THE DECLARATION OI He has made Judges depegdeut cm his Will alone, for the } Tenure et their uwces, and {Ee amoimt and jgmyment of their salaries. l · He has erected a multitude of New O&¢€S» and sent hither swarmsef Dwcers to harax our people, and `wt out- thdrj S3lb$‘•I$B{’?%.· Ek · , He has kept among us, in times ot peace, Standipg Armies a witheut the Ceeusent of bur legislatures. — He has nEected to render the Military independent of and sugierior to the Civil powet. ’ . . Z 1 He has ccmbinw with others in subject us to 4 jurisdiction ` foreign to our eeustitention`, and unackzmwiedged by our laws; giving his Assent to their acts ot pretended Legislation: O For quextetiug large bodies et armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for may Murders which they should commit tm the `lnhabitante of. these States: _ _ ‘ V e For cetting od 0\il‘»T1‘8d€ with ell parte of the `worldz For imposing Taxes eu us without 0u1·‘C0¤se¥¤t: ' A . Fer demiving us in man}. casa, of the beneEts of Trial Fer transporting u beyond Sws ‘·t0 be tried for pretended For `ahelishing the tree System of English Laws in a neighbeuriug Pmvince, establishing therein an Atbitmry `gesjemment, end enlarging its Boundaries so as t0_ render-. itat *qnce‘ `eu exemple and fit instrument for introducing the samé ahs0·. lute rule iixtethese Colonies: _ * _ ‘ — For taking away oar Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Form; et- our Govemmeats: . _ ‘ ·e . I ‘ ` For suspending our owe Legislatiues, and declaring themselées im·este;r with péwer te legislate for us in all cases whatsoever; He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging Wax against us. { 2 , He `hhs plgmdéred our isms, ravaged our Coasts, burxgt our tewes, edd destroyed the lives of our .peop1eZ` t ·`.° I ` He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to e0mpleat—&e works of Heath, desolation and tyranny, elreedy begun véith circumstances et Crueltylz peridy scarcely perauelm in the meet ba_rb¤1··ous agm, and totally unworthy. the Head ‘0f e civiiizw nation. '_ . , ·· He has emmralued our fellow Citi‘;e:;s taken Oaptiée oh the high Sus te b&1·`Arms agamst their Gemxtry; te become the aeeutieeere at their trlendemd Brethren, of to tall themselves by thei1·Bai1ds.- _ _ ’ W t Heim excited deme¤t1c¢ius·urre¢tie¤s umm: us, and has endm<veere&» te brixig eq/tlge. inhabitants of eu;"_tr0¤¤&f8, the mercilem Indian Saveges., w`b<>® rule of warfare, is an undistihg¤§@ed destructieneot_e1l ages, sexes md-cenditiens. ' · In every stage pt thwe wpwious We have _Petit.i0ned for Redrees in the mm humttle terms: Our repented Petitions have
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F INl)EI?END£3.)7GlFl—1776 k ‘ 1846 {Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitode of our intentimyig, do, ln the Name, ond by Authority of the good People of theo. [Colonies, solemnly ‘ publish and r declare, Tlmt these- `“U¤im; Colonies are, and of Right ought to be F¤m.A1iB»Ir<•‘¤¤Pm¤ozx·p Surm; that they are Abeolved from on to the ~Brltish Crown, and that all political connection between them end the State of GreqfBrit4{n; is and oogt to- beygzotally dis! solyed; and that as Free and Independent Bwtea, they have fdll Power to levy War, conclude~ Pace, oonmset klliamces. establish Commerce, ond to do all other Acts and whit-1, Independent ‘States~moy‘ oi right do. 'And for the support not tlnlo Declaration, with a nm nelianee on the protection of divine Providence, we mntoally pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our mcred Honor. . . · - JOHN HANQOOK. · New Hompaktrc . Josun Blxrmrr, -Mu·m¤w Tnomsiwoml · Wu. 'Wmrun, - . _ .4 . _ ‘_ Massachusetts Boy _ Sun. Annes. Rom;. Tun Pussy _ Jouzv Anus, E1.m¤oon.G¤nr.· , , I ,· Rhode Ialoscd * * _ Srm. Horxms, Wlnunu Emu!.
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