The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-03
Declaration of independence

WHES, in iie course OF human events. 1t becomes
W necessary for people dissolve the political
bands which have connected them with another and
to assume, among the powers of the earth. sep
arate and equal station which the laws OF nature
and of natures God entle them, decent respect to
the opinions of mankind requires that they should
declare the causes which impel them Separa-
ton.
We hold these truths to be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES all
created equal that they endowed by
their Creator with certain unalenable rights that
among these life liberty, pursuit of hap
piness That, TO secure these rights governments
instituted among men, deriving their just powers
from the consent Of the governed; that, whenever
any form of government becomes destructive OF
these ends it is the right of the people
to abolish it, and to institute a government,
laying its foundation such principles and
ganizing its powers in such form, to them shall
likely effect their safety and happiness.
Prudence indeed will dictate that governments long
established should be changed for light and
transient and accordingly all experience hath
shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer
while evils siderable, than to right themselves
by aboishng the forms to which they
toned But when long train of abuses and usur-
pations pursuing invariably the object, evinceS
a design reduce them under absolute despotisn,
1t is their right, it is their duty, throw off such
government and provide guards for their
future security. Such has been the patient suf-
ferance of these colonies and such is the neces-
sy which constrans them alter their former sys
OF government. The history of the present
King of Great Britain is history of repeated in
juries and usurpations all having in direct object
the establishment of absolute tyranny these
candid world.
He has refused his assent TO laws the most whole
some and necessary for the public good.
lie has forbidden his governors pass laws OF
immediate and pressing Importance, unless suspend
their operation till his should be OBJ
tanned; and when suspended, he has utterly
neglected attend them
He has refused to pass other laws for the
commodation of large districts of people, unless
those people would relinquish the right of represcn
tation in the legislature right nestimable to thcm
and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places
unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the de-
pository OF their public records the sole pur-
pose of fatiguing them into compliance with his
measure
for opposing, with manly irmness, his inyasons
the rights of the people.
He has refused, for a long time after such DISCO
-lutiGns others be elected, whereby the
returned the people at large for their exercise;
the State remaining, in the meantime. exposed to all
the dangers of invasons from without, and
yulsions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of
these States; for that purpose obstructing laws
for the naturalization of foreigners; refusing
pass others encourage their migration hitlcr and
raising the conditions of appropriations of
lands.
He has obstructed administration of justice
by refusing his assent laws for establishing judi
ciary powers
He has made judges dependent his will alone
for the tenure of their Offices and the
payment of their salaries.
He has erected multitude of new offices, and
hther of officers harass our people and
eat their substance.
He has kept among IN times of peace standing
without the consent of legislatures.
affected to render the military independent
Of 'orior to, the civil power.