Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-07-03
in CONGRESS, JULY 4th, 177e.
THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION
OF THE THIRTEEN
United States Of America.


IT'LL CI.l r
UuIJCu OCdltS Ol AIIlcrIc1.
y" HEN in the course Of human events. II
w becomes necessary for one people TO dis.
solve the political bands which have connected
them with another. and TO assume among the
powers Of the earth, the separate and equal
station 10 which the laws OF nature ana OF ma
lures God entitle them, a decent respect to
the opinions OF mankind requires that they
should declare the causes winch impei them 10
lhe separation. ::
we hold these truths TO be sell evident
that all men are created equal That they are
endowed by Their Creator with certain inallen-
able rights; that among these are lie, liberty,
anu the pursuit OF happhess' Ihat' 10 secure
theSe rights, governments are instituted among
men deriving thcI lusl powers rom the con-
sent oi the governed that whenever any form
o. government oecofGs supvels've o, lnese
ehuS, ~ - lne ,gnto! tne People 70 aIleI OF 10
nooI'sn ,' ", "no ine.I'u.e ncw so.e,nHeh'
layinS i.s 'onnaaa.om ~. @ oh SUI" p."c,PeS, anu
olsan.Hlng Ils p'Wels W sacn 'oIn; as 70 .ncn,
snuil seem 'nqsl l,hey " chcot 'ne,' sa,ey nnu
napplness. f,uuehce, inasea, VIII E'ale 'haI
sI.ein'n1nS r Iu.s es'anlisneu 'n"uIu nv oe
onunscd Iol 'lgn' nhu uahs'Gnt oauses anu,
a.vot;.nsy, "'r enpe,ionoo "a'" sn""", ,nat
mamh,nu n,,n are lhIl' alspVsea 70 Sumei, wn,le
ohnI;.h; . r ,n"m ~ Ill.,, ..e'Nes w
J'S .ownJ .te .J'' " wtm .ney a,o acous,
usm,na,ons "rn;na ny,r;ahi, ,ha .,s.s anu h
;ec, e.uno. pss y, rodnoo ;o, oms 'nh, oI
sol,,o Jaa,.:.,. y, ..tt !, =. uue' w.
iv ~ ,hrop, o1r snch noyornsan, nd % se' =. @ ~
vde ner, C,ords Gor sHo;, r",nre '"u " p'o
Sncb h,s baa,, ,bo n,,;on, sn nGa,onse ~ T..
colonies onJ snnb , !. no ,Se necos.;,v VI h;ss .hes
constrs;ns thsno tI alter ,ho;r .y,,.rn.
oovernma,t M. h;s,o," or ,ha n.o,"n, "" "
Of Great pr,,;n ;s = h;s,o,, Of ~ rora.tad ;n;,,e
Y;e, and nsn."..;Hns ni, h.r;n ~ a =! I:.s.t
ec, Tho PIsHmnen, or an oS,o,n,a ~ t,,r.nn
ovo, these S,a,a, no nrove th;s ,a, f,n,s h.
srh,,;t, aJ ~ cn,a;d worId. ~
H., hoa rae',.oa % ~. ..sant ., ,,, H.. ,,,,
a' .s..oSu s"r,, N'S c.r a.. 49, ~ ''
III Sos c;Ld" anJ h oye,nO,s v pnov ,o mss os
ne nus ,o1o,uuen MS uo'i.noIs W paSs law, rdwS
OF immediate ana pressing importance ne uniess
suspInueu III .nei ops'auon WI m'S a.sen' Sss
nTua oV mo.'eu' ''1 a"l, .t,n,J % ~,
"e u nus us'ey nIseoeu " ae.o"" '1 =" . .n. ,h
nc mas ieIuSeu 10 pass o'nel laws NV , ~. tne az
Goln,noua''on oi iaree "'s.l,oS y, pvUpG, "n
less tnoSe peoP woulu lenulu''n .He ~ ~. "
,ep'Sse"'auo,' III the iegisideu,e; '.s". lnes
t'lnao'e W the'h' anu ioini'"a''o " |'a"'s
o"y.
nc nus caileH posethct 'cs,s,a'"e G'unes ~
piaccs u9uSuai, uncoa,'oi.aon, anu u,s'un. ~.
from the depository OF their PUBIC IecoIos ic'
tne SUE purpose OF iatlgu'hs 'ne"i '"'' 'o'"p'''
o"Ce WIN ms measures.
nc maS r's'oVeo lep'esem'au.e nonSes y.
