The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-07-04

ton foreign our constitution unacknowedged by
For quarerng large bodies Of armed troops among
For protecting them by mock trial. from punishment
for any murders which they should commit the inhabitants
of the states:
For cutting off trade with all parts Of the world
For imposing taxes without our consent
For deprving in many cases. OF the benefits OF trial
by jury: ,,.,
offenses
abolislng the free system of English laws in neigh
boring province establishing therein arbitrary government
and enagng its boundaries to render at once an
ample and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute
rule into these colonies:
Fortaking away our charters abolshng valua
BILE laws and altering fundamentally the powers OF our gov
ernments:
For suspendng our own legislatures declaring them
selves invested with power to legsate for in all cases
whatsoever.
He abdcated government here, by declaring out
of his protection, and waging war against u.s.
He has pundered seas, ravaged coasts burnt
towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large armies Of foreign
tyranny already begun with circumstances of cruelty and
dy scarcely paaeled in the most barbarous ages and to-
tally unworthy the head of civilized nation.
He has constrained fellow citizens, taken captive
the high SEAS bear against their country to become
of their friends and brethren to fall them
selves by their hands.
He has melted domestic instructions amongst u.s. and
has endeavored to bring the inhabitants of frontiers
the mecess Indian whose known rule of warfare
undsngushed destruction of all ages and conditions
In stage of these oppressons have petitioned
for redress the most humble erms repeated petitions
character is thus marked by every act which may define
rant, is unfit to be the ruler of free people -
Nor have been wanting in attention Of British
brethren We have warned the from time to time Of at
tempts by their legislature to extend unwarrantabe us
dcon We have reminded them Of the circumstances
of emigration and settlement here We have appealed to
their native justice and magnanmy and have conured
the by the ties of kindred dsavow these usurpa
tions which would inevitably interrupt connections and
correspondence They too have been deaf to the voice of
tce and consangunity We must therefore, acquesce the
necessity, which denounces separation and hold them,
hold the rest of mankind enemies in war, in peace,
friends
We therefore, the representatives of the UNITED
STATES of AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS assembled,
appealing to the Supreme Judge of the World for the recude
of Intentions the name and by the authority of the
good people of these colonies soemny publish and declare
That these United Colonies are and of right ought be,
FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES; that they alb
solved from all allegiance to the British and that all
political connection between them and the State of Great
Britain is and ought to be- totally dssoved and that
FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES they have full power
to levy conclude peace contract alliances establish
and to do all other acts and things which NDEPEND
T STATES may of right do And for the support of this
declaration with firm reliance the protection of DIVINE
PROVIDENCE mutually pledge to each other ives
fortunes and sacred honor