The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-04

Agreeably to the good old CUSTOM we lay before
readers the immortal paper which ushered into the world
lie independence Of the United Staesfom the pen Of
Mr. Jefferson The truths which it announces were
never 40 important to be brought up fresh to
brance as in the present crisis Of national affairs
In CosasEss, July 4, ING
sN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
The Declaration Of Thirteen Uaitsd States Of
4 M Amsrica.
When la the Of human events, ii becomes
say for one people % dissolve The political bands which
s 81 .s earn he ana saon m
which the laws Of Nature and OF Natures God ente them,
they should declare which impsi them The
We hold these truths to be sclteviden. that all men
ted equal that they endowed by their Creator
with certain unaenabe rights that among these life.
rights governments instituted among men. deriving
their just powers from the consent Of the governed that.
whenever ormoi becomes destructive OF
these ends is the right OF the people 20 alter abolish
aas 2 a as~ L. Il andaSn
aem shall most likely 70 elect their safety and
menis long established should not be changed for gl, aud
transient causes and accordingly, all experiences hath
susraLis right themselves By aIoiishing
the orns which they accustomed But when
the same object. design reduce Them under
absolute desposm 4 is their tight i Is their duty g
their future security Such has been the patient
sSe q alter their d
The history present King Of Great Britain history
object absolute tyranny these
States To prove this. let facts be submitted candid
He has refused his assent laws the wholesome
and necessary for the public good
He has forbidden his governors laws Of immed
and pressing importance, unless suspended their
GRAFTON t his assen, should be obined and when
pended has utterly neglected them He has
refused pass other laws for the accommodation of large
right Of ia the
mable to them, and iormidabe iyrants only 1s74
sual. uncomfortable. distant The depository OF
their public records Tor tho sole purpose Of agnng them
He dissolved representative houses repeatedly for
oPposng With manly dnnness his invasions on the rights
He has refused. for long after sach dissoutions
incapable Of aanhasoa, have rsrrned % the people Al
large Tor Their exercise the State remaining in the mean
time exposed all ihe danger Of invasion from without
He has endeavored prevent the population of these
forei 10 pass Others to encourage
their migration hither and raising the conditions Of new
lie has obstruced the administration Of JUSTICE by re-
fasting his assent 70 laws for estsbishng Judiciary
tenure Of their Offices and The amount and payment Of their
He has erected multitude Of new Offices and sent hher
swarms OF officers 10 harass our people and eat out their
He kept among u.s. times OF peace standing armies
without the consent oil our legislature
tie has affected 70 render the military independent Of and
He has combined with Others subject urisdic
laws, giving his assent their OF pretended egsa
ton;
For projecting them, by mock trial. from punishment
for any murders which they should commit the nhabi,
For cutting of trade with all parts of the worlds
Fof Imposing taxes on us without our consents
For transporting beyond seas be tried for pretended
For abolishng the free system Of English laws in neigh
boring province, establishing therein arbitrary govern
m nd ltg
example and I'll instrument Tor introducing The same
For taking away our charters, aboshng our most vaua-
BILE laws and Altering fundamentally the powers oil our gov
For snspcndng our own legislatures, and declaring
themselves invested with legislate for us in all
lie has abdlcaied government here, by declaring
OF his protection, and wsging war against us
He has plundeed ravaged coasts burnt
towns, and destroyed the lives OF our people.
lie Z a. this time Transporting large armies Of foreign
tyranny already begun with noes OF cruelty and
totally unworthy the head OF civilized nation.
He has constrained fellow citizens taken captive on
the executoners her fssnds and brethren, fall
themselves by their hands,
bring the inhabitants OF our frontiers the
mercess Indian whose known rule oil warfare 10
ditions
In every stage Of these expressions have pe'onsd
for redress Ia inc humble repeated PETITIONS
have been answered only by repeated injury.
prince whose character s thus marked by every act
which define yran Is unfit 10 be the ruler oil Tree
Nor have we been wanting in attention to our British
beth en-. We have warned them from time 10 time OF at
empts made by their legislature extend unwarranta
circumstances OF emigration and settlement here. We
have appealed to their native justice and mnganmy,
and have conured them, by the ties OF
kindred, TO disavow these nsurpsons, which would I'M
pvitably Interrupt our connexions and correspondence
they. TOO, have been deaf the OF justice and
sanguiniy. We must, therefore, acquesc. In the
sity which denounces separation, and hold them
we hold the rest OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN war; in peace
friends
We therefore, the representatives the United Of
America, In General Congress assembled, appealing 10
the supreme Judge OF the World for the rectude OF our
Intentions, do, In the name and by the authority OF the
good people OF these colonies soemny pabsh and declare
that these united colonies and OF right ought TO boz free
and independent States; that they absoived from all
allegiance 10 tho British Crown, and that all political com
ought 10 be. totally dissolved and that free mud INDIE
pendent states they have fall levy conclude
peace, contract alliances establish wnd 20 do
Nil other acts and things which independent States OF
right do And for the support Of this declaration, wb
mutually pledge each other lives fortunes. and
osr sacred honor.
JOHN HANCOCK.
I .Nsw Has,rshus James Smith,
| John Bartlett. Gcofge Taylor,
William Whpple. James Wilson, m
Matthew Thornton. George hoss
Massachusetts Bay Dkarars
Samuel Adams, Cesar hodney,
John Adams. George Read,
Robert Trent Paine, Thomas m'kean
Islbfidge Gerry. MarwaSa
, = Rhode jaasd Samuel Chase.
Stephen Hopkins, William Pacs,
Wilnam ElIery. homas Stone,
Cosnseffcsu Charles Carroll Of Canolton
Roger sherman, ttrg,nm