The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-06
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In Congress, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen Uni
ted States of America.

The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen Uni
ted States of America.
aslsaaa sasaes WHEN, in the course
s4T 7ts4Ef of human events it
~ a5FsS - for one PEI people ae, to
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ers OF the EARTH the separate and equal station which the
nature and God ene them decent respect to the
opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the
which mpel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be eevdent that created
equals that they endowed by their Creator with certain
enabe rights among these are e liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness That to these rights
uted among deriving their power from the
governed that whenever form of becomes
actVe of these ends the right the people to alter abo
sh it. and to institute government laying foundation on
such principles and organizing its in such form them
indeed will dictate that long established should
not be changed for light causes accordingly
hath shown that mankind disposed suffer-
while evils suerab than right themselves by abohng
forms to which they accustomed But when long train of
abuses and usurpaons pursuing invariably the object ev
design reduce them under absolute desposm it
right their duty to throw off such government and provide
guards for their future security Such has been the patient
ueance colonies and such is now the necessity which
constran them to alter their former system Of The
history of the present King of Great Britain history repeat
ed injuries and usurpaons all having direct object the establish
ment OF absolute tyranny these states To this let
facts be submitted to candid world.
He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and
essary for the public good
He has forbidden his governors pass laws of immediate
pressing Importance unless suspended their operation till his
sent should be obtained when suspended he has utterly
neglected to attend to them.
He has refused pass other laws the large
districts of people, unless those people would renquh the right
OF representation the legsatea right nesmabe them and
formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bode places unusual
comfortable and distant from the repository their public records
tor the sole purpose OF agung them into compliance with his
measures
He has dissolved representative houses repeatedly for opposing
with manly fmnes his nvasions the rights of the people,
He has refused fo long time after such dissouons
others to be elected whereby the legislative powers incapable Of
returned the people for their
the state remaining the meantime exposed all the dangers
invasion from without, and convusion within.
He has endeavored prevent the population of these sae for
that purpose obuctng the laws for of foreigners
refusing pass Others to their migration hher and
raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands
lie has INSTRUCTED the administration OF justice by refusing his
assent to laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made judges dependent his will alone for the tenure
of their Offices and the and payment of their salaries
lie has erected multitude of Offices and sent hther
Of officers to harass people and eat out their substance
He has kept times of peace, standing armies with
out the consent of our legislatures
He has affected render the military independent Of
rior to- the civil power.
has combined Others subject jurisdiction for
en constitution and unaeknowedged by laws; giving
his assent to their acts OF pretended legislation.
For quarterng large bodies of armed troops among
For protecting them by mock trial. from punishment for any
murders which they should the inhabitants of these
For cutting off trade with all parts Of the world:
For imposing taxes without consent
For deprvng many the benefits OF trial by
For transporting beyond to be tried for pretended often
For aboshng the free system Of English laws in neghborng
province establishing therein arbitrary government and enar
its boundaries render it at example and fit
for introducing the absolute rule in these colonies
For taking away charters aboshng most valuable laws
altering fundamentally the forms of governments
For supendng legislatures and declaring themselves
invested with power legsa all whatsoever:
abdcated here by declaring out of his
protection, and waging war against u.s.
pundered ravaged coasts burnt towns
and destroyed the lives of our people.
He at this time transporting large armies OF foreign mercena
res complete the works of DEATH desolaon, and tyranny
already with of cruelty and perhdy scarcely
paaeed in the barbarous ages and totally unworthy the
head of civilized nation.
He has constrained owczens taken captive on the high
bear against their country to become the execution
their friends and brethren fall themselves by their hands,
He has excited domestic instructions amongst and has en-
deavored bring the inhabitants of roner the mercess
Indian whose known rule Of warfare ndsngulshed
destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
In stage of these expressions have peuoned 1or re-
Dress the most humble erms repeated petitions have
only by repeated injury prince whose character is
thus marked by every which may define an unfit to be
the ruler of free people,
Nor have wanting attentions to British brethren
warned them from time to tme of attempts by their
legislature extend unwarrantable jurisdiction We
have them the circumstances of emigration and
settlement We have appealed to their native justice and
magnanmty; have coured them by the ties com
mon kindred these usurpaons which would inevitably
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