Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-07-04
For ouarterine large bodies Of armed troops

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among US:
For PROTECTING them, by "a mock trial, from
nunishment 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 con.
| sent.
For eepriving US in many cases, of the ben
efts of trial by jury.
| For transporting US beyond seas, to be tried
for pretended offences.
For abolishing the free system Of English
law in a neighboring province, establishing
therein an arbitrary government, and charging
its boundaries so as TO render it at once an ex-
ample and fit instrument, for introducing the
same absolute rule into these colonies.
For taking away our charters, aholishing our
most valuable laws, and altering Fundamentally
the forms OF our governments.
For suspeEding our own Legislatures, and
declaring themselves invested with power, to
leeislate for US in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdica,ed government here, by de.
claring 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 foreign mercenaries to complete the works
Of death, dcsolation, and tyranny, already be-
gun with circumstances of cruelty and per6dy,
scarcely paraleled in the most barbarous ages,
and totally unworthy the head Of civilized ma
ton
He has constrained our felow-ctizens, 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
bv their hands.
He has excited domestic Instructions "a
mongst US, aud has andeavored TO bring on he
inhabitants of our frontiers the merciles, In
dian savages, whose known rule Of warfare is
an undistinguished destruction Of all ages, SEX
es, and conditions
In every stage Of these expressions VIC have
petitoned for redress il The most humble terms:
our repeated petitions have been answered only
by repeated injury. prince, whose character
is thus marked by every act which may define
tyrant, is unfit 10 be the ruler Of free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions 10
our British brethren. We have warned them,
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,ure 10 extend an unwarrantablc jurisdiction
ov.rus We have 4eminded them of the Cir
c,ms,ances of our emigration and settlement
here. We have appealed 10 their native JUS
tice and magnanimity, and we have conJured
Them bv the ties Of our common kindred TO
djsavow these usurpations, which would ineH'
,sblv interrupt our connexions and correspond
epce. They 100 have been deaf 10 the voice oil
Justice and ST consequently. We must there
fore. acquiesce in the necessity which denounc'
es our Sc para,ion, and hold them, as we hoo
The res, 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 reo,i,ude Of our intentions,
do. in the name and by the authority OF the
good people of these Colonies, solemnly publish
and declare, tina, these united colonies are, and
Of right ough, TO be, free and independent states
tina, they are absolved from all allegiance TO The
British crown, and that all political oonnexl'n
between them and the state Of Great Britain,
is, and ought to be, totally dissolved; ana tna''
as free and independent states, they nave 'u''
power to levy war, conclude peace, contract al
liances. establish commerce, and to do all other
acts and things which independent states may
Of RICH, do. And for the support OF this de-
clara,ion, with a firm reliance on the protecuon
of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge 10
each Other our lives, our fortunes, and our sa'
cred honor.
| Communicated for the Phenix Gazette
VIEWS
Ofthe Benevolent Society Of alexandria jor. a.
n,eiiorating and improving the condition 81 IN
People Of Color.
No. 9.