The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-12-06
Propo sed Declaration of Independence

proximo:
When in the course of human events, il
becomes necessary for one people to dis
solve the political bands which have con.
nected them with another, and to assume
among the powers Of the earth separate
and equal station 10 which the laws OF
natures God eatitle them, decent respect
to the opinions of mankind requires tha,
they shonld declare the causes which i'm
pei them to separation.
We.hold these truths to be selt-evident:
That although all men are created whoNy
unequal mentally. morally. and physically,
yet they are ali equally entitled. under eve
ry civilized government. to the full protec-
ton Of their tpes, persons, and property,
e. which protection governments are sole
ly Instituted among men, deriving their
just powers solely from the consent Of the
governed; that wherever any form of gov
erumcnt becomes destructive Of these ends
it is tae right of the people to alter, or to
abolish it, and TO institute a new govern =
ment, laying lis foundation on SUCH priu-
ciples, and organizing lis powers in such
form as to them shall seem most likely to
effect their safety and happiness Pru
dence. in deed, will dictate that govern
ments long established should not be chen
ged for light aid transient causes; and ac
cordingly, all experience hath shown that
maukind are more disposed TO suffer while
ills are sutferable. than TO righ, themselves
BY ab,lisning the forms to which they are
accustomed But VIXEN long tran Of
aliases md asurpottous. pursuing ir.varia
The same Object. evinces design To reduce
them under absolute despotlsm. il is their
right ii is tEeir dutg. to throw oil such
government. and TO provide new guards
for their future security. Such has been
The pa,ien: sutltrance Of the Southern
Sia'es of this Union, and such is now the
necessity which consirains them TO alter
their present system Of Federal Govern
ment. The history Of the present North
ern States is history Of repeated injuries.
insults, and usurpaiions. all having direct
object in the establishment of an absolute
tyranny over the Southern States To
prove this let facts be Submitted to can.
did world:
lst. The Northern States Of his Union
have-for many long wears warred against
our peculiar institution of slavery, inst "a
ted by the dictates Of a relentless fanati
cism, which declares that institution to be
moral sin whilst We hold it to be a Di-
vine institution. established by God HIM
self in the following decree enumerated TO
Moses on Mt Sinas Both thy bondmen
and bondnaids which thou shalt have
shall be of the heathen that are around
about yon; of them shall We buy boLdmen
and bondmaids; moreover, Of the children
of the strangers that sojoun among you,
of them shall we buy. and they shall be
your possession; they shall be your bond
men forever" And we further hold that
Tits divinely established institution was
always sanctioned by our Saviour and his
Apostles.
Cd. A large number Of the Northern
States have nuit;fed tie Constitution of the
present Union by passing laws to prevent
the fulfillment of that Constitution. which
declares that fugitive slaves shall be deiv-
cred up to- their owners; the principle Of
which fugitive slave law has he express
and sacred sanction Of ST. Paul the Apos.
tie.
81. The Northern States of this Union
have declared that the people of the South
ern States shall not emigrate with their
property into the Territories which right
fully belong 10 them equally with the
North: and that the people Of the SOUTH
shall not have their property protected by
the Federal Government, when such pro
tection is (a- above declared the sole end
and obi Ct of all Governments.
4ih Those Northern States have by a
relentless aud unscrupulous majority, con
stan,ly imposed heavy taxes, not simply
,cithout. but directly against our represent
alton and our consent in The general Con-
gress. by levyIng onerous snd excessive
duties upon goods imported IN return for.
and purchased Iy orr cotton, rice and TO-
6occo IN order 10 protect aud encourage
their own manufactures. and i'll order TO
expend vast sums at the North in improv-
ing and fortifying their own harbols. towns
and cities, at the ,iIent and direct expense
of the products and labor of the South.
5;h. Those Northern States have elect
ed by An overwhelming sectional vote a
Presiucnt aud Vice President. both from
their own section Of country. in direct op-
position 10 our wishes and our protests.
nei.heT of whom have received one single
vote from our section, and whose express
creed is that "there is an irrepressiblc
conflict against slavery. which can never
cease until slavery is ex,inguished.'
We have Tor long years. in vain appeal
ed to their sense of justice and common
right. we have conjured them by the ties
OF our common kindred TO disavow and
abandon these usurpations which would
inevitably interrupt and destroy our con
nections aud our Union. But thoy have
been deaf to the voice Of justice, of honor,
and of canssnguinity We must therefore,
acquiesce in The necessity which denoun-
ces our separation; and hold them. as we
hold the rest of mankind, enemies in wal
in peace. friends.
We. therefore, the representatives, OF
the people of the State of South Carolina,
in convention assembled. appealing to the
Supreme Judge of the World for the recti-