The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-07-04


kng themselves nyested with power to iegisiate for
as in ali cases whatsoever
He has abdicated government here, by declaring
US out Of his protection, ana waging war against
US.
He haa plundered our seas, ravaged coasts,
burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our
people.
He Is at this time transporting large armies of
foreign nercenaries to complete the work OF death
desostion, and tyranny, already begun with cir
cumstsnces OF cruelty aud perfdy, scarcely para-
leled in the most barbarous ages aud totally nm
worthy the head of civilized nation
He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken can
tive on the high seas, to bear arms against their
country, to become the executioners of their
friends or BRETHREN or to fall themselves by their
hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amonyst
us, and has endeavGred to bring on the inhabitant
OF our frontiers the merciless Indian savagss,
whose known rnle Of warfare is an undisinguished
destruction OF all ages, sexes and conditions.
| In every stage OF these expressions have pc
| uuoned tor redress in the most humble terms; our
repeated petitions have been answered only BY re-
peated injury. prince, whose character is thus
marked bg every act which ms7 define tyrant,
Is unfit to be the ruler of free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our
British brethern. We have warned them, from
time to time. of attempts bT their legislature TO
extend an unUarrautable lursdic over us. We
have reminded them of the circumstances of our
! EMIGRATION and settlement here. We have appeal
ed to their native justice and magnanimity, and
we have copjured them by the ties of our common
kindred, to disaVOw these uSurpatiOns, which
would inevitably interrupt our connections and
correspondence. They too have been deaf to the
voice Justice and of consanguinity. We must.
therefore, acquieSce in the necessity which de-
nOunces our separation, and hold them as we hole
the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peact
friends.
We, therefore, the representatives of the United
States OF America, in general congress assembled
appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for
| recDEuue OF Il in tba
and by the authority of the good people of thes,
colonies, solemnly publish and declare. that thes
United Colonies, are, and of right ought TO be
FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES; that they are alb
solved from all allegiance to the British crown
and that all political connection between them AMI
the State OF Great Britain, is, and ought to be
totally dissolved; and that, free and independen
States, they have full power to lew war c0nciud
peace, contract alliances. establish commerce. and
to do all other acts and things which Independent
States may Of right do. And for the support O
this declaration, with firm Teiisnce on the pre-
E lection OF Divine Providence, we mutually pedg
to each other our lives our fortunes and our sacre
: honor.
e The foregoing declaration was, BY order Of cor
, gress engrossed, and signed by the following men
bers:
NEW HAMPsHrRE.
Josiah Bartlett, William WhippIe
Matthew Thornton.
MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
Samuel Adams, John Adams,
Robert Treat Paine, Elbr 90 Gerry
John Hancock
RHODE ISLAND, &c.
: Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery.
CONNECTICUT.
Roger Sherman, Samue! Huntincdon
William Williams, Oliver Woicott
NEW YORK.
William Floyd, Phiiio Livingston
Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris
JERSEY.
Richard Stockton, ,John Withars,,or
Francis Hopkinson, John Hart
Abraham Clark.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Robert Morris, BENJAMIN Rush
Repjan Franklin, John Morton
George Clymer, Iamps Smith
George Taylor, James Wilson,
, George Ross.
; DELAWARE.
Caesar Rodney, George Read.
Thomas M'kean.
MARYLAND.
Samuel Chase, William Para
1n0mas stone, Charles Carroll,
of Carrollton.
VIRGINIA.
George Wvthe, Richard HENRY lao
Thomas Jefferson, BENJAMIN Harrison
Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Liebtfoot Les,
Carton Braxton.
NORTH CAROLINA,
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes,
john Penn.
SOUTH CAROLINA
, Inward kutiedge Thomas Hayward Jr.,
Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton.
GEORGIA.
tuition Gwlnnet, Lyman Hall,
George Walton.