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.lf, Nor have we been wnnlln: in attention: to our British brethren. We ht" nned them. from time to time, of attempts by their legislature to extend to nntnmntable iotisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emlmflnn and settlement here. We have nppenled to their native justice and mmnimity, and we have conjured them, try the ties of our common kindred, to dlnvow these usnrmtionn. which would In- eritably interrupt our connection: and correspondence. They. too, have been an: to the voice at Jlmuce nnd o! consanguinity. We must. therefore, .c. quince in the necessity which denounces our separation, nod hold them. a ' we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in wnr. in pence. friends. ' We. therefore, the representative. at. the Uflifld sum at America. In General ennui-ea assembled. Inventing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitnde or our intention. do. in the lime. and by the authority at m good people of these colonies, solemnly publish not declare, that then. . 'uflgd Colonic. are. end of right ought to be, Free Ind Independent Staten ' cut any are nhlolved from ell milestones to the Brittsh crown, and that m pantie-l connection between them and the state of Grent Britnin in. nu ought ”-3., may dissolved: nod that, to Fun ind independents“ they 3". 1!" Mar to I»! m. conclude pence, contact nuances, autumn. enl- _'- accountant-unnatural which mum-eye: Q; “, math. Mot thin‘loelnnttnn, with n In- (lb. u In every stage of these oppression, we have pemloned (or redress. 9n the molt humble (ems: our repented petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose chnnctc In than marked by every act which may define n tyrant, In unfit to be the ruler of a free people, n. has excited done-tic insurrection amongst us. no! u. endeavored to bring on the manhunt: of our frontier! the merciless Indian mum. whom no" rule of van-r- n In ”distinguished (learnt-flog of I" an, sun m madman. Ho has manned our fellow citizens, taken npuve on the high lens. to but am: against their country. to been. the executioner of their Mac: ad batman. or to fun nomad"; by their hands. no In. at. this «In. transporting large Irma at foreign mercuric. to two-pm the works of death. decal-th- nd urn-y, ”rend! bean. with drama-ma of cruelty and per“: oral-coir par-"clad II the non. harbor-on not. «a totally unworthy the head of I civilized nlm. For lull-3 guy our flatten. shunning our most "In“. Inn. :34 during. fundamentally. on tom 0! our government; M cumulus our own legal-lures. and declarlng (hell-clie- Inn-Id with '0'" to mum- for m In I" can whatsoever. He has “dialed men-mu hm In declaring us an! M in math. “I wash; 1n: uni-st u. H. in plundered our ms. mused our coasts. hunt our town. and lo mud the lives of our m. for curt-flu lam hodm of armed noon anon; on; for worn" (in. by a hook um. fro- pnhh-at for m III-don which liq nould eon-n on flu! lop-hunt- 0! that mm: For caning 0! our nude with all mm o! (to world; For homing cue. on m IMHO!" our cone-l: For «Dorm-g m. In many cues. o! the Menu of mu by jury; For hummus; m beyond nu to In mm for wen-M m: For “:0"!th the tree unm- ol Bull-I In" In I mam; promos, establishing Ikenln n "hm-r, covenant. and enlarging in him no u to render it u once u can-pie “d It Instrument for bundle!“ the cone choline rule Into those cola-In; H. In: conblned. wllh cum (lhu II. will Ibo lord: all m) at Btu-In) to "Meet a. to . Jun-diction l‘onln co our con-unfla- and "no mm by oII‘ Ion; 51th.; In smut to their m- o! mam loan- a-..__ ll. bu obstructed tho udmiai-inilon o! junk. by toiu-iu his MI. (0 kn for out-bushing judiciary men. He has undo Judson dependent on Ml. will alone (or the («an at (hair out“. and the harm“ and payment a! (belt Muriel. H- In around a multitude of new one“. Ind me but" l'lflll of ol- Mon to bums our movie and at out their nuance. H. h. Imp! Among in. In "an o! ”In. and!" anal... without an mun! of our lulu-lam, ‘ II. has sic-cm! to render the him-r,- indepegdem at, “a “prior to. in civil power. Ho bu ancient-cred to prevent the pbpuhllon olr thou tutu: [or um perm ohlnwuu the Inn lor ”(unlit-(Ion of Miners: Musing to gun othm to encourage their nun-Hon Iuber. nu mm" the condition of Ic- Inmruuwl of lands. , m w- .._...