Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-04-26

which he still acknowledged be the
world had thus His general PRINCIPLES was
fearless but he visionary of abstract theories which,
like dsemboded souls from Embrace nursing
his country the offspring his time he work of
practical statesman and his naturally pre-
viou law and the facts of the that they deep root and
have endured
From the his mind, consulting one
single book Jefferson drafted the declarations he submitted sepa
aey Franklin John Adams, accepted Of them
two verbal unmportan corrections and the weneghh
of June reported congress- which the ulv
Immediately the resolution independence upon its
consideration During the remainder of that day and the two
the language, the and the principles paper were
closely scanned
In the indictment against George Third Jefferson had
written:
"He has waged cruel against itself violating
its sacred rights of life liberty persons distant
people who offended him. captivating carrying them into
slavery another hemisphere incur miserable
transportation tthe This paca the opprobrum
nhdel powers is the warfare of the Christian king Britain
Determined keep open market bought
and Sold he has posud his negative supprcsng every cgs
atve attempt prohibit restrain this execrabe
And that this asscmbage horrors might dstn
guhcd dye he exciting those very people rise in arms
among and purchase that liberty which deprived
them by numbering the people whom he also
thus paying off former committed against the liberties
people with crimes which he urges them against the
o another
These words expressed with precision had happened in
Virginia. She well other colonies had pcrscverngy attempted
cpcss the slave trade the king had pcrscvcngy his veto
clothed with the
invited slaves against their but could truly
all always without blame in REGARD
the that in America had been exclusively
guilt of the king Britain severe structures
the of the kings negative Jefferson the guidance
history, Nere dsappovcd by southern gentlemen,
reflections full that traffic
and the offensive expressions Immediately yeed Congress
had already manifested its sentiments by prohbi
of the slave trade that prohibition respected in
every of the thirteen states including South Carolina
Georgia. This is the occasion when the slave first
branded piracy Many statesmen among them Edmund
deton president OF the Virginia always regretted
the passage had been stricken and
dcnunciaton lost its author friends.
All other changes and omissions in ecsons paper were
either insignificant much for the better rendering language
dispassiOnac and evening
the fourth day of july New York still abstainng vote
twelve States without negative agreed this Declaration by
the Representatives of the United Congress
asscmblcd":
"Whcn in human events it becomes necessary
for people dissolve the political bands which
them with another and the the
the separate and equal station which the laws
natures God ene them decent respect the opinions
requires they should which mpc them
% the separation.
hold truths be se-evdcnt-That all men are
created equal that they endowed by their
unacnab rights that among these life liberty pur-
suit of happiness That these rights governments
among deriving their powers the consent of
the governed that whenever any government becomes
destructive OF these ends the right OF the people
abolish it. and institute laying
such principles, and organizing powers such
them shall likely their happiness
Prudence indeed will dictate that governments long
should be changed for light and transient
ng all experience hath shown that mankind disposed
while evils sueab than right abolish
which they long train
abuses and usupaons pursuing invariably the object
design reduce them under absolute desposm their
right their throw off such government provide
guards their security Such has been
colonies; such the necessity which
them alter their systems government
history the present king of Great Britain history repeated
and usupaon all having direct object the