The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-04

| W. .u',h'S OH our trade with ali parts q
the world:
For imposing taxes on us without on,
consent:
For depriving us, in many cases, Of The
benefit of trial by jury:
For transporting us beyond seas to be
tried for pretended offenses:
For abolishing the free system Of En-.
gileh laws in neighboring Province. IS.
tabIishing therein an Arbitrary govern.
'nent, and enlarging its boundaries 50 as
to render it at once an example and fit in
strument for introducing the same absolute
rule into these Colonies:
ror taking away our charters, abolish.
ing our most valuable laws, and alterinp
fundamentally the forms of our govern.
ment:
For suspending our own Legislatures,
and declaring themselves invested with
power to legislate for US in all cases what.
soever.
He has abdicated government here, bv
declaring us out Of his protection and wag
ing war against US.
lie has plundered our seas, ravaged our
coasts, burnt our towns, and DESTROYED the
lives of our people.
RE is at this time transporting large
Armies Of foreign mercenaries to complete
the works oi death, desolation, and tyranny,
already begun with circumstances of cruel.
ty and per6dy scarcely paralleled in the
most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy
the head Of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow.citizens
taken captive on the hig h seas to bear arms
against their country, to become the execu.
tioners of their friends and brethren, or to
fall themselves by their hands.
He has excited domestic instructions
amongst US, and has endeavored to bring
on the inhabitants Of our frontiers. the mer.
ciless Indian savages, whose known rule
OF warfare is an undistinguished destruc,
ton of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
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, whose character is thus marked by
every act which may define a Tyrant, is
unfit to be the ruler Of free people.
~l Nor have we been wanting in attentions
to our British brethren We have warned
them, from time to time, of attempts by
their Legislature to extend an unwarrantable
over us. We have reminded
them Of the circumstances of our cmigra-
ton and settlement here. We have ap.
pealed to their native justice and magma
nimity, and we have conjured them by the
lies of our common kindred to disavow
.hese usurpations, which would inevitably
interrupt our connections and correspond
ence. They too have been deaf to the
'oice Of justice and of consanguinity. We
must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity
which denounces our separation, and hold
hem, as we hold the rest Of mankind, en-.
:mies in war, in peace friends.
WE, therefore, the REPRESENTATIVES,
# the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN
GENERAL CONGRESS assembled, appealing
o the Supreme Judge of the World for the
ectitude Of our intentions, do, in the name,
md by the authority OF the good people Of
hese Colonies, solemnly PUBLISH and DE.
,LARE, That these United Colonies are,
md Of right ought to be, FREE AND INDIE
PENDENT States; that they are absolved
rom all allegiance to the British Crown,
nd that all political connection between
hem and the State of Great Britain is, and
ught to be, totally d;ssolved; and that as
'REE AND INDEPENDENT STATES, they
ave full power to levy war, conclude
eace, contract alliances, establish COM
aerce, and to do all other acts and things
'hich INDEPENDENT STATES may Of right
O. And for the support Of this Declar.
ton, with firm reliance on the Protec-
on of Divine Providence, we mutually
ledge to each other our lives, our fortunes,
nd our sacred honor.