- .. ..... "w... "6 M- roused to: a long (line Inel- inch dlmlntlou to out. other- to be elected: whereby the legislative pol‘cu. Inc-pubic o! unlhllouoo. Ian ro- amed to the people at large for their exert-In; the am. mm“. In the men Um. "noted to all the danger- ol Inn-Ion {mu without. And count .100- within. lie lu- ullod lo‘elhor legislative bodies at pineal unusual. uncomfort- able. and distant from the depository or their public "cords, tor the solo Dill" pen or {Aligning than into compiinnco with his mural. He has dissolved remunutivo house: mmlodlz tot one-lax. with maiy annual. his invasion. on the right. at the mph. _,1 He he- forbidden his governors to pass in" of immediate and press!“ importance. unless suspended in their oper-tion till his aunt should in obinined: end. when so suspended. he be: utterly nexlected to attend to them. He bu refoleq to pass other in“ {or the accommodation of mu dil- man or people, unless those people would relinquish the right of replacin- tiou in the legislature; a right inextimble to them, and formidable to tyrants only. “""“"‘f:-IED'_ECI,ARMIONwhim-malice He bu refused his assent to laws the most the publlc_good. "is. envy ll'e endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these, are lite. liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Tint. to secure "999 rights. governments nre instituted among men, deriving theirjust pow- em from the consent or the governed: that, whenever any tom 0! 80W"? ment becomes destructive or these ends, it is the right at the 900910 '0 '1'” or to abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its toundstion on such principles. and organizing its powers in such form. as torthem shall seem most likely to eifcct their safety and happiness. Prudence. indeed, will die- tate thst governments long established should not he changed for "8M and transient causes; and, accordingly. all experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to when while evils are suiterabie, than to-risht them- selves by abolishing the forms to which they ere accustomed. But. when n long train at abuses and usurpatious, pursuing invariably the same object. evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right. it is their duty, to throw all such government. and to provide new sands for their future security. Such has been the patient suirersnce of these colonies, and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems oi govetnment. The history of the present King at Great Britain is n history or repeated injuries and usurpetions. all having. in direct object. the eslsbiishment or an sbsolute tyranny over these stntel. To prove this. let’ i‘acts be submitted to a candid world: _- __,_.â€". We hold these truths to be ueIt-evl that they no endowed by their Creator among these, Ire lite. liberty and the p tneee rights. governments are inatlnflafl When, In the course of banana events, It. becomes mean?! I" 0“ ”091. h (ll-solve the politics! band- whlch have connected them with In' other, and to assume, among the powen or the earth. 1h. «unto "I“ NW than to whtch the luv: otvnlturo and of nature's God entitle than. “999'“ respect to the opinion: at mankind requires that they anon!!! “9“" the mum which impel them to the «nation. lat thy Clifidtan Road and Remember the Immortal Document to be Hell-evident, that all man no netted equal; wholesome Ind necessary for Exception. A rich mm orphtn endeavors la y g Gunner-“They any If you and out how working women live. so she toes out to service and has Yorco you will never have I various adventures during vhlch aha Outerâ€"“l know one than meets‘ a foundry-man who ween: to luck.” be above Ms station. Finding um Gunner-“Indeed! Who '1 the in ruling in love with hlm, she Buyerâ€""A divorce name returns to her loom sphere. After- wlrd she meets hlfl on board 3th p. H" mum. where he in hourly killed whale nun; In. Haulerâ€"“l mm q child's life. He turn out to be . mater ‘3 1M! M than of ethics and Inching I. nfivfllknhtblohqa 3mm mmmtmw hitch-rm? 4; n It!!! III-IIIOIQ "The sinngMis'a Smith”. the lat- est work from the pen of Mrs. Kings: Icy. Is a Mary fun of human interest. But I" should hear in mind tint it will be entirely unlesslm any one to send a story to The Blank Cat 'Mhoul ilm. reading and mmptylnx will- all the published madman. Here is a chance for the reader to dig dollars out n! his brain. {or what life worth telling? names to the nu of than who I". "arrived" through In recognition. The conditions are announced in the current [me of The Black On. and will also be mailed Iree to any one by the Shortstory Publishing Coll- pnny. Boston. Mass. liven those who cannot write 1 winning story them- selvex may earn 810 by giving a time- ly Up to me {Hand who an. It in M Inaugurated another um- tost In which "0,600 will be said In vrflm Ivrms of from £100 to 81,500. This will. no doubt. add may new "an. In m no" recent. the 02.100 who was to: by gyms Tm: who m lever baton wrma a nary. and the m, 01.300. ml to a buyer'- wife "I an obscure Missouri (on. Each of Its (Elem; prim mutt than M} brought ‘9' writers to the not is Jack Imam the only writer who his been lifted troll obscurity to mine-a- by than lneky Black Cat. 