The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-08-19
An Original Declaration
From :h- WasLiu,t.p ct, g..

~, t,''4 .. Washington City Gazette,
When, in the course Of h,,..
! events. it becomes Necessary "uu'al
were. for on" people to Iis,,l'vs" =,
political or brass bauts That IT,; w
| then: together OF anybody cl.s 0Iae
to pnt on their first boot. aud ..,, aug
pants, they should declare the c."t's
which enti.le them to that d; ."st'
| without ;slimony, '''"'rt
We hoIH these truths selfevia.,.
that all men ar, created equal to 49,
one else who does not hapn.n , aas.
superior to them that thew NV,
dowed with certain nna|icnablr ,;.,.
and among these arc life. l;hssa%'S
and the pursuit Of what they Ara e,'
suing, and When any government a''
comes destructive Of these end, ~
| should he Ill end to the destrn.,;s'e
Tie history Of the present Knives kim. =.
Great Britain il one If repeated :. "
.jhries; and our pockets arc stn,tsaa y.
fall Of his rsurfatidns that tI,rv vi, ~
held no more, by George. Will
He has refused his consent n .,
point all Of us revenue collector. ~,
pension agents. ~"
He has Kept among lis in tim. !.
peace standing armies, without s,..
allowing them to sit down: ,len,;,;s.
them even of'l'e right Of sitting az
seat Of war.
He has deprived us in manv 49,.
Of the right Of trial by i,,ry. I ts..
causing much distress aiNdng h,no.'
able men who hang around the Cos.,
House to get on tile jury aud n,s.
$3.50 per day.
He superseded the writ Sfins,,,
carp"s, soft az! Of hs happen to n,,is
i mistake and get into the w,oua ;a;i
We are "bligc to stay There mud sSuss mr.,
ourselves.
He has sent SOME bf the most nj.
cradle weather over here tliati
the memory of the oldest inliabin.'
He Rasneduccd the length Of ,l,s
to FOURTEEN inches III length, III.
causing untold agony and sufseti,.
to a great many inhabitants ofH,
town Of Grand Ec"re.
He has ERECTED Il multitude Of M i,
sf1ices, NN'cli would 6o well enou;I
but liz his sent over swarms Of ess.
pct GiSsers to fill them.
lie has armed his soldiers ANN,
US with real muskcts that won't b,nt'
IN every stage of these 0ppressiaaa
we have petitioned for redress in n
most humble third terms, Init liz ~
answered these petitions by te,iiue i
to 90 there ourselves, Or las re,eiel
ever here and cracked US Cd tho blid
With IFS steptre.
We feel weak; therefore tI.s
things we ore not alae to stand a aay
longer. We shall ny moro 10 id =
England's apron strings and eal.ly
spanked ly the British, slipper. VI
are too biz u ls,y.
We, therefore, Representatives ii
the United States In Congress asse..
ble'', H. publish aud declare that
these Colonies ought to be fee al
equally intlvptnfent, aud that tiS
Atlantic cable shall ~ longer ca:
meet ~:
III defs Hsc q Which, VIC viii sleri.
See our lives ir se,tiug rstni.s fpt
our army:
For this we will spend ,he iast dol:
lar Of our fortunes which w tays W
other need kOt.
We ate writing to s,rml the iAa
breath III our bodies in sti.rin. upA
feeling among OF: people to janp u
the lhfcnSe uf u,st cause.
Such If us ~ are made Censian
will stand t~ resist the invader tsta
though we E,.I-uack.
Ina pinch wo wsll he willing u
sacriaee our honor, or any Stiet ais-
ile Of portable personal ptopests
which will Ge t*tp,y.
We Shall bold y enter the ranti
and narcl! down viii our troopstp
see them of.