Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-06
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esG American Independence
II CONGRESS, JULY I'm, no.

IN. laws II Nature anl Na.urts Go! chthis
them, a decent respect III The oP'hi"h> y m'h'
kind r,quiic> thai lhcy should declare Inc cau1es
wh,ch imr,l item 10 The separation.
We hold these lllths 10 be selt-rgi!ent; nal
al men are clraled cqua; that they are endowed
by ther Greater with certain inaiienabic fign!s;
tIal among ticsc are life liberty and he pursuit
ii happiness; thai, H. secure tn2sr Isni>, Gov
erGlnruis are nsll'utcd among mrG, DERIVING
lhr;r ius! powers lrnin ihr consent al ne govern
Ell: and liaI, whenever any form I'll Iavefnmens
becomes destructive 81 these ends, u : ne ri.h'
al me people 10 alter M abolish u, and ~ n>ii-
tue ncw Government, laying is foundation on
suct principles, ard Organizing rs powers IN
( >uch form. a. IL them shall seem most likely 10
effect their sac,y an: happiness Prudence, IN
deed. will dictate, that Governments long estab-
Iishcd should mo- bc caanged Tor lish! ami ran
si,nl causes; and accordingly, all experience
ham shown ina! mankind are NOR disposed -
suffer. Wac evils are aiiclahlr, ihan t. rlShl
lGemselve, hy apoilshiog rhe iuruis to which they
ar accustomed But when long train nl
abuses and usurra!ion., pursuing invariahly lie
same object evincsS design 10 reduce them IN.
der absolute ,.tspui>n il is their right, Il ! their
Luty H. throw off such Government, AMI u pre-
yiGc new gGads ioi their Iutufo sccnfry. Such
= been he paiien! sufrlanrc .! n Colonies;
ami such /, now The necessity which CONSTANTS
| Them Ia alter ih"r iorm.r system 81 Govern
mrGl.
The history oi lhc present King 81 Great Britain
is a history al repeated injuries AMI usGfpalions,
all having, in ,hr dilecl obrcl, ne establishment
! ui an absolute tyranny over these States. 10
pruye Ibis, LEI facts be submitted 10 candid
| world
lie has refused his assent 70 laws The most
wholesome aud necessary Tor lhr pubic good,
He has forbidden his Govenu.> = pass laws
d! lmmedial" mi pfessi": Importance, unless
usJ.n d ia their opera ion TIL hi= assent Shout.
b. oniaiard, and whcn - suspended, h. has Ut
| t-liy neglected T. attend 10 them:
lie las refused 10 pass other laws for inc sc-
ccmnoiatiun Of large districts Of people, unless
these PEOPLE would reiinqnist their rlshl 81 ~
presentation in The Lsaisian.r-a riShi inrsitna-
/ liz. ~ hrm, an. iu.midah ir ~ trans only:
tie has caliri together legislative b"yi'> 4;
places unusual, uncomfortable and distant from
The repository .; their pupc records, 'or ihr SIR
purpose ui ateuins tacn lilo Compliance @iih
| hi, m-asnl.s:
IL. has ,:iss..iY,d representative house repeat
edY, Tor upposin: with manly frnnes> his iiva-
| .I"n> On lht risais q me people:
| He ia. refused. Tor a long time ate. sGch IL
| solutions F. cause others 70 D. c.ecir!; whereby
/ tic Legislature powers incapable o. "nGihilaiiaG,
4 have ,cnfutG 10 M people ~ lat@' ~ 'hil' tx
u Isl; ne Sale remaining. N the mean ;'ine,
| exposed u a. me dangers oi INVASION from VIII
| out AM! commissions from within:
| He has cndraGofci 10 prevent the pnpniatian
ot these S;aics; ior that purpose obsirnrlins the
laws II natni aiZati, II iorrlgnri>, .ciusin. ~
| pass others IL encourage their migration thiihcr,
AMI 'aiS'ns tr conditions u new appropriations
.! iaE..>:
IT. nas ob>iruc'e me administration o. Ja''ct
| ~ Ttlnsin. rs as ~ " laws lof estabilsnin.
judiciary wc.>:
H. his mad judges dependant on his Wi
ne in ihr lrnnir q Ihsr offices AMI hr an0iin
ana PAYMENT III thslf salaries:
lie has erected 4 mui,nic o. nrw offices, AMI
syu, hithct swar,a> 81 officers T. harra>S our PEI
~. AMI "a, ~ lhrif substance:
lie H.. hrp among rs in time 81 peace stand.
ny afrlrs, without The consent y mr. L"gisr /.
| mrs:
liz has aff-e-d !, render tn m,li'af; ~ cr'".
arni ~. aGd sor6ror 10, the rir'i power:
IT, ha, c.,nhia.a wnh o.!,~f- H ,ubJeci i, h
jurisdiction lolc,.n tnour Constitution ant m
i, Acknowledged IL orr ia&,; .iv'ng ~ Assem- !"
mir ac,s :! prr..;ir! legislation:
/ Fat aaaIt,riar laloc bodies "A a!GI"l !inana
,m.fAs -:
/ F,r p..,.s.,n, tl.in Ia 4 no. L rial i.au
ann,,h'nr:., III. aa. ,ani.,i, ,sai.i t!,ry ~ MI
,ommirou H., ,na.nitan,> ~ lhr.c : i.,o:
,,.,c,i.,o. !, ~, ran v,r,, M n,,, n III
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For i,,r,,,Ln axe, m us. III .,ar %. tyn
..n,.
p,.r i.rnviar d. in man. ea,e,. ofthr benefit
= l,i,I hviur,.
p, l,ar...i,i:.., Us beyond seas. IL b. ricd
,of af,t.n,;..i Il fences:
Faf .i,,iS!nna H.. 80, .yse,D oi tu.ai,tl IA i
~ ! pc,eh,.ring p,uyiacc; ,.>ta,ii- ming .arr,,r
Al ;,ib;f.,,y sng ru,n-a,. ana ,nlaisiaa - i u-
j.. -. :, - in t,n,.r II ~ onc. Al ,xamp,r
AMI Il, Instrument 10 Introducing a. -a.Gc al
solni. rpm irrn ihrs, Colonies:
For taxing away ouT Charters. ah,shIo.
iur most valuable laws, and Altering lnn 'antn-
tally lhr forms Of our Governments:
70, sl,psnd,ng own legislatures, AMI II
rlat,n. lhrm-"ivcs inyrs!sd wrh power - i+sis-
Late IT. rs in All cases whatsoever
lie mas abfica;cI government mere ~ d'si'f-
1 .rs ,.f he nr.l.p M.4t