The mountain Democrat., 1865-07-01

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giving his assent to their acts Of PEsasndt
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they should commit Oh tie fdha blIt thta o.
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Fer cutting OF our trade With sllpArts
of The world .,s. sffv,, - ~ ~,
For Imposing taxes iNp ua without our
'aFsr dspriving us, in many csSes. Of the
beDetitA Of trial Oy ,juFy:' lsaf'iEa :. y -
For transporting uS beyond the seas TO
be tried fot pretended 0ffenses: 81
For abolishinR the free system Of Eng.
1jsh laws in . neighborinR province, ,eetaB-
lishing therein an arbitrary government,
and eRlaFging its boundaries, 90 ~ loren.
der 1t st once an example and fit iDstru.
mrnt for Introducing the same absolute
rule into these colonies:
For taking away our charters, abolish.
ing or most valuable laws, and altering
fundamentally the powers Of our govern
mems: ..t'--.t
For suspending our owp legislatures,
and declaring themselves invested with
power 10 ltgislstc for us in all cases what
SOeVer:.
He has abdicated government here, by
declaring Us ont Of his protection, and
waRinG var against Us. ..t -.
He has plnndercd our seas, ravagOd our
coats burnt our towns, and destroyed
the lives Of our people. r.
He is, atthis time, transporting large
armies Of foreign mtTcenArlrs 70 Complete
the works of death, desalaiion and tyFAn.
ny, alrrAdy. begun. with circumstances Of
crGelty ard psrlidy scarcely pnralleFed In
the most barbarOuS ages. and totally un
wo, thy the head of civilized nati"n.
He has constrained our fellow -citi&ens.
taken captive on the high seas, to bear
arms against their country, to become the
executiOnerS Of their friends aud brethren,
! or 10 fall themselves by their hands.
He has excited dowestiek instructions
amongst us, and has endeavored to bring
on the inha abitants Of our frontiers, the
mercil,ss Indian savages, whose known
rule Of warfare ID An undiStingpiShSd de.
struction Of all ages, sexes, and condi'
tiOns.
In every stage Of these expressions, We
have petitioned for redress in the most
humble terms; our repeated petitions have
been answered only by repeated injury
A prince Xhoss character ~ thOs DaSked
by every act which may define a tyvAnt
10 uGit t9 be the ruler Of = free people.
| Nor have We been wanting in attention
to our Bfilish brethren. We have warned
them from time to time Of attempts mad.
by their legislature to extend an UnGwar
rantable jurisdiction over u. We have
reMindrd them Of the circumstances o.
OIr emigration and settlement here. We
have appealed to their native t'tStice and
magnanitnity, and We have cdmured them
by the ties Of ouf common kindred tn dis
nvo~ these uSurpations. which would in.
rvitnblv interrupt our connexions and
cor respondtnce. They, too, have been
deaf to the voice OF Justice and consan-
guinity. We must, therefore, .acquieSce
in the necessity which denounces our sep
araiion, and hold them, as We hold the
rest of mankind enemies in war-in
peace, friends. -a,rr
We, therefore, the representatives Of
tine United Siatrs Of America. IN general
Congress assembled, appealing to the Su-
preme Judge Of the world Tor the rectI-
tude of our intentions, do. IN the name
and by the authority OF the good people
Of these colonies, Sohmnly, publish and
declare, that these United Colonies are.
and Of right ought TO be. fire. and indie
pendent States. That they are absolved
from all allegiance to the British crown,
and that ell political connexion between
them and the State Of Great Britain is,
and ought to be, totally diHsolved and
that. as free and independent states, they
have full power to levy war, conclude
peace. contract alliances, establish com
merce, and do oil other acts and things
whirh Independent states may d right do.
And for the support of this declaration.
with . firm reliance on the projection Of
Divine Providence. we mutually pledge
to each other our lives, our fortunes and
our sacred honor.