The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-07-16
The Declaration of
Independence.

necessary for one people to dissolve shc politcai
bands which have connected them with Another,
and to assume, among he powcr- II tho oarSA, shs
separate AMI cqua, sfsaon II which The laws a
nsturc, and ~ natures God, IN titles them dccens
respect ~ the opinions n mankind requires that
they should declare the causes which impe, them
Va the separation.
We hold ihcsr ir,iths to be .elfcvident. That ell
men arr created epual that they arc endowed by
tbctr Creator with certain iua,icnahlc rights that
suofx thcrc arr life. liberty. and the pirsit NJ
happiness. That a. secure these iish,a govern
ynenfs arr instituted snong mcu. deriving theix
juss powers from the consent OF tho govcyucd thAs
whenever any form of government bsS,o,nes do
uruct,e II these cnde II Is the rgh, Of the PEOPLE
70 alter abolish II, snd to institute a rev GOV ern-
aud organizing it's powers IN such form Ms 70 them
shall scm mot hkcly " Affect their safety and
happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dcsne that
so'cruusu's long cstab,shed should not 10
'hang"d tnr light and transient CAUSES aud ac-
c"rdns'v' ~ espcrtcpcr hssh shown that mankind
ars morr ,h-posed ~ suffer, willis owls arc
-unersb''' than ~ right themselves by abolishiug
the forms /" which they are accustomed. Bit
whcn long tram NJ abuses and usurpat,ouS pur.
NinE invnrr b'y the .ar,~ object, evicrs design
To r"iicc ihcm w. ah~n,ute deproterp. IL 10 their
right ~ their 'iutN, To throw Cd such govern
mcht- and 10 provide uew guards for Their future
security. Su,h hns teen the patcpt sufTernncc a
thce~ coloncs and such Is uow the ncccssity which
coustrnins them 10 alter their former sySaems of
Great Britain Is q history of repeated inurics aud
,ismpsiicns. all hwing IN direct object the csssb.
lishmcnt ii m absolute tyranny these Statca.
T. provo this 'S hsc's be submitted 10 candid
world: ia
He has refused his apeus to is~s tho mos
whocsone and nscer.sry for tho public god.
He hss Forbidden bis governors 10 paes lass n
pended IN their operations aii his ass.ni should te
obtained; and whrn ~ sisy~~ded, he has uter'y
neglected to suenj TO them.
mediation Of large districts II people, unless thosa
Iccple would ralinquish The right Of repsessnta-
ucn N the Leg's,sture--a right inestimshle to
then. and formidable u tvranis only.
He has called together Legislative hpdica st PLACES
unusual uncomfortable and distant from the
pository II ther public reoorls for The sole purIoss
Of htiguing them into compliance with bis mas
surcs.
He b~ dissolved representative hcusss reres,-
edy, for cpIcsnG VITA, manly hrmnss his iuvs-
SONS ON the rghis of the people.
Tie has refused, for long tune aflar such dissolu.
tons N CAUSE others 70 be elected whereby the
Legislative powers, incapable Of snuihilsuon. have
returned 10 the people u isrsc ~ their exsrcss
the sa,s remaining, In hc noa,sttune exposed -
all The dangers II invasions frou without and con-
WILSON'S Within.
lie has cndmvorcd To prevent the populss,cu q
these States for thst r'rpose ohssrucsng % laws
for tho naturalization a foretGnefss ysN1siuG -
pass others 10 encourage thcir miayaeinu hihsA
and raising the conditions Of new ATprVpriatoos q
lands. n
He hp ohetructcd the admtnia1rakicn Of iunHoA
by. refusing hts accent To laws sur es,s6lishhe
Judiciary powers.
lie hss made Judges dependent 90 his viH, ajs,a
fcr the tenure of their Offices, aud Tho spaanA an6
ia yme,t OF thor salaries. .
lie bas erected multitude of new oaBsss s,6.
sent hitler swarms of odcors 10 bsrr.a our psop,O
ard eat out our sutstsnce.
lie has kept among M IN times II pssos, Sand.
w armies, ~.thou, the consent Of our Lsg.sls-
lures.
lie has ene,iesi tc render the military indspsn.,
dent Of. and superior W tho OWL pewe9.
He has eDmb.ned with o<hers 70 subject u 10 z
Jurisdiction foreign TO our considerations and mS
acknowledged by our laws giving his sansnA ~
lhnv acts OF pretended lcgislatou.
For quartcring largo bodies Of armed koDpo
FOR protccting them. by mock trial frcm run.
rhmen, for ANY murders which they sAouid con-
MT On the inhabitants N theaa etAAss.
no, cutting Oft our trsds with ell pars q ~
world.
For imposing taxes on I'M without our consent.
Fcr d.pnving uS in many cssns, II the bsneAt1
Of rlai by js,.y.
prnf.ndoui offences.
For sbol,shing the free syslem a EnslisA lavu
In nexhboring province, establiahins Aerstn en-
arbitrary cvernrncnt, and sBlsrYiug its bosanda.
res M 10 vender II u once an example I'D q
Instrument for introducing tho ouns sbeoeuee rule
IN these colonies. .....
For taking sway our cAssssr. ehea.hhs 80
most valuable laws, scA slssripg fsudsmsuAsNy
tn. tcrns ii ou6 governments.
FER ~i'pendins our own Laqtasssss& md d.
elsring themselves invessed wtsh power 70 lssAs-
late tor Mr. IN I'll daaes whstsoevvr.
he ha- ahiicA,ed government hassA By Ass1BAe
US nut Of his protection and wsGiag var agaaA8
US.
lie hss piunds red our sssA raysgsd our eesA.
burned orr towns, and destroyed Dc lives a or
pe,1P'e. All. .. .-...
foro.gn mercenaries " complete he WORT q daa1A,
oe.o,.non ana ,yrsnny ~ Sresay oesn - el-