The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-09-03
NEW DECLARATION OF INDEPEND-
ENCE

When IN the course OF human events il be
| comes necessary tor one people TO dissolve the
i1cmpcrnte bonds which have connected them
with another, and 70 assume the sober station to
winch the laws of nature aud ofnaturc', God en-
title them, decent respect 10 the opinions Of
mankind requires that they should declare the
causes which impcl hcm to the separation
We hold these truths 10 be self evident; That
all men are created sober; that they are cndow-
ed hv Their Creator with certain unalcuiablc
iigh s-that among these are life, liberty. aud
the purity OF health; that whenever any habits
become destructive 10 these ends il is the right Of
people To alter them. Prudence indeed will dc
tate that habits long established should not be
changed iorlight or transient causes and accor-
DINGHY mankind are more disposed 10 suffer than
To right themselves by altering the habits to
which they are accustomed. Bat when long
| course al Indulgence in luxury AM inoxication
evnces design TO reduce men to absolute beast
i'u,sS it's the duty propdenrw liz uors for their
future security. The history Of Rum IS a history
! OF repeated repelS and infbriaiiOuS To prove
thus LET facts be submitted 10 u candid world. II
has called together men AT places unusual and
uncomfortable. and distant from the depository
| OF their fnpDh records, for the sole purpose Of
| reducing them into compliance with gill and haIf
| pant measures IT has endeayored 10 prevent
the population of theSe States /; il has made Jud-
| geS depend upon its excitement alone II has e.
| rectcd multitude of grog shops. and sent A.
nou3 = us s"a MS o drnneS 10 eat our substance
II has kept among us IN time, OF Temperatures stan
| ding ddiiltrleS ~ soma eases II has rendered
| themtary superior to the civil powrr--it has
| subjected us TO jurisdiction foreign to our c0n-
ajildjoH; it has cut of our responsibility with
| all the world II has imposed inbec,biiiig
onus without our consent; it has transported
! hs,If l.. =
ETY.; II hastaien away appetitcs Il altered fun
| damentallN our former habits It has invested
! itself with power to rule IN all cases whatey-
| er IL has p'undered our barnS, ravaged our
lands, burnt our threats, and destroyed the lives
/ OF our people ; At this time large casks of for
eIgn liquors are transported to complete the
work of death, deSolatlon and drunkenness a
thing totally unworthy ciHi liquor IT has tx
cited domestic broilS amongst us. and has
brought on Us the merciless librrlme whose known
rule of warfare is an undstnguiShed destruc-
ton of happiness among all conditions of peo-
Pile. liquor which is thus marked by every
/ act that can define a tyrant, is unit 10 bc the
ruler of any people. Nor have we been want
ing in attention to Brandy and Hhisfeu We
j have warned them from time TO time of attempts
to extend an unwarrantahle jurisdiction over rs
! but they too have been deaf TO the voice of rra-
son. We must therefore acquicscc in the neccs-
sity which dcnounces our separation and hold
them MS we hold all liquors--enemiesin excess
i in moderation friends"
Z" One further remark and lam DONE saws
General Jackson in his letter of July IS A
friend at our elbow, reading Mr. Buchan-
aus communication, observed, that the General
'oas DONE, WITHOUT further remark.
4 leap The Black Rock Gazette saws that
some rude unieeling BOYS, few days since took
dog. aud threw him into the rapids ofthe Mag
river, just above the Falls, and. that the poor
animal. mad espue ofhis exertions, was preciplia-
ted overthestuPendousp reeipice: " hen, strangets
record, the dog was discovered in the tnhlng
flood. by the ferrying, pulling for the shore "
OH reaching which. he was found to have sustain9
! ed only slight injury on one of his legs
Albory Daily Adoertiser.