The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-07-03

He has made Judges dependent on his viii alone for
me tenure OF their Offices and the and payment
Of their salaries
He has erected multitude OF new offices. aud sent
miner swarms OF officers 10 harass people, aud eat
out their substance.
He has kept among us Ia times Of peace standing ar
mics. without the consent OF our legislatures.
lie has affected TO renderthe military independent OF,
and superior to, the civil power
lie has combined with others subject US to lnrs-
dlciion foreign to our constitution by
our laws giving his to their acts of pretended
legislation:
For quartering large bodies Of armed troops among
US:
For protecting them by a mock trial from punishment
for any murders which they should commit on the in
habitans Of these states
For cutting of our trade with all parts Of the world
For imposing taxes without our consent
For deprlving us, in many cases, of the benefits Of
trial by jury
For transporting beyond TO be tried for pre-
tended offences:
For aboshpQ the free system OF English laws in a
neighborng province, establishing therein arbitrary
government aud enlsrgng ito boundaries so as to
der iiat example aud Fl instrument for intro
dnclng the same absolute rule INTO these colonies
For taking away our charters, aboshng our most
valuable laws and altering fundamentally the forms of
our governments:
For suspendng our own legislatures, and declang
themselves invested with power legsate for US IN all
cases whatsoever:
He has abdcaed government here by declaring us
out OF his protection, and wsging war against us.
lie has plundered seas ravaged our coasts burnt
our towns, and destroyed the lives Of our people.
lie at this time, Transporting large armies OF foreign
mercenares to complete the works OF death, desolaton
and tyranny. already begun with circumstances OF cru
city and perfdy scarcely paraeled the most barbarons
ages, aud totally unworthy the head OF civilized
ton!
He has constrained our felow-citzens, taken captive
on the high seas TO bear against their country TO
become the execuioners Of their friends and BRETHREN
or TO fall themselves by their hands
He has excited domestic instructions among u.s. and
has endeavored 10 bring the inhabitants Of from
tiers, the mercess Indian savsges whose known rule
of warfare is undlstngushed destruction Of all ages,
sexes and conditions.
In every stage Of these expressions have petition
ed for redress the humble terms repeated
petitions have been answered only by repeated injury
A prince whose character is thus marked by every ac.
which may defne tyrant, is unfit TO be the ruler OF
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 IN
"arrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded
them OF the circumstances OF our emigration aud settle
ment here. We have appealed their native justice
and magnanimty, and we have conjnred them by the
ties Of oar common kindred. to dsavow these usurpa-
tons, which would inevitably interrupt connections
and correspondence They too have been deaf to the
Of justice and consangnnity. We must therefore
acquesce in the necessity which denounces our sepa-
ration aud hold them as we hold the Of mankind,
enemies Ia war, IN peace, friends.
We, therefore, the representatives of the United
States of America in general congress assembled. ap-
peallng the Supreme Judge of the world for the
utude Of intentions, do, IN the name aud by the
authority Of the good people Of these colonies soemny
publish and declare, That these united colonies are,
AID of right ought 10 be, FREE AND INDEPEND.
ENT STATES; that they absolved from all ALE
glance the British crown and that all political
necton between them aud the State of Great Britain,
is. ard ought 10 be- totally dissolved aud that free
aud independent States they have full power TO levy
conclude peace contract alliances, establish CON-
merce, and do all other acts aud things which inde
pendent States Of right do And for the support
of this declaration, with firm reliance the proec-
ton Of Divine Providence, mutually pledge to each
other, lives, fortunes, aud sacred honors