Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-04

For imposing taxes on us without our consent:
For deDriUiRg us in many eases. Of the btnsff
sffriai BY Jury:
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for
pretended ohenses:
For abeiishing the free system Of EnElish laws
In ueighborng province establishing therein an
arbitrary government. an charging Its bounca-
ries, 90 render 10 at once an example and &;
instrument for introducing the same absolute rule
iito these colonies:
For taking away our charters. aboshing our
most valuable laws, and altering. fundamentally
the iorms of our government:
For suspendiry orr own Legislatures, and de-
claring themselyes invested with power TO ieg's-
late for rs in all cases whatsoever
He has sbdicsted gov emmeat here BY declaring
40 out of his protection. and wagIng war against
He has pIundered our seas. ravaged our coasts.
burned our towns. and destroyed the lives OF our
people
He j. at this time transporting large armies If
foreign mercenaries TO complete the works Of
death. desoiation. tyranny. already began. with
circumstances Of cruelty and perfdy scarcely
paraleled in the most barbarous ages. and totally
un~orthy the head Of civilized nation.
he has constrained our fellow citizens. taken
captive on the high seas to bear arms against
their country. TO become the executioners of their
Utru1~ w rtuttns W W huctn5ciNtc y
their hands
He has excited domestic instructions amongst
rs. has endeavored TO bring upon our inhabt-
ants of the frontiers the merciless Indian saw.
ages. whose known rule OF warfare i an unds
tinguished destruction of all ages sexes and con
dtions.
In every stsss Of ,hsso oppTessions re have
pet;tioned for redress. IN the most humble terms;
our repeated petitions have been answered only
by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is
thus marked 81 every act which may define i
rant. is unfit to he the rnler of a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our
British brethren We have warned them. from
time to time. of attempts nv their Legislature 10
extend an unwarr1ntable jurisdiction over a.
We have rem ndsl them OF the circumstances Of
our emigration AMI settlement here. We have
appealed to their native Justice and magnanlmi
ty and We have couiured them. by the ties of ou'
common kindred, to disayow these usurpati0ns
which ,uld inevi ably interrupt our connections
and correspondence. They. too. have been de'i
to the voice of Justice aud consanguinity. We
must. therefore acquiesce in the necessity which
denonnces our separation. and hold them rs We
hold the rest OF mankind enemies in war. ia
peace. friends.
We. therefore. ss the representatives, OF the
United States OF America in general Congress
assembled. appealing to the Supreme Judge OF
tile world Tor the rectitude oil our intentions, 90
in the nime and by authority of the good people
at these colonies. solemnly publish and declare
that these united colonies are. and ought 10 be
free and independcnt States; that they are ah
solved from all allegiance TO the Briti-h crown,
and that all pnlitlcll connection between them
and the State of Great Britain il. and ought -
he. totally dissolved: aud that. as free and indie
pendent States. they have full power to levy war
conclude peace. contract alliances. establish
commerce. and to do all other acts and things
which independent States may OF right do. aud
for the support of this declaration, with firm
reliance on the protection Of Divine Providence,
We mutually pledge TO each other our lives, our
fortunes and our sacred honor.