might thereafter declare its accession the And whereas the Government of So declared its accession to the said conve the said declaration to be lodged in the of the United States:

Now, therefore, be it known, that I, Fr dent of the United States of America, h mation to be made public, in order that said convention may be observed and ful in respect to the Government of Schau United States and the citizens thereof.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set the seal of the United States to be affixed Done at Washington the twenty-sixth year of our Lord one thousand ei [L. S.] four, and of the independence of seventy-ninth.

By the President:

W. L. MARCY, Secretary of State.

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all be charged with any of the followder, (including assassination, parricide, ng;) attempt to commit murder; rape; of forged papers; arson; robbery with or forcible entry of an inhabited house; by public officers, or by persons hired riment of their employers, when these famous punishment.

nited States the surrender shall be made f the executive thereof; and on the part ion by that of the Federal Council. ntion and delivery, effected in virtue of hall be at the cost of the party making

aforegoing articles relating to the surnals shall not apply to offences commiteof, nor to those of a political character. ion is concluded for the period of ten he day of the exchange of the ratificabefore the expiration of that period, ng parties shall have announced, by an Intention to the other to arrest the opeon, it shall continue binding for twelve on, from year to year, until the expirahs which will follow a similar declaraat which it may take place.

them v
the earth, t
of nature and
the opinions
the causes whi
We hold the
created equal;
Certain inalien
and the pursu
governments a

powers from th
any form of go
is the right of t
new governmen
ganizing its
likely to effect
will dictate tha
thanged for lig
experience hath
suffer, while ev
abolishing the f
a long train of a
same object, evi
despotism, it is
government,

and

rity. Such has such is now the former systems

any of the fol sination, parri mit murder; son; robbery

ninhabited ho
by persons hire
oyers, when the

nder shall be ma
of; and on the
ederal Council
ffected in virtue
the party m
relating to the

to offences commi
political characte
the period of t
ge of the rati
on of that peri
e announced, by
r to arrest the ope

binding for tr
r, until the exp
a similar declar
e place.

of the earth, the separate and equal sta of nature and of nature's God entitle t to the opinions of mankind requires the the causes which impel them to the sepa

We hold these truths to be self-evid created equal; that they are endowed certain inalienable rights; that among and the pursuit of happiness. That t governments are instituted among me powers from the consent of the governed any form of government becomes destru is the right of the people to alter or abol new government, laying its foundations c organizing its powers in such form, as to likely to effect their safety and happine will dictate that governments, long esta changed for light and transient causes experience hath shown, that mankind suffer, while evils are sufferable, than t abolishing the forms to which they are ac a long train of abuses and usurpations, p same object, evinces a design to reduce despotism, it is their right, it is their d government, and to provide new guards rity. Such has been the patient sufferan such is now the necessity which constrai former systems of government. The

pose of fatiguing them into compliance resentative houses repeatedly, for opness his invasions on the rights of the

a long time after such dissolutions, to ed; whereby the legislative powers, inhave returned to the people at large State remaining, in the meantime, exof invasion from without, and convul

prevent the population of these States; cting the laws of naturalization of fors others to encourage their migration e conditions of new appropriations of

e administration of justice, by refusing tablishing judiciary powers.

dependent on his will alone for the nd the amount and payment of their

altitude of new offices, and sent hither arass our people, and eat out their

us, in time of peace, standing armies, our legislatures.

nder the military independent of, and

ver.

le and fit
le into these
For taking a
and alter

ents.

For suspendi
res invested
Tatsoever.

He has abdica
protection, a
He has plund
s, and destr
He is, at this
ercenaries to

anny, alread
ridy scarcely
ally unworthy
He has constr
igh seas, to bea
ecutioners of th
r their hands.
He has excited
Elavored to b
Lerciless Indian
distinguished

In

every stage redress in the n have been answ

For taking away our charters, abolishi laws, and altering, fundamentally, the

ments.

For suspending our own legislatures, selves invested with power to legislate whatsoever.

He has abdicated government here, by his protection, and waging war against u

He has plundered our seas, ravaged o towns, and destroyed the lives of our peop He is, at this time, transporting larg mercenaries to complete the works of d tyranny, already begun, with circumsta perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most totally unworthy the head of a civilized n

He has constrained our fellow-citizens, high seas, to bear arms against their co executioners of their friends and brethren. by their hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections endeavored to bring on the inhabitants merciless Indian savages, whose known undistinguished destruction of all ages, In every stage of these oppressions, we redress in the most humble terms. have been answered only by repeated

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