'Itch. n the New York Press has truly all, his done more for thou- Itory writers Ind slimâ€"story render! than any other publication. BlukCuum wunarlyzou-en III! (ya [1‘ (dollar editor um. mmlmllolorlro-nm I ”word nun who! in non lengthy lio- “my”. I! I would mu minio- to m u Mo to". cm: W? I told the. they mid out n m. Ink-I'm ll they'd only Inc! the my along. which they did. by man no". M: for ID. 35 preview-Dy hunched. l loony re» aired II. Inc: publication ood a an“ den! of cabana-cant no trouble.” And Ibo run he received (or his Int (be turning pout In lurk [won'- mm are". u to no annually Ml: It: “Nothing mulled but to gel out and “on! coal. I had done It be- M. In! and non- my I! It. I mud to do it man. and I «I» Isl-l] noun Ian do” II. had It lot ban [or The Black Cat. But. by Inc! by. In '50 «mm of “I underlain. one o! M- Mono- mm In Mllor who could no. the genius 0! Jul: Landon. and had the mum to penetrate 1min": the bulk or! wordy Introduction um til-cover Ito mid“ One morning (he poalmm brought him. Instead of the usual Ions. flak-Ix mlnuuflpt envelope. I mm. (Mn one. He couldn't open It HIM tiny. I! wound I acted (Mu. It con- ‘ tuned the written word- o! In collar ol I Ml Inna-flue. When. modest :- over. be but “and II his mind will! the one: l'or til- mm «or! would be at (In IIIIM-llll rueâ€"“0. o! tonne-Joe opened the latter. Flu Gallant Not having died mm um: m then. Ilr. Manon ll convinced that be In; yet quality u n oldut ll- hblunt. In" dollar-2 Wlmn‘ Th «lilo: did not In". to teed. He lived in California. {If from the great pubilsbing centers, and did rot know wont an editor looked like. But. he on! down and wrote. Day by day his pile of manu- scripts mounted on. lie had vague ideas, obtained {mm a almany nappie- ment, that I minimum role 0! no I thouund Word- was paid. and figured on earning: 8600 1' month. without overclocking the market. He had mar-Ii liabilities find no Is- aets. 1er Income and several mouths “As soon as a fellow sells two or three things to the magazines," uyl Jack London, "his lrlends all ask Mm how he managed lo do it." and then he goes on. in his own racy way. to tell how it happened to him. Keep a. notebook. Travel with It. eat with It. sleep with it. Slap into it every stray thought that flutters up Into your brain. Avoid the unhappy ending, the harsh, the brutal, the tragic, the horri- bleâ€"It you care to see In print the things you write. Work! Don'cv (val; lorV adaiéwiéoa Samaritan to tell you, but dlg It out yourself. Fiction pays best of all. Don‘t write too much. Don't dash ofl‘a flow-word story belore breaklaat. The story of how be "ll-rived," how he ill-st set- foot upon the stepping-stone . to v success, ho tells in The Editor. the New York mlgazlne {or literary works". incidentally giving the latter clau some excellent advice. Here are n few of his terse, pregnant sentence” Popular Author amulet! Hard '0' High Penman HI HOMO. chk London, the tucluunl short story writer and brllllant war corro- lpondenl. now at the trout. is anI twentyveight years old. Three years ago he was unheard of by the reading voila. .To-day he to read everywharo. I- sought by publishers, and the. pages or the magazines, from The Century down. are‘ open to him. How JACK LONDON “MINI:- at least r-rmtlln one 1119 the Inc-Mont that moved In. Homerâ€"“I lama you meet I! “:90th m algal Exception. Gunner-"They any If you get a fli- mrco you will never have my luck.” (Myerâ€""l know one man that had luck.” Gunnerâ€"“Indeed! Wlo in he?" Buyerâ€""A divorce attorney." This would mm to Indian um the Delaware peach crop lm’t shun u failure. There is nothing to Indicate that the ma! number of sweet KM gradu- ates will not. receive diplomas in Dell- ware. "‘rhfiy'm "Mn: 3 sale Into the lenth Mary next dam." "Yes?" "Yes. and there are a lot of mic below who don't mm to railze that the safe side 01 the street In the “do directly mite m the ule‘s slam" ~Pblltdelfihll Ledger. 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