Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-07-04
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4 psciA iAnAfI6x ~ faE hErREsESrA.
rlvrs ~ rms UNITED srAres oy y.
& .,Meki IVA IN coxoRrss AssExBLEo.
Aen in tho course Of human events.
lthSeomes necessary for enc peoPle 10
dIssojvs the political bands which have
~cdnected them with another, and 10 "a.
hume. among the powers of,hc earth. The
separate and equol station to which the
laws Of nstnre and Of nsture's God EN-.
title them. decen' respect 10 the oPin.
ions ofmsnkind requires that iheyshould
declare the causes which impel them 10
the separation.
We hold these truths to be sell.evi.
dent, thst all men dre created equal;
,hst they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unslienable rights; that a.
mong these. ats life, liberty, and the
pursuit Of hsppiness. That 10 secure
ihe,e rights, governments are Instituted
among iiisn, deriving their jus, power,
itUn the consent Of The governed; that,
whenever any form Of government be-
tom % destructive TO these ends, il is the
right Of the people to alter or abolish it,
and TO institute a new government, lay.
INK its (oun 'a.ion on such principles,
and organizing its powers in such q
forn, On TO them shall seem most likely
70 effect their safety and happiness.
Prudence, indeed. will dictate that go.
vsrnments long established. should not
be changed for light and transient eau.
ses; and, accordingly, all experience
hath shown, that mankind are mote dis.
posed to suffer, while evils are sullsra.
be. Than to rightthemsclves by abolish.
ing the forms to which they sre accus.
Aomed. But when long train Of abuses
and usutpa.ions, pursuing invariably
Ahe same object, evinces design to re.
,luce them under sbsolutc despotism, it
10 their ri ,ht. it is their duty, to throw
of such government, and 10 provide new
guards for their future security. Such
has been tho patient suaerance Of these
colonies, ami such is now the necessity
which constants them to alter their for.
msr systems Of government. The histo.
~ Of the present King Of Great Britain
10 history Of repeated injuries and u
Mrpi,ions. all having, in direct objec,
tho establishment Of an absolute ,yian
ny over these States. 70 prove this, lie,
fiets be subniwed to a candid world:
He hos refused his assent to laws. the
most wholesome aud necessary Tor the
public good.
He has forbidden his Governors TO pas.
laws Of immediate and pressing import.
snce, unless suspended in their opera.
aicr till his assent should be obtaine'l
and, when so suspended, he ha. utterly
neglected 10 attend to them.
He has tefused to pass other laws for
she accommodation Of large Districts o.
people, unless those people would relin.
9uish the right Of representation in the
legislature; right lnestimable to them,
and formidable 10 tyrants only.
He has called together legislative DO.
diss at places unusual, uncomfortable,
and distant from the depository Of their
public records, for the sole purpose oI
(atiguing them into compliance with his
measures.
He has dissolved representative hou.
ses sepea,edly. foe opposing with manly
hrnness, his invasions on the rights Of
the people.
He has refused, for q long time after
ssch dissolutions, to cause others to be
eisctsd; whereby the legislative powers,
ncapabls Of annihilation, have return
sl 10 the people at large for their exer.
1cise; the State remaining in the mean
tim., exposed to all the danger Of inva.
sion from without, "a nd conyulsions with.
in.
He has endeavored to prevent the pop.
Ola lion Of these States; for that purpose,
obstruetiag the laws for naturalization
Of foreigners, refusing to pass others to
encourage their migration hi,her, and
raising the conditions Of new appropri.
ations Of land.
He has obstructed the administration
ofjustice, by refusing his assen, 10 laws
for establishing judiciary powers.
1s has made judges dependent on his
will sloae, lof ihs tenure Of their Offices,
ard the smount and payment of their
salaries. '''' .
He has erected . multitude Of nAx Of.
6css, and sent hithef swarms OF officers
TO harass our people, and eat out their
substance.
He has kept among us, in times OF
peace, standing armies, without the con.
sent Of our Legislature.
. Hs bss affected to render the military
sndspendess ot a1d superior to, lhe civil
power.
He has combined, with others, to sub.
jsct US to a jurisdiction foreign to our
constitution, and unacknowledged by
our laws, giving his assent to their acts
ofpretended legislation:
For quartering large bodies Of armed
troops among Us:
For protecting them, by . mock tJisl.
from punishment, for any murders which
they should commit on the inhabitants
ri these States:
For cutting of our trade with all parts