The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-07-04
The OELEBRArED DECLARATION
The Document Which has Made the
Fourth of july Famous.


tho Laws Of Nature and Of Natures God
entitlc them, decent respect 10 the
Opinions Of mankind requires that tuey
should declare the causes which impel
them 10 the separation We hold the sc
truths TO be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certSi n
uuaIienab.e Rights, that among thp!4
are Life, Liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness That TO secure thes rights
Governments are Instituted among
Mcn, deriving their just powers from
ChG consent OF the governed.-That
whcncver any Form Of Government be-
comes destructive Of these ends, itls tho
klgAt OF tho People to alter or abolish
IT, and to institute new Government
lay ing its foundation on such principle.
and organizing It's powers in such form
Us 20 them shall seem most likely to ef
feet their Safoty and Happiness. p.u
dence, indeed, will dictate that Govern,
mGnts long established should not bI
changed for light and transient cause
anu accordingly al experience nat
snewn, that mankind are more dispose
10 suffer, while evils are sutferabl
Ihah Lo right themselves by abOlishiT
the forms 10 which they are acoustic
cd. Sut when Il long train Of ahlrs
aAu usurphtlons, pursulag invarIJy
the same OOjGcs ovlnces u design toe
dues them under absolute DSspUtm,
II Is their right, IT is their duty -
throw oil such Government, and toro.
vide new Guards for their future sm:.
iLY.-Such has been the patient sjar-
anGG OF these Colonies 5; and such iaO"
the necessity which UOnstraius TIM 10
alter their formcr SystemS OF Gurn-
hi = y, ~
OF Great Brltain Ii a history Of r1eaS-
ed trj lrics and ueurpa.ions, all living
in direct object the establishment an
absolute Tyranny over these stats. To
prove this, let facts be submittC u
candid wor.d.-He has refused Is AS
sent 10 Laws, the most wnOlcsuie auI
necessary Tor tho public good lie ithS
iorDludcn his Governors TO pas Laws
ni immeGla y aud pressing lmp'tanCc,
unless susps ndpd in their ODCr' I'LL
/ Ills Assent should be obtained, u wh"1
so suspended, he has has uttcy neg
lccted to attend to them.--H hHS re
! fused TO pass other Laws 10 the az
commOdation Of large districi OF pcO'
pie, unless those people void relin-
quish the right Of Representation in
tie Legislature, Is right ines.mablc 70
them and formidable TO tyrats only
| IL has called together logieiLtve bod.
| les 81 places unusual, uLcOiiOrchoie,
ana distant from the dcpUsitry Of thcir
pubic Records, for the solqurpOse Of
ia,lguing them into compBnce with
| his measures He has dis)lVed RI
rcsentative Houses ropeatdv, for Op.
| posing with manly tirmncss his invas-
| Sous on tho rights OF the ,eOplc.-llc
has refused for ~ long time after snch
! uissOiutlOnS, To cause OLhep To be elect
! ed whereby the Legislative powers,
! incapable Oi Apnihilation. .hSVc return
| Gd Ia tho People at large or their C&-
! crCisu; the State remanug in the
mcau time exposed to aIltnc dangers
Oi Invasion from withou, Had cunvul.
| sion within.-He has ClfeavOurcd To-
! r'.vGnt the population Of these Slate. !;
fer that purpose obstrUrtitg the Laws
for Natural Zation Of Foreigners; r"lus.
ing 10 puss others to cuC)nrngU their
migr"tlo hither, AMI raising TIE con.
Gitlons Oi new Approximations OF iauds.
Tie has UbsLruCt,u q the AdmintSLra
tron oi Justice by refusing mis- Ass NJ
To LAWs, for establishing judiciary
lowers He has mWlc Judg's dcpcn-
d.Lt On his Will aloe, for the tenure
OF their Cllices, and the amount and
paymen Of their salaries. lie has
Z
and sent hltner swans OF Olicars u
harrass our People, and eat out their
subs lance. He has kept among us, IL
times OF peace, Standing Armies vita
oaU thU Consent Of our Lrgisl laturcs. -
de has affected to render the Militar.
independent OF ana superior to the
ClVll pOwer.-He has com bined wiCn
others to subject us to Il Jurisdiction
foreign To our constitution, and uuac
know:cdged by our M"s; giving hls
Assent to thcir acts Ot pretended I. ~
Islation --For quarterlng large bodies
OF armed troops among rs For pro
tcctIuE them, by a. mock Trial, from
puEis ishment for any Murders which
they should commit on the inhahi;nni,
Of these States. FOR cutting III our
Trade with I'll parts Of the world -
For Imposing Taxes on us without oar
/ Consent For dcprlving US n .uauS
cases, OF The benefits Of trial by JAry
For transporting US bcyond Seas tt
be cried for pretended offences For
aoolishing the free System Of Eng gu,t
Laws, in u neigh b0uring Province cs
tablishlng therein an Arbitrary i.uv
crDmcnt, and charging its Boundaries
so as to render IL at once an examu!c
and fit instrument for Introducing the
same abso ute rule into these Culunirs
For taking zway our Charters, abuiisnl
our most valuable Laws and 8ltorinu
Fundamentally the Forms OF our Cos
crnments For suspendlng oar Owr
legislatures, and declaring tncmst I've,
Invested with power to lCgislato fOr. u.
In all cases whatsoever He has abd,.
CaCcd Government here, by QCclarIuu
us out OF his Protection and wngiuu
War against us.-He has plundercd ou,
seas, ravagcd our Coasts, burnt oar
towns, and destroyed the Lives OF our
people. He is at this time transport.
ing large Armies Of foreign NJ -ccnar,
les to cOmpleat the works OF death
dcsOlatton and tyranny, already begun
with circumstances Of Cruelty and
per tidy scarcely paraileled in the most
barOarous ages, and totally unworthy
the Head OF civilized nation. He
has constrained our fellow Citizens
taken Captive on the high Seas TO bear
Arms against their Country, to become
tho eX3cuLioners OF their fiionus and
Brethren, or to fall themselves by their
Hands.-He has excited dome site insur.
rtcLl0ns amongst US, and hos end CavOr.
ed To bring on thc Inhabitants Of our
frontiers, tho m"rciless Indian Savagcs
whose known rule OF warfare, is nn un.
distinguished obstruction OF oil ages,
stxes and conditions. In every stage
of these Oppres ions We have petition
ed for REDRESS in the most BUNDLE
terms. Our repeated Petitions have
en- answered only by repeated il iary.
a Prince, whose character is thus
mArke by cyefy set which may uut fine
u ryrant, Ia urtit to be tho ruler Of a
free people. Nor have wo been want
lDy in attentions to Our British brr,b