The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-09
The New Declaration Of independence.
ADOPTED JULY 4th, 1868.
by the White Republicans, in Convention
Assembled.

people to dissolve the Political bands which have connected them
with Others ana to Gume among the parties of the country the
separate and equal station which the laws Of nature and of
natures God ennus them decent respect Tor the opinions Of
mankind requires that they should declare causes which mpe
them to the separation.
We hold these truths be sctodsn that white men are ere
ated equal the negro that they endowed creator
with certain unaenabe rights that among these life liberty
and the pursuit OF happiness That to secure these rights par
instituted among men, deriving their Just powers from
Of its members that whenever any party becomes de-
strucye of these ends, the right Of the people alter
abolish aud institute party, laying is foundation on
such principles aud ogSnMng its powers in such FORM as to
Prudence indeed will dictate that parties long established should
be changed for light and transient and accordingly
all pereuce hath shown that mankind disposed suffer
while evils uerRbe than to right themselves by abshing
the forms to which they accustomed But when long vain
of abuses and usurPa'on pursuing invariably the obe
enee design 70 reduce them under absolute desposm it is
their right their duty throw OF such party and provide
new guards for their future security Such has been the paent
suance of the white Of this country and the
necessity which COnsAns them alter their
party organization The history Of the radical majority Of the
present republican party history Of repeated injuries and
patOn oil having in direct object the establishment of abs
dilute negro tyranny the white Of these states To prove
| this let facts DO presented to candid world
has refused laws the wholesome aud
sary for the public good.
has forbidden legislatures pass laws of immediate and pres
sing Importance and suspended others in their operation utterly
ncgIectng che white men OF tho country.
of white people unless those people would reuquh tue
right of representation in the egsaureA right uestmabe to
1t has called together the negroes legislative bodies for the sole
purpose OF gueng white into compliance whit measures
1t has dissolved representative houses repeatedly for opposing
with manly rmness its nvaons upon the rights Of the people
1t has refused for long after such dssoution
others be elected whereby the Legislative powers incapable of
humiliation have returned the people at large for their exercise
the remaining the meantime to oil the danger OF
invasion from without and commissions within.
has enieayored prevent the population Of tho southern
states for that purpose obsucng the laws refusing to others
for the protection Of white and nppPang the lands the
negroes.
1t has obstructed administration of justice by refusing its
assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers.
has judges of military officers and made them dependent
will alone for the Of their Offices and the and
payment of their salaries.
1t has erected multitude OF now Offices hher swarm
of officers haass people and eat out their substance
1t has kept among u.s. in times Of peace standing armies with
out the consent OF our legislatures.
effected render the military independent Of aud super
ior to, the civil power
has combined with the negroes subject white to their
jurisdiction, which foreign constitution aud unacknow
edged by laws giving its assent to their acts of pretended egs
lation.
1t has quaeed large bodies of armed negro troops among
protecting hem by mock trial. from punishment for murders
which they should commit the inhabitants of these states
trade with all parts of the world by imposing
taxes 0 without our consent
1t deprived u.s. many cases. of tho benefits of trial by
jury transporting beyond for pretended Offences and
combining in the Dry Tortugas without judge or jury
1t has abolished the free system Of American laws the southern
states establishing therein an arbitrary government and enagng
its boundaries to render at example and fit nsru
ment for introducing the absolute rule into the northern
states;
1t has taken away constitutions aboishng most
valuable laws and altering fundamentally the powers Of gov
ernment senng our own legaures and declaring itself IN
vested with power egsate for in all Whatsoever
1t has abolished the south by declaring white
out of its protection and wagng against them as such
1t has pundeed pockets ravaged fields taxed in
dusry and destroyed the property OF our people.
tits at this time supporting large armies negro to
complete the work of DEATH deSoaon and tyranny already begun
with circumstances of cruelty and pehd scarcely paraeed the
most barbous aud totally unworthy the head OF civilized
nation;
1t fellow citizens taken captive the streets
of Washington to bear testimony against their clients to become
the beayes OF the most sacred trusts 10 fall beneath the
power of its vengeance;
II has excited domestic instructions amongst u.s. and has
deavored bring the inhabitants of southern frontiers the
mece negro savages whose known rule Of warfare unds
unguished destruction Of all ages, and conditions
In every stage of these expressions pooned for redress
in the most humble terms Our repeated petitions have been
answered only by repeated injury party whose character thus
marked by act which define raDt unit to be the
ruler of a free people
have been wanting in attention late brethren We
have warned them from time to me of attempts made by their
legislature to extend unwarranabe jurisdiction over the white
We have reminded them Of the circumstances OF
grafton settlement here We have appealed their native jus
magnanimty conured them by the ties of
kindred disavow these uurpaons which would
inevitably interrupt connections and correspondence They
have been deaf the voice of justice and Of consangun We
must therefore, acquesce the necessity which denouncea
separation hold them hold tho rest of mankind enemies
in politics, in all else frends
We therefore, the White Men of the Republican Party Of the
United States of America, general convention assembled ap
pesng Supreme Judge of the World for the recde of our
Intentions do the name and by the authority of the White
People of these United States soemny publish and declare that
White Men and of right ought to be free and independent
that absoed from all allegiance to the Radical Party and
that all political conneXon between and US and right ought
totally dissolved and that free and independent White
Men have full power to levy conclude peace contract
alliances establish commerce. do all other acts and things
which Independent may right do And for the support
this declaration with f reliance the protection fDiVne
Providence mutually pledge each other lives fortunes
and our sacred honor.
The foregoing Declaration signed this h day of July 1863
by
Andrew johnson, President of the United States.
Salmon p Chase Chief Justice United States Supreme Court
David Davis United States Supreme Court
Stephen J. Field, United States Supreme Court
James R. Dooitte United States Senator,
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