The St. Landry whig., 1845-07-03
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
N a-cnYnREss. lilly q. l77R

When, in the course of human events, it be.
comes necessary for one people to dissolve the
politicaIhands which have connected them with
another, and to assume, among the powers OF
the earth, the separate and equal s~tationto which
the laws Of nature and Of natures God entitle
them, a decent respect for the opinions of man
kind requires that they should declare The eau.
ses which impel them to separation.
We hold these truths to be elf-evident:-that
all men are created equal that they ace endow-
ed by their Creator with certain ilsalienable
rights: that aRleng these are life, liberty, and the
pursuits ofhappiness. T9hat,tosecure these rights,
are instituted governmSs Is among men, deriving
their just powers from the consent Of the gov
erned; that, whenever any form of government
becomes destructive ofthese ends, it is the right
ofthe people to alter or abolish It, and to inst.
tute a new government, laying its foundation on
such principles, and organizing its powers in
such form, as to them shall seem most likely to
effect their safety and happiness. Prudence,
indeed, will dictate, that governments long es.
tablished should not be changed for light and
transient causes; and accordingly all experience
hath shown, that mankind are more disposedt6
suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right
themselves by aholishing the forms 60 which
they have been accnsto1aed. But, when 4 long
train Of abuses and usurpations, pursuing iQvari-
ably the same object, ~evinces a design 10 II duee
them under absolute despotisn, it is their III Il,
it is their duty, to throw off such governrS snt.
and to provide new guards fer their future sA liz.
ity. Such has been the patient suffe eftl sse
colonies; and such is now the necessity witch
constrains them to alter their former systems Of
government. The history ofthe present king Of
Great Britain, is a history of repeated injuries
and usurpations; all having in direct object the
es.a%pilshneht ol an absolute tyranny over THESE
s'ates. 70 prove ms esiac's pe sunmltted 70
9 I1nu,u "orlo'
lle mas REUSED MS assent % laws, the most
wholesome and necessary for the public good.
: . iotDfpu'H MS governors 70 pass law
u amlled,ale ana pressing Importance unless
susPenueu 70 ehelf operation, I'LL nus assent should
- op'a.neu' anu''wleh ~ uspehdeG, he mas gk-
ter1y negiectea 20 atteno 70 'nem. lie mas retu.
seu g pass o'her laws tor the accommodations OF
ialse uis.rcts 81 people, unless these people
w s rellhsulsh inc right OF representation IN
me lfgisalpfe-a right lnesttmable % them,
ana 'oIIlioap,e 70 tyrants only.
Ile mas cailed toge.nef LEGISLATIVE bodies at
places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from
me repository O. their py5'ic records spr the
sols purpose q ia1'sa'ns ssem8 unto casapHaseo
wv y measures
lis mas ulssolyea epfesgstatiy heusss srepea,
!eaiy, ler opposing, wlfh nt1aly hralness nis ~
saS,pns on ne flghes o. Inc people,
iie mas refused ior a long time aitetsslich dis
so!u.,ons, 70 cause others g be elected where
~, w leg'slal'Ve powers ncapanlee q annlhila-
ign IGN, nave returned . the people ataaFge, tor
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