e that
eorog all experience hath ean that dpod r
while evils fsb than right theVes BY abong forms
purifying invariably the fame Object, evinc degn
aboate depoln their ,ght their duty 70 throw oil e govern
patient uferan Of hee Colonies and feh nceefy
p King C,la Brian aRo Of REPEATED injuries and
all having in direct obs the aabhmen Of All abiou tyranny te
He has rud his aftn laws, the moR wholen nelary
pats immediate and pseGng
Importance un ended their till bis aent oud
ed and when asnded he has utterly neglected attend them
of people, un ho people would relnqui the right of
He has called together Legislative bodies dauua uncomfortable
and dan fomh depoOy OF their public records for the @ pupo Of
He has daovd Repreen.alve repeated for oppoGng
manly frmneis his invadons on therighs Of the people
be elected whereby the legislative incapable Of annhion have
turned to the people at large for their ex the State remaining the
lons within sa 80
He has enored to prevent the population Of e States; Tor that
purpoe oblung the laws for naturaiono for ng
others their naon her rafting the conditions Of
appropriations of lands
He has obuaed the administration Juice by rung his
laws for etabhhng judiciary powers.
He has made dependent his will alone for Of
fees, and the and payment OF their Eaies.tt
He has erected multitude offices and TENT hiher
to harrais people, and eat out their fubhance
He has kept among of pec fandng arm without the
content OF our Legislatures. 50
military Independent peor
civil power.
He combined with others toubee ufdi6on foreign
conuon unacknowiedgd by laws; giving his aen their acts
of pretended legi1aton:
Forquarering large bodies Of armed troops among
For protecting them, by mock trial. from punihme for murders
which they fhoud commit the inhabitants of thefe Starcs
For cutting of our trade with all parts OF the world
For mpoGng taxes Without content: - "a
For dpving many cafes of the benefits of trial by
For anfporing beyond tried for pretended offences
For abong the free ffm of E6 laws neboing Provinces
abng therein arbitrary and charging m boundaries 10
render example Git fume for introducing the fame
abfoue rule into tiefe Colonies
For taking charters bons mott valuable laws, and al
esing fundamentally the forms of our governments .
For upendng Legislatures and declaring themfe nveed
with leginae for us in all cafes whaloever.
He has abdcad government here by declaring Of his projections
and waging agsnf US.
He pundered as, vaged co burnt and de-
troyed the lives Of our people.