Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-06-13

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Thee ptss;ssss ptsslsa ] 8 s ks,.;::
ed and protecit} byhsr pcxsss svs, aad
| of right opaht ID have subM Itsd 10 Ter eu;.
dance and dirsttionsd psing The nsiod Of
their infancy, when fem iintseiIi,y end
weakness thew were incapable OF their Own
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But Spain, deprived Of her king by the
Unparalleled peIfdy ofthr. emperor Of the
Frenth, her EUROPEAN stats yaSquishelby
his IRE ael,ery and BY his arms. sndthe, an.
Gent lawful and aeknowt dgyd gove,nmen,
or the country destroyed BY the sielent dw.
RACES of his sanguinary policy, there exist.
neither reason, Iighr, nor justice for cont.
nuing Our dependtnee on 2 power tha: Ia.
no existence but in lnsmory policy and
self preservation, therefore demand that Va
should provide for our common safety and
the projection of these provinces by taxing
into our own hsf.d the natural sovereignty
of our, county.
The period has at length arrived when
these United Provinces Eossess both The
strength end the power to protee, them.
selves. With a population ofnine millnn,
Of inhabitants. with an exttnt Of fertile ter.
ritory. superior 10 any empire, on the elobe,
and aboundine with all the riches tia, boun.
sous nature ever. bestowed en- the human
race, il Guild he contrary to sound policy,
in the p,ss mt state OF the world. 10 submit,
AND'WE ARE. DETERMINED NO
LONGER TO SUBMrT TO THE
DOM1NATION. OF ANY EUROPE.
AN OR FOREIGN POWER WHAT.
EVER. ...&.
For whilst lawful government existed
in Spain. and her legi,imat. king sa. upon
her throne, We have ever bean loyal to ka
person and faithful TO his government, and
our treasures have Je.n the only support Of
the European monarchy and us allies,
whilst we have been distressed byswarn
which we had no interss, wtatt yer, and our
country drained of .hose riches which IA.
ture has bestowed upon The inhabitant. Of
America, for their own happiness, suppon
and defence. ...-......
Under these considerations and TO pre-.
vent the inevitable and ruinous consequen.
ces of falling under the yoke of the empe.
ror of The Finch the tyrsnt Of Europe and
the oppr.ssor Of Spain WE the Spanish
provinces liz America declare ourselves. q
FREE, SOVEREIGN and INDEPEN-
DENT PEOPLE,. not acknowledging
the DOMINATION Of any power on
earth, refusing submission, and denying
and repelling the authority Of whatever ma.
ton may attempt dominion over US. ,Thi.
We unanimously sngsRe and pledge our.
selves to maintsin and ssprnrt~ with our
LIVES, our F RTUMES, and ontSA.
CRED HONORS, calling every TO-
habitant in the provinces to aid and,spppors
ia carrying into effect this, our laudable ard
just resolution, and establishing for our
selves and our posterity, a Tree, equitable
and independent government, that shall Sc.
lure our happiness and give ,us - place Of
honor and respect amosg the Independent
nations Of the earth.
And we do earnestly entreat all foreign
,ations to acknowledge and guarantee our
and 90 lavsr .us with such al.
lance aud assistance as may enable us 10
lefear the designs of the ,snemies Of our
ountry.
BY thus disavcwing. our dependence on
II ain, We solemnly appea, to Heaven Tor
he re ctisude ct Our intentions, and we do
'roiest before the sacred aosi<sty Of God
'imself, that. in all our me asnres we have
yer been .actusted by motive. pure aud
onorable, and that ave have 20 other de.
ign 10 view than the preservation Of our.
elves, and The projection Of our common
ountry. .And we do most humbly suppl.
ate that being who decides The fate Of na.
oHs, to smile ON our sxer:ion, and to bless
nd protect this, our new established saa'
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