The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-07-01
The Declaration Of independence


for people dissolve the political bands which have
ed them with another and the of the
EARTH the equal station which the laws of
and of natures God entities them decent the opinions
of mankind requires they should declare the which i'm
pei them to the separation.
We hold these truths be seevedent:--tha all
created equa that they endowed by their with
unaenabe rights that these e liberty and the
suits Of happiness That these rights
instituted deriving their power from the
of the governed that whenever of becomes
destructive these ends it the right of the people alter
abolish it, and to institute laying it's founda
ton such principles. and organizing
them shall likely effect their safety happiness
Prudence indeed will dictate that long
ed should not be changed for light and
cordngy all experience hath shown that mankind dis
posed suffer- while evils suerabe right themselves
by aboshng the forms which they accustomed But when
long train of abuses and aurpaons pursuing invariably the
object design reduce them absolute des
potism their right their duty throw off such govern
and provide guards for their security Such
has been the patient suerance of these colonies and
the necessity which them systems
of The history the present King Britain
history repeated injuries and paons having
object the establishment of absolute tyranny these
To this, let the facts be submitted candid
He has refused his laws and whole
for the public good
He has forbidden his pass immediate and
Importance unless suspended in their operation
should be ohained and when suspended utterly
neglected to attend to them.
He has refused other laws for the accommodation of
districts of people, people would reinquish the
right representation in the legislature right
them. and formidable to tyrans only.
He has called together legislative unusual
comfortable and distant from the depository public
records for the sole of fagung them compliance
with his
with manly rmnes his invasion the rights of the people,
He has refused long time after dssouons
others be elected whereby the legislative incapable
have returned the people large their exercise
the State remaining. the meantime exposed dangers
| invasion from without, and commissions within.
He has endeavocd population these Sates
for that obsructing the laws for the of
foreigners refusing to others to their migration
hther and raising the conditions of appropriations of lands
He has INSTRUCTED the administrator of justice by refusing
| his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers.
He has made judges dependent his will
their Offices and the payment salaries
He has erected multitude Of Offices and hither
OF officers to hara people their substance
He has kept among times of peace standing armies.
without the of legislature He has effected
der the military independent and superior to- the civil
He has combined with others subject jurisdiction
foreign constitution and unacknowdgd by aw Civ
ing his assent to their acts of Pretended legslation
For quaerng large bodies of troops for
ing them by mock trial from punishment for murders which
they should commit the inhabitants States
For cutting off trade with all of the world; for
benefits trial ury transporting beyond the SEAS
be tried for pretended offences For aboshng the
OF Engaish laws in nghboring provinces establishing therein
enlarng its render
at example and fit Instrument for introducing the
and abolishing valuable laws, and altering funda
mentally the forms OF our governments For suspendng our
legislatures and declaring themselves invested with
legislate for in all whatsoever.
He has addicted here by declaring his
protection and waging against
He has pundered ravaged coasts burned
towns and destroyed the lives of our people.
He this time transporting large of foreign
complete the DEATH tyranny
already begun with circumstances cruelty and perfdy scarcely
paaeed the brbarous and totally unworthy the
head of civilized nation.
He has fellow citizens captive high
bear their country the
of their friends and brethren themselves their hands,
lie has excited domestic instruction and has
deavored bring the inhabitants of
less Indian whose known rule warfare unstn
gushed destruction Of all conditions In
of these have peoned for redress
most humble erms only
by repeated injury whose character thus marked by
which be defined unfit be the ruler of
a free people,
Nor have been wanting attentions British
brethren He have warned them from time time attempts