Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1950-07-07

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Unanimously Adopted in Congress- July 17e PHILADELPHIA
WHEN, IN THE COURSE of human events,
for people to dissolve the political bands which
have connected them with another and among
Of the EARTH the equal which
the Laws Nature and Natures entities them
respect to the opinions Of mankind requires that they should
declare the which inpe them to the separation
We hold these -evden That all men are
created equal that they endowed by their Creator with
certain inaenabe Rights that among Life Liberty
and the pursuit Of Happiness That these rights
Governments instituted among Men, deriving their
from the of the That whenever
Form Government becomes destructive Of these
Right Of the People to alter to abolish it, and institute
Government laying its foundations such principles and
organizing its in such form, them shall
likely to 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 hewn that mankind disposed
suffer- while evils suferable, than right by
aboshng the forms which they accustomed But when
long train of abuses and usurpaons pursuing invariably
the Object evinces design to reduce them under alb
solue Despois is their right is their duty throw off
such Government and provide Guards for their
security Such has been the patient suferance of these Colo
MES and such the necessity which consrain them
alter their former Systems of Government The history of
present King of Great Britain history of repeated injuries
and usrpation all having in direct object the establishment
of absolute Tyranny these states To this let
Facts be submitted to candid world
TIE HAS REFUSED his Laws the wholesome
and necessary for the public good
He has forbidden his Governors pass Laws of
and pressing Importance unless suspended in their operation
till his Assent should be obtained; suspended
has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused other Laws for the
of large districts of people, unless those people would ren
qush the right of Representation in the legislature right
inesimable to them, and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies places unusual
and distant from the depository of their public
Records for the sole fauing them into compliance
with his
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly OPP
posing with manly mness his nvasions the rights of the
people
He has refused for long me after such dissouons
others to be elected whereby the Legislative powers
capable of Annhaon, have returned the People
for their exercise the State remaining in the meantime
sions within.
He has endeavored to prevent the population of these
States purpose obructing
of Foreigners refusing others their mgra
ton hther and raising the conditions of Appropriations
INSTRUCTED Administration Justice by refus-
ing his Assent to laws for establishing Judiciary Powers
He has made Judges dependent his Will alone for the
tenure their Offices and the amount and payment of their
salaries
He has erected multitude of New Offices hither
Officers people,
stance.
He has kept in times of peace Standing Armies
without the Consent of Legislature
He has affected to render the Military independent Of
superior to, the Civil power.
He has combined with others subject jurisdiction
foreign constitution and unacknowedged by laws
giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation
TOR QUARTERNG large bodies of troops among
For protecting them by a mock Trial, from punishment
Murders which they should commit Inhabitants
of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world
For imposing Taxes without Consent:
For deprving in many of the benefits of Trial
by jury:
For transporting beyond Seas be tried for pretended
ofenses