The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-07-04

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lion. and unscknow lodged BY our laws. CIV
ling bis assent 10 their acts Of pretended
legislation:
For qosriering large bodies Of armed
troops among us:
For protecting them, BY mock trial.
from punishment for any murders which
they should commit on the Inhabitants of
these States:
For cutting of our trade with sli parts o.
the world:
For imposing isxss upon Us without our
consent:
For depriving Us, IN many cases. Of the
benefit Of trial by jury:
For transporting US beyond seas, 70 be
tried for pretended oifeees:
For aboIishiDg the free system OF English
laws in neighboring province. establishing
sherein an arbitrary government. and en-
Ilarging its boundaries 50 as TO render IL 81
once an example and 6s instrument for in
PRODUCING the same absolute rule into these
colonies:
For taking away our charters, abolishing
our most valuable laws, and Altering, fun
the forms Of our governments.
For suspending our own legislatures, and
declaring themselves invested with power 10
legislate for US IN oil cases whatsoever
lie has sbdicaied government here. BY
declaring Us out Of his protection, and wsg
ing war against us.
He has plundered our seas. ravaged our
coasts. burnt our towns. and destroyed the
lives Of our people.
| lie l., a. this time, transporting large sr-
mics Of foreign mercenaries 10 complete the
works Of death. desolstion and tyranny. a
ready begun. with circumstances Of cruelty
and perfiy scarcely psrsIieled in the mos,
barbarous sges. snd totally unworthy the
head Of civilized nation.
| lie has constrained our fellow citizens
taken captive on the high seas, 10 bear arms
against their country. to become the execu-
TONERS Of their friends snd brethren. or %
fall themselves BY their hands.
! lie has excited domestic insurrecti, Ds
amongst us, and has endesvored 70 bring on
the inhabitants Of our frontiers the merciless
Indian savages. whose known rule Of war
fare Is an undistinguished destruction Of sll
ages, sexes and conditions.
Ia every stage Of these opp pessions. we
have peti,ioned for redress in The must num-
BILE terms. Our repeated petitions have
been answered only BY repeated injories.-
a prince whose character j. thus marked
BY every sci which may define iyrans. L
unf, to be the ruler Of free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions
10 cur British brethren. We have warned
them, from time to time. Of attempts By
their legislature 10 extend an unwsrranted
Jurisdiction ever Us. We have reminded
them OF the circumstances Of our emigrs.
ton and settlement here. We have appeal
ed 10 their native justice and msgnsnimiiy
and we hsve conjared them, By the ties d
our common kindred. 10 disavow these usur-
patton, which would inevitably interrupt our
connections and correspondence. They. too,
have been deaf TO the voice Of justice and
lof consanguinily. We must. therefore
aequesce 10 the necessity which denource,
our separation. and hold them. - We hole
the rest Of mankind-enemiss in war, ia
peace. friends.
Il We, therefore. the Representatives Of the
United States Of Americs. 10 General Con
} gress assembled. appealing 20 the Supsem,
Judge OF The world for the rectitude or ou
inieniions, do. in the name and By the %
: lhori,y Of the good people Of these colon isl
soIemnIv publish and declare that shes'
: United Colonies are, and Of right ought 4
: be, free and independent States; that the.
are absolved from oil allegiance 10 the BrisisI
crown. and that al political connection
{ between them and the State Of Great Brit
: ain is. and ought 70 be, totally Dissolved
land that % free and Independent States
; slshey have full power to levy var. conclud
peace. contract alliances, establish con
y 1mercs, and do all other acts and ihiac
!. which independent States nay Of right .,
. And, for the support Of this declaration
with firm reliance on the protection I