Pea!euiy, lor opposing; WIN manly nlrh"eSs'
MS invaslons on the nights Of Inc people.
lie mas refused, Tor long lime a'.el such
o'sso'utlons' 70 cause othe's " NC eieI.eu
whereby the legislative powers incapable OF
ahhihliatloh, nave returned 10 the peoPie ~
large LOT Their exercise; the state remaining, III
lhe mean t'me' exposed 10 all the danger " III
vaSions from without, and conyulslons wisain nm.
ne mas ehdeaVolea 10 prevent lhe Popuiat:,on
OF these states; for that purpose, oOstIuct,ns
the laws lor hatnlai'zatoh o' Io,eiEus.s,
sins 10 pass others to encourage .hcir s,a.,o.
mr;nt;nn. ""u ~ ianS IaMn. '''' 'o"''''"' VI
l"iat,pns n ol lanus. H., ,;,;,,,,.;,n oe inc.
mas r; ODst,uou Gu 'ne . y. ,o",, fnr esiab.
,;ee' y! ae,uslMs nls asse'' " laws ''' '''"'
''Sni"s Juu,oia.y p9weis; ;,. =, II, ,,;,,
,,a mas so, 'Iao1 Juses oH;oa. amd tha
",o"., ~, .no .omu,u y. ,ho. ,he;. Ia,;a, "
"Jan. Ua anu paSehs 'i;tn VI tt"i sa os o oo,,os
.' ;, e;uoeeu ,ueuo ~ oa;oo,. y. =, harms,
amu sen. n'.ae, . oMa.',.' 't y. o .,,h,,.ro.
'"i ~ n" anu a., co. ua. ."'i N tm'as of neoce
sand;nm . % i"s 's m;,Io"t "' tho consent Of ou
Ieanu."s "i'i'oS' "''"o"' "'' ''"''"'
''t1I,Isu Ma s , ,ho ,,;,;,,,v indie.
I nus aneo,cu " ienuS' .n .nS nay n;,';' a, ,na
pennehs a,u supe..?, ", t .au 'to y. ,b;ect ~
mas Eos, c wy" ~ orn.,, "r oo,s,;t",;nn nm,
mnact nowiedoaa NV onr laws. giving his assen
tnaIsowteusea Is uy ou ,Ts ss "' 0'
az. y. p,e p,e.,a hol;as Of ornnad troon,
among MS. '~0
a'nons US; l., o,, ,r;., r.or
nrnisbment Ier anv murders which The
p.,,I1 pu", oo,;t ~ " tL ;nhnh,,,nts ~ Ties
snouiu commit Oh the i"hao''ah'' VI '"0'
o'a.es: .,. ..;,, al ,o,,,
Fol cu.tlhs oil ou' ''aue VIII "'' p''''
'"I "o,.~' ;no. +,.., -, -, v;,ho,t our con
FOR imposing taxes on US "''hou' Jul ""
SENT - 10,
for depriving us, IN many cases. VI '"e UGH
ehls OF trial by jury.
rot tlansp'rt1ns US oe'ohu ''a' W W wv
for pretended offences. a..
Q For aoollshing the Tree system OF Englis y
q laws in neighborlng province, estaDllsn'n
therein an arbitrary government ana ehlale,ll
its boundaries, so as to render It at once an e. e.
ample ana nj instrument lol lhuouu''"s "
same absolute rule into these colonies,
For taking away our charters abolshing o
most valuable laws, and altering iunaamel
+ tall y, the powers Of our governments.
. For suspending our own legislatures, and q
: cIaring themselves invested with power TO le
u islate for us in all cases whatsoever. T.. j.,
Y claring us out Of his protection, anu wagl
4 war against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged O
coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the liv
II of our people.