Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-07-02
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Tho CndAtnOWS Declaration 0fMe TAirfeen Unite.
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Tho CndAtnOWs Declaration 9fMe TAirfeen Unitei
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When, in she Of human events it becomes ne
crssAry for people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with another and
among the powers Of the earth, the separate and
station I" which the laws Of nature and "f natures od
entitc thcm decent respect To the Upninns nf
kind rcquIrcs that they should declare the which
impcl them to the separation.
We hold thrre truth" TO be sef rvdcn'-thAt all
created equal that they are endOw ed 10y their Gre
AOr, with ccTta unalienabe gifts that Among these
are life liberty and the pursuit "f happiness that. to
secure these nights, governments instituted among
men, deriving their just puWers on the ii the
governed that Whenever any fuEm Of government be-
CONES destructive these ends, it il the right o the
PED Ne to alter aOlIhh II. and institute govern
mcnt, laying tie hunda ion "n Guch pric pies, and
Canning ita powCrs in such form, To them shall
most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Pru
denee indeed, will dictate that governments long cHtab
lShed should not be- changed for light aud transient
cauEcs and, accordingly. all experience hath show
that are more disposed suffer- lille evils are
sufrrAblc, than to right themselves BY ahulshing the
forms TO which they are accustomed Hut when long
train Of abuses aud usurpati0ns, pursuing invariably the
Aamr object, cVinccS dcsgn To reduce them under alb
salute dCspotsm, II is their right, II iS their duty IT,
throw oil such government, and To provide guards
for their future security. such has been the patient
tueTanee Of these colonies and such 10 the
y which constrains them to alter their former systrn
81 government The history Of the present King Of
Great Britain IL hiStor! Of repeated injuries and usur
pAton', all having in direct object the establishment Of
absolute tyranny over these statcS To prove thiS
let facts be pubmitted to candid world -
lie has refused bis laws the most wholesome
lie has forbidden his governors 10 pass laws Of mmc
diate aud pressing unless suspended their
operation t his assent should be OOtainrd aud when
Auapendrd he has utte nry cited 10 attend To them
lie has refused To pass other laws for the accomnO
dAt"n Of largo dtrcts " people, unless those people
would Ienqush tho right to representation in the leg
saiureA right Questionable To them, aud formidable to
tyIants only.
He has called legislative bodies at places I'm
usual uncomfortable aud distant from the repository Of
public records, for the cole purpose Of fatigung them
into compliance with his measures.
lie has dissolved representative houses, repeatedly
for opposing with manly hrmncss his inNaSlonS The
rights Of the people.
lie has refused for long time amer such dssolutons
to cause OhUra To be elected whereby the legislative
powers, incapable Of humiliation, have returned the
people at large fortheir exercise estate remaining,
IN the meantime, exposed to all the dangers of
from without and commissions within.
lie has cndcavOrcd 10 prevent the population Of these
states for that purpose Ohslructng the laws for uatu
ra1ation OF r,Kncrr refusing 10 pas OthuTs for the
encouragement of their migration hithrr, and raising
thS ,pndlt'1ns OF new appropriations Of lands
lie has INSTRUCTED the administration nf Justice, by
refusing his assent to Laws establishing Judiciary
puwCrS.
lie has made Judges dependent Oh his will alone for
the tenure OF their offices and the amount and payment
OF their ba'AriCS.
lie has erected multitude Of new Offices and sent
hhrr swNrms Of officers to haTrasS people and eat
out their substance.
lie has kept among ne, in times Of peace, standing
armies, without the consent oC our legislatures
He has affected to render the military independent Of
and superior u, the evil power.
lie has combined with others to subject to juris
by our laws giving his to their Of pretend
cd legislation.
Tor qusrterihg larg" bodies If troops among us.
For protecting them, by mock trial, from un~hncn
for any murdeEs which they should commit in
habtAnts Of these StatcS:
For cutting OF trade with all parts Of the world
For imposing taxes without our consent:
For dcrNnT US, in many cases, Of the benefits Of tr
al by jury:
Fur transporting beyond to be tried for pre-
tended offences
Tor Aho!ishng the free system Of English laws In
neighbortng pTnvncc, establishing therein arbitrary
government, and enlATging lite boundaries, rem
der ct once an example and tit instrument for intro
ducng the same absolute rule into these colonies;
For taking away our charters, aholishinK most
valuable lave and altering Fundamentally the forms Of
our government;
For euspending our legislatures, and declaring
themselves invested with power lsgiSate for all
cAses Whatsoever.
He has Indicated government here b. declaring us
out OF bic protection, and waging war against us:
lie has plundOTsd our TAvagsd ooAsts burnt
our towns, and destroyed the lives Of our people
lie 10 at this time transporting large armies Of for
eign msTcsnaEsO TO complete the works OF DEATH deS0
laton and tyranny, already begun, with circumstances
Of cruelty and Perndy scarcely pAraeed in the
6arbarous ages aud totally unworthy the head Of civ
ihIrd nation.
He has constrained fellow citizens taken aptve
on the high aeas to bear arms against their country
become the execuioneTs Of their fsnds and BRETHREN
or to fall themselves by their hands.
lie has excited domestic instructions amongst us,
and has endeavOred to brig the inhabitants of our
onticTs the merciless Indian SAvaEcs, whose known
rule Of warfare IL undstinRushed destruction Of all
aEes, sexes and conditions.
every stage Of these OppresaionO have petition
ed br redress In the most humble termS Our
prince, whose character thus marked BY every Get