Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-07-04
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE


THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Unanimously Adopted July Phadelpha
WHEN IN THE COURSE Of human events, becomes
essary people dissolve political bands which
connected them with anoher and among the
powers earth the separate equal station which
Natures entities Them
the opinions Of mankind requires that they should
declare (which impel them the separation
We hold these truths to be se-evden That all
equal that they endowed by their Creator with
certain naienabe Rights that these Life Liberty
the pursuit of Happiness That these rights.
instituted among Men, deriving their jus,
powers the of the governed That whenever
destructive of these ends 1t the
Right of the People to alter to abolish it. and to institute
laying its foundations such principles and
organizing powe in such FORM them shall most
likely their Safety and Happiness Prudence indeed
will dictate long established should be
changed light and accordingly, all
experience hath sheWu that mankind disposed to
suffer- while evils aresuerabe than to right themselves by
aboshng forms which they accustomed But when
long of abuses and usurpations pursuing invariably
Object evires design to reduce them under alb
Deposm their right it is their duty to throw off
Government and provide Guards for their future
security been the patient suffeance Of these Colo
MES such the necessity which constrain them to
alter Systems of Government The history of the
present King of Great Britain is history of repeated injuries
usurpation all having in direct object the establishment
absolute Tyranny these states To this let
Facts be submitted candid world.
LIE HAS REFUSED his assent to Laws the most wholesome
and necessary for the public good.
He his Governors pass Laws of immediate
pressing Importance unless suspended in their operation
should be obtained and when suspended he
has utterly neglected to attend to them.
has refused other Laws for the accommodation
large districts of people unless those people would ren
qush right Representation in the Legislatures right
inestimable them and formidable tyrans only.
called together legislative bodies places
uncomfortable and distant from the depository of their public
Records the sole of fagung them into compliance
with his measures.
He has Representative repeatedly op
posing manly frmness his nvasions the rights the
people. -..t-
refused for long time after such dissoutions
whereby the Legislative powers
capable Annhato have returned to the People large
their exercise: the State remaining in the meantime
posed dangers of invasion from without
sions within +
He has endeavored to prevent the population Of these
purpose obstructng the Laws of Naturalization
of Foreigners refusing others to their gra
hhe and raising the conditions of Appropriations
of Lands
He has obsructed the Administration Of Justice by refus
ing laws establishing Judiciary Powers
He made Judges dependent his Will alone. for the
their Offices and the payment of their
salaries
erected multitude of New Offices and hither
people. their
stance.
He has kept among in times of peace Standing Armies
without the Consent of our legislature
affected Military independent
superior to, the Civil power
He has combined with others subject jurisdiction
foreign constitution and unacknowledged by laws:
giving his their Acts of pretended Legsation
TOR QUARTERING large bodies of armed troops among
For protecting them, by mock Trial. from punishment
any Murders which they should commit the Inhabitants
of these States
For cutting off Trade with all parts OF the world
For imposing Taxes without Consent
For depriving in many of the benefits Of Trial
by jury: =
transporting beyond Seas be tried for pretended
offenses: