Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-02
\X/HEN, in the course of human events, it a a

w becomes necessary for one people to dis
connected them with another, and TO assume
among the powers Of the earth the separate and
OF natures God entitie them, decent respect
to the opinions OF mankind requires that they
should declare the causes which impel them
We hold these truths to be self-evident: That
dowed by their Creator with certain unaiienable
rights; that among these are life, liberty and
rights governments are Instituted among men,
deriving their Just powers from the consent OF
eminent becomes destructive Of these e6ds. it
is the right OF the people to alter or to abolish u
and to institute sc neT nd
its powers in such form, as TO them shall seem
most likely to effect m their safety and happness;
long established should not be changed for light
and transient causes , ana accordingly. an Sc ex,
disposed TO suffer, while evils are sufferable, than
to right themselves by abolshing the forms to
which they are accustomed. But when long
train Of abuses and usurpations, pursuing inva-
riably the same object, evinces design to re-
duce them under absolute despotism. Il is their
ment and to provide new guards for their future
Of these colonies and such is now the necessity
which constrains them to alter their former sys.
tens Of government. The history of the present
king OF Great Britain is history of repeated
injuries and usmrpations. all having in direct OBJ
ject the establishment Of an absolute tyranny
over these states. To prove this. let facts be
submitted to a candid world:
lie has refused his assent to laws the most
wholesome and necessary for the public good
lie has forbidden his governors TO pass laws
Of immediate and pressing Importance, unless
suspended in their operation till his assent should
be obtained; and, when so suspended. he has
utterly neglected to attend TO them.
lie has refused to pass other laws for the
accommodation of large districts of people, un
less these people would relinqush the right OF
representation I'm the legislature; a right ines
timable TO them, and formidable 70 tyrants only.
He has called together Legislative bodies al
places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from
the depository OF their public records, for the
sole purpose Of fstiguing them into compliance
with his measures.
He has dissolved representative houses repeat
edly for opposing with manly frmness his In
yasions on the rights of the people. .
lie has refused, for a long time after such dis
solutions, TO cause Others to be elected; whereby
the legislative powers, incapable Of annihilation
exercise; the state remaining, In the mean
time, exposed to all the danger OF Invasion from
without and commissions within.
lie has endeavored to prevent the population
laws for naturalization OF foreigners. refusing
pass others TO encourage their migration bithei
and raising the conditions of new appropriations
Of lands.
lie has obstructed the administration OF jus
tice by refusing his assent to laws for establish
ing judiciary powers.
lie has made judges dependent his Will
alone for the tenure of their Offices, and the
amount and payment of their salaries.
lie has erected n multitude OF new oniceS, and
sent hither of officers to harass ouI
people and eat out their substance.
lie has kept among us, In times OF peace
standing armies, without the consent of our
legislatures
He has affected TO render the military inde.
pendent Of and superior to, the civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us tC