Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1862-07-01
The Declaration Of independence -
JtE9 :. 1875.

W Ath, IN Tue course oi human events. II
becomes necessary for one people 10 nd's-uI,r
The paiiucal band, winch have connected them
nth another, AMI 10 assume among the powers
"t The earth the separate aud equal station :.
which the laws OF nature and ot natures God
enlIIIe them, a decent respect TO The opinions
OF mankind requires that they shoult declare
the causes which impel Them 'hc separation.
We hold theSe lruihS 10 be self evIdeut-
that all msn are created ,gr,ai: that they are
endowed Oy their Creator with certain iHahci-
utis tights; that among these are ijc, ib.tg,
qnf the pursuit u kgyyvieNS. That, to SECURE
these righfs, governments are instituted among
men, drwiTg ihsi~ jrsi pYjr.'s trOH. he coIssH
ot fts g'rsru.H: that, whenever any form cd
government becomes ds'igur'tec y flsse cuf,
Il Is the right OF the people 90 atfr or tn ebai,t
It, and Ju institute new government, laying us
foundation on such principles, and organizing
lis power, IN such form. a, u them shall seem
most likely 10 affect their safety and happi
ness. Pru .eurc indeed will dictate, that gov
/ CfumrnlS long established should mol he
changed lur light and transient causes. and
accordingly all experience hath shown. mat
mankind ar" more disposed {" Su!',r, while
evils are Sulleratr, than to ri-ht themselves
by a5u!I>h.gg the forms to which they are aC-
cu>ramrI. But when a long trI.n OF abuses
and u>Grpat!ons, pursuing invariably the same
object er.uceS a design to reduce them under
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/ Such has been the patient >ui..rIuce of these
I colonies aut sgch IS now the necessity winch
+ conSlrains them 10 alter their former system
4 of government. The history Of the present
. King ct Great Britain Is 4 history OF repeated
. INJURIES and u>nrFhu'ns' a" having IN "'rec'
F object the tNtaD'Nhm'n' g' an a'So,u'e "
/ ranny over these safes 10 prove ms, lei
/ facts be submitted 10 a canI" world
lie mas refused MS assent 10 avs me most
/ wh1ies"mr and nece>,STy Tor 'he PAoAc good
He has forbidden NJ Governors 10 pass
7 law OF immediate and pressing Importance
unless suspended m their operations unNl MS
assent should be obtained; and when SO Sn>Pen-
dri h. has utterly neglected lo attend [" inem.
He has refused e. pass ".h"r laws for The
accommodation Of large districts of people,
unless hose people wou.i relnqnISh thef'-ht
of representation IN The Leg, idlure-a right
incStImabe 10 them, and formidable to 'yranis
. Only.
H. has called together legislative bodies al
places unusual, uncomfortable, aud distant
from the depository Of their public records ,ior
. the sole purpose II fIugGlng them into com
pIiauce with his measures.
He has dissolved representative houses re-
Peaiediy Tor opposing with manly hrmness his
'nva>IanS on the r'eh'S OF the people,
ne mas refused i'F i'hS u'le amer Sucn
d'sSo!uIonS, TO cause Diners 10 be elected,
whereby me ,eSiS.diVe powers 'hcaPaoie oil
annihL.ili2n, nave returned i" 'le Ptople al al
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Ue has ererisI , ,nrlr,,pIa Of rer offices.
,,I sent bithsr s,yarn,s Of oiJicers IN baraSs
',,,- ,ol,rc and car an, tbeir substance.
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f'' f''''tr''5 i@' 80 O'"''S Vi "' "ie" "''i
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punishment '"r any ,lu'o,rS 'nIy Suo''' COM
mt on me lh"aoi'al.'s "' me- S'airS az, ,,
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ihe word
f'r imposing ''AsS "P'" "' "''''ON' ''
c'nssn'; .. e Il,
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For trans u oIy "Hu ''"' ~ o0 "i''
Tor pFeIehle' oHe"ceS rr,..,
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ia"> IN he'-n''''"7 p'o'.,e 'ia,Ia-.
therein an a,''idIf gov "',,'
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'he same a'S"'u'e i"'e i..'' - at,f;,b
i'r 'd"lns d"af o.t ia..S .nt .I,srIca i,n.
l"S our mos, ,,a,.or,,r,s.
""meh'aAy 'he io'n m "' uu' S,,,I.,',-.' m,
-. Su r,i.7,.oo -, ,,,'cs,e5 with mower IN
I.,,isIa,o ,,,r ms m all cases whatsoever.
/ ua has ah1icated Government here, by de.
cIarinc ms ont of his protection and waging
war against us.
/ He has plunderel our seas, ravagel our
/ coasts. burnt our towns, and destroyed the