Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-07-30

Nhen IN the caarse Of human eFeats, u be-
comes necessary f-r any people 10 dissolve The
political bands Which have connected the,n with
their rulers, and 10 assume among the powers Of
the earth, tho Independent and republican station,
70 whIch The constitution Of their country entities
them, decent respect - he opinions of man
lind requires that they should declare the causes
which nfsl them to the separation,
We ho,I these truths 10 be self evident, that
all men are endowed by lhelr Creator with Ger.
tain lnaneuabo rights among which ara Tile, lib.
erty and The pursuit Of happiness: That 10 Sc.
cure these rights, governments ere instituted a
mong mon, deriving their just powers from The
consent 81 the goYesnsd; that whenever any otIi :
GERS Of tho government adopt measures desiruc- :
tive Of these ends IT i the right Of the people
TO remove them, and to apPoins other officers ho
rnav hold SUCH primo pies and adopt s.oh meas
shall seem most likely to etTcctthelr safe
y aud happiness. Prudence, indeed. will dictate
that officers ence elected should not TO removed
fos light and tsaDscient causes; and accordingly
III experience hath shown, that the people af these
U0i,cd States are more disposed to suffer, while
owls are eatTetabje, than TO right themselves by
removing tho officers whom they have elected
Bat when long train Of abuses and usurpa lions.
pursuing in asa5.y The same object, ovncss
design - led4ce them under absolute despotism:
tits their right, it Is heir dnty, throw eff such
officers aud 10 provide guards fer their iatlre
security. Sash has been the patient sulIcrancc
of these United States aad such Is now the ne
cess.ty hjch constraiu them 10 change the pre-
siding officer Of thcjf government. The histo.
~ Of the present chief magistrate Of tie United
States, is history q repeated injuries and usur
pattous, al. having N direct object the establish
nent OF an absolute tyranny over these states
To provo THE, IL; f.css 10 submitted 10 Z candid
world.
lie has refused his ussen, to laws tho most
wholesome aud necessary tor the public good.
lie has violated tie great principles o; govern
nens which Lo rrofssseJ to maiolajn when he
elected TO ol.co by The pcople, and or account
Of which he was chosen by them.
He his increased the financial embarrassment
Of The coua'ry, b. repeatedly refusing sancIi, n
measures for thes5 relief, and has thereby dePres
) sed commerce, and brought large portion Of our
citizens to faa verge ri bankruptcy.
, k4a Haa uEnTqed The power oil IegisIatIng ior
! tho people by Debating laws to our representa-
tivos whioh they have passed with The hope Of re
Iievtng the GisIessos II our county, and which
he has subsequently vetoed without any jas, cause
for having changed his opinion respecting them
II5 has destroyed The revenue Of our country,
merely because Congress viii not repeal law
10 which he is opposed.
lie has ordered duties TO be collected without
any law IL relation 10 them.
lie has violated the constitutional provision re
lasng 10 officers, BY refining persons in Office
after Hey have bean +, jectej by the Senate as
inf; for the stations which they held.
lie has Improperly jn,orfercd with worthy sub
ordinate officers in attempting their removal for
the purpose Of having bis own political friends
substituted il laer place.
: lie h-a cnde-vo15v3 to destroy the man4factu.
; ring iutesss;s Of our country upon which large
portion Of our citizens depend for employ men'
aal maintenance. ~ advocating free trade, aud
refusing to sanction . tariff so that The E'I0sh
and other nations may drive the industry Of our
f own cutzens from our markets.
: In every stage Of lheso expressions &c have
sought for relief By every cUast;ataa-! means
bat cur repeated instructions to oar Representa-
n tlves have been answered only ty repeated .ujI
. * on MS part IA oGfcer, whose character is
taas marked hy every AIT which may define ~
rant, Is urGi, to Be tho President FREQ people
an! We must therefore. acq1iesce IN the neces
= sl;y which deuoances our separation, and hol5
him, cur enemy in oFlce, in retirement ftient
We Therefore, the people Of these United State
> q America, appealing to cur individual conscien
E ces far the rocitu5e Of our Intentions, do Solemn
: Is publish md declare, that these United State
i ought 10 be absoved from all conncxion with suci
an officer; and that a. free aud Independent state
they NAY cleo, presiding officer in whom 'h'
: people will feel the most implicit confidence.
Gl-In order to carry ogt the foregoing views
! it Is recommended to the citizens Of the Cniief
States without distinction Of party (inasmuch g.
neither of the two great parties claim John Ty-
leT) 10 s-a petitions Or commissioners similar Il
D the folio wing and send to him b. the million
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