Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-07-04
pno1ARAT1oN OF INDEPENDENCE.
~ coSueEss, JULY 4, 1I16.

Untted states OF a tnefieayiin Congress
nshenbled.
When, III The course Of human events, II be.
comes necessary iot one people 10 dissolve tue no'
llIcal bands whSeh have connected them one VIII
another, and 10 assume among The powers VI IlIe
earth, ibe sspAtase and equa station 10 Which the
laws Of nature and Of natures God entities them,
q decent respect TO the opinions Of manEiud !e'
uuItrs lha, they should dGClals LIE causes which
inpel them 10 the separation.
We hold these. ttulhs to be selfeTilent :--that
all inen ATE created equal, that they ufe endowed
by iheir Creator with certain unal,sna6le tlsLlSi
HAT among lese ate life, Liberty, aud tile punult
oil happiness, That IL secure these tights, eoyeti'
tnents ATE instituted amung NEIL de,yDg theif Just
powers from Tile CONSENT VI llle gOyeFHedi that
Whenever any form OF government beCones de-
slIucliys OF ttese ends, II Is The light Of The
people 10 alter or abolish u, and 10 institute new
government, laying lis foundation on ouch pEln'
cipes, aIl otsunizlug lis powers 10 sucl forll as
10 them shall seem most likely 10 effect llef safely
ami happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate
thdt governments lVls established SHOULD mi be
changed lor light aud Transient caIlstSi aud ac'
coTdIngly all experience hath shown, that man.
kind aie more disposed IL suffer, Willie evils aTe
sulfsraGle, than 10 tight themselves by abollsllng
the rms 10 which they ate accustomed. But when
long tta u u abuses aud usuTpatiUDs, pursuing
invariably lie SAME Ubjeb, eynceS design IL re.
duCe them under absolute despotisln, u Is iheIF
flsL, Il Is their duly, 10 litow oil such gOyetn'
lllrn, and ~ ptoYld3 new guards Tor Their lLiuls
security. Such has been The patient sulIetance
Of the colonies; aud such now Is The necessity which
constants Them 10 alter Their lUlltr system VI
government. Tie history VI Tie present Hug Of
uteat Britain is a history Ul Repeated injuries aud
usurpalious, all having III direct object lie eSlub'
IiSlllen Of an absolute Iylanny over these states,
To piUYe this, lei iaGtsUe submitted ~ candid
world.
He has refused IFS assent 10 laws, The most
wholesome aud necessary iot The public good. 3.
lie has forbidden his goyetnUts 10 pass laws Of
immediate and pressing Importance, unless sus.
pended IN iler operations I'LL his assent should
De obtainedj and when so suspended, lle has
utterly neglected 10 attend 10 them. lie has re-.
fused IL pass other LAWS for the accommodation Of
large districts u people, unless thtss people would
renqulsI The right Of representation In The rsis'
atuIe-a right ineStinabIe 10 them, aud formidable
" tyranls only.
liz has called together legislative Lodies al
places unusual, uncomfortable, aud distant lfon
lie repository Of their public records fot lie sole
purpose Of lutiguitlg them Into compliance with
lis MEASURES.
lie has neutrality-suspicious. hours repeatedly,
(or opposing, with rnanIy IlHnHeSS, his InyusIOhS
OH liz tights Of The people.
lilo has refused, iUt long Time alter such dis
solutions, 10 cause Others 10 Le eleulelj wtefeOy
The legislative pOmers' incapable VI aOnihlIa'lon,
have returned 10 The people al large ~! their exeE
else; the Stale remaining III lie meantime exposed
~ ali The Luuger Of INVASION from without, AIM con-
t,,lstnuo ITnu tIflhIu
liz has endeuvotel 10 prevent The population Of
these STILES; tor that purpose OUsiiucins the laws
lOf naturalization Of lUEegutlsj refusing 10 pass
Others 10 enCouIase their injections hitler and
raising tho conditions oil new appropriation VI
lands.
lie has obsttuctel lie administration Of justice,
by refusing his assent to laws for establishing iu-
dietary powers.
lie has made judges dependent on his will alone,
for the tenure VI their offices, aud The amount aud
payment VI their salaries.
lie has erected a multitude OF new Offices, and
sent hitler swatmS VI officers, 10 haraSS our pep
pie, and eat Out their substance.
lie iluS kept among us, IN Times OF peace stand
Ing armies, WlhOit lie consent OF our luslSla'
tues.
lie hos affected 10 render The military indepen'
dent OF. Ond superior TO evil power.
liz has combined with Others 10 subject US 10
Jurisdiction foreign ~ our constitution, aud unac'
khowleu ny OUT iawsi giving MS aSSeh' " 'he'
aciS Ol pretended IrSSIall3ni
RIr quartering laTse bodies OF armed troops
among M;
Pof protecting them, by mock trial, from pun.
lSlIlnent iOr Guy murders which they should com
init on The Inhabitants Of these staIeSr
For cutting oil Uui Trade with all pats OF Tue
word; ..
rotlihPoSlns 'aSeS on US WITHOUT ouL cV"Se"u
rol uelhNlIs U.s. III IIah! eaSeS' " VIC O'"e"'S
Of !flal Wy JutU ,,.,, T.,
For transporting us Ueyonu seas 10 NO l1leu 'o1
pretended VhshSvS'
FOR oUoilsulHg Tue zee system o. hnenSn Jaws
IN nelShOOfilg province, eslahllshlns lhGfeln w
atblIlaTy government, anu emerging US Uoullua'
Ties, So rs 10 fehdef Ran example anu III ihs'tu'
neIl Iof introducing lhe saIlIe aOsoluls IuIe l'o
lhtse cOohieS'
oElaElIls away our choler, aOoIlSllnB our most
valuable laws anu altering fundamentally ''e
'0tms VI OUT sUSetn'nen's
Tol SuSlehu'ne oHi oMh Ies'S'u'n'e", ""u "ee"'
ing themselves invested WIN power F" 'eS's'a'e 'o'
US IN all cases wha'SOeVet'
he has aOIcaleu government hefe' ny ueo'a'
hlg US on' VI us pto'ec1'o''' nl'u waS''s wal d
gainst u" 49,
ne rus plnlueteh our scss, laEn ~. oM. COASTS,
1uIni our 'o"hs' anu usS"o!eu "' "sS" W o"'
people. :,
us ~ az lnls i'lne, uansIou,s 'nlSe allt',e' VI
lote's nle'ceha'!es ~ coulP'e's 'IeWo otTe".u
desolalloll' alld yfanhy' I'teAGy oesun WIN olt'
cuHS'snceS " c'ue,H nnu le'Nu" sea'sey pn''
aIleleu " lle most DatoatouS ugeS. au 'o'a'E "h'
worthy lie ienl OF clSll'%su na,ioll. ,...
ne has conSHa'neu our 'rI'o"'c'''"ens' 'nNeu
captive On tho flgt seas 70 Ueat aims a'elnS "
thtlt country 10 oecome We eHecuuoneIs VI