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He has excited domestic Instructions among US
and has endeavored to bring on the Inhabitants OIL
our frontiers the merciess Indian savages, whose
known rule Of warfare is an undistingushed de-
struction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.


In every stage Of these expressions, we have
pettioned for redress in the most humble terms
our repeated petitions have been answered only by
repeated injury. Aprince whose character is thus
marked by every actwhch may define tyrant, is
UNFIT 10 be the ruler of free people.


Nor have we been wanting in attentions to our
British brethren. We have warned thsm from
time to time, Of attempts by their legislature to
extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over US, We
have reminded them of the circumstances Of our
emigration and settlement here. We have appeal
ed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we
have conjured them by the ties of our common
kindred to disayow these usurpations, which would
inevitably interrupt our connexions and correspon-
dencs They too have been deaf 10 the voice of JUS
tice and consanguinity. We must, therefore. ac-
quiesce IN the necessity which denounces our sepa-
ration and hold them, as we hold the rest of man
kind-enemies in war, in peace friends


we, therefore, the representatives of the United
States Of America, in general Congress assembled,
appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for
the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the name and
by the authorityof the good people Of these colo
MES, solemnly publish and DECLARE that these uni
ted colonies are, and Of right ought TO be- free and
States; that they are absolyed from
all allegiance to the British crown, and that ali
political connexion between them and the state Of
Great Britain is, and ought to be- totally dissolv-
Cd and that as free and independent States, they
have full power to levy war, conclude peace, con-
tract alliances, establish commerce, and to do ali
other acts and things which Independent States
may OF right do And for the support Of this de-
ilaratlcn, with firm reliance on the protection Of
Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each
other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor


JOHN HANCOCK.