Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1901-05-03

the country that time the revelation of its mind when
youth its enthusiasm its sublime confronting of danger
the highest creative powers of which capable The bill
rights which promulgae of rights that older human
institutions and spring the eternal justice that to the
state Two political theories divided the world founded the
commonwealth the the policy of cxpedency
other on the mmutabe principles of morals the republic
took its place amoug the of the world proclaimed its faith
the truth and reality and uncangeabeness of freedom virtue
right The heart Jefferson writing the declaration
gres adopting it, beat for all humaniy the assertion of right
made for the world mankind and all coming genera
tons without any exception whatever for the proposition which
admits OF exceptions be -evden AS put forth
in the of the ascendant people of that time make
the circuit of the world passing everywhere through the despo
countries of Europe and the aonhed nations they read that
all men created equal their ehargy like those
who have been exe from childhood when they suddenly hear the
dimly remembered of their mother tongue.
In the place. the declaration avoiding pecous and vague
generaes grounds itself with anxious upon the past and
econces right and fact OF universal principles enough repeated
to that America chose for her that system of politics
which recognizes the rule of eternal Justice and independence is
vndcaed by the application that rule the gevous nstruc
TONS laws and acts proceeding from the king in the exercise Of
his preroate with the lords and of
Great Britain The colonies protested drive back innovations
and not with rowing zeal to all traditional inequalities
they rebels against the which they knew the
to be the child with all the glad ancpatons greatness that
broke forth from the prophetic soul of the youthful nation they
took their point departure was They
not even declare against monarchy itself they sought general
overthrow of all kings universal system republics did
atty to the house of Hanover HAD for sixty been another
name for the love of civil and religious liberty the majority
till within few months believed the English constitution
the best that had existed neither Franklin Washington
nor John Adams Jefferson Jay had expressed prefer
nce for republic The voices that independence spoke
also for alliances with kings The sovereignty George
was renounced because he king but because he
deemed be tyrant'
The insurgents they up government manifested
no impotence the recollection of having been ruled by royal
blot memorials o
forth Hugh Peter country the
abolition OF monarchy which have proposed
have Wished in the revolution in America they not
counsel the English undertake republic
America godend though unought because
contained the clements of other organization Here that
century here only people, which, by its education and large
and long experience prepared the deposa and
all political power America developed choice from
within herself and therefore is that following an
inner law, she made herself propaganda SYSTEM
where the conditions OF wanting.
Finally the declaration only the the
birth OF people, but the establishment national government
most imperfect but still government in conformity
with the limited constituent which each colony had
upon delegates congress- The longer civil war;
Britain become to the United States foreign country
former subject the British king the thirteen colonies now owed
primary allegiance to the dynasty of the people, and became
of the rcpubC except this everything remained as
before every retained his rights the did not dissolve
into did the people undertake a social
revolution The management OF the police government
carefully separate states could each for
itself upon the domestic states
which henceiorh independent Britain not independent
another the United States America powers over
war, peace, foreign alliances, and
The signed by the members OF congress on
the day which agreed but duly authenticated by
the president and secretary and published world The
when made the choice day great anniversary,
selected the day OF the resolution independence when it
past the declaration principles on which
opened its