he has affected to render the military, independent of & superior to the cuil power: he has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitu our laws, giving acts of his assent to their pretended t -twonsand unacknoleged by of legislation, for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us; for protecting them by a mock trial from punishment for any which they should commet on the inhabitants of these states; for cutting offour trade with all parts of the world; for imposing for depriving taxes on us for transporting in many cases. without our consent; "of the benefits of trial by jury us beyond seas to be tried for abolishing the free system of English laws in a and enlar murders it, bosindarit so as to render it at nighton meteneled offences. mny province, stablishing thereon an urbitrary gremment. an chample & fitins miment for introducing the namevoluti an He has dissolved Representative Houses, repeatedly, and continually, for opposing with manly Firmness his Invasions on the Rights of the People. He has refused, for a long Space of Time after such Dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the legislative Powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their Exercise, the state remaining in the mean Time, exposed to all the Dangers of Invasion, from without, and Convulsions within— He has endeavoured to prevent the and continually for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the right of the people : He has refused for along time after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected whereby the legislative powers incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise, the state remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without and convulsions within : He has endeavored to prevent the He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation have returned to the People at large for their exercise, the State remaining, in the meantime, exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavoured to prevent the Population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their Migrations hither; and raising the Conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has suffered the Administration of Justice totally to cease in some of these Colonies, refusing his Assent to Laws for establish population of these He has suffered ing Judiciary Pow- judiciary powers: ers. He has made our Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the Tenure of their offices, and amount of their Salaries : He has created a Multitude of new offices by a Self-assumed Power, and sent hither swarms of officers to harrass our People and eat out their Substance. He has made on his will alone, He has erected a ass our people and stance: refusing population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in Times of Peace, Standing Armies and Ships of War. He has affected to render the military, independent of, and Superiour to, the civil Power. He has combined with others to subject us to a Jurisdiction foreign to our Constitution and unacknowledged by our Laws; giving his Assent to their pretended Acts of Legislation; for quartering large Bodies of armed Troops among us; for protecting them by a Mock Tryal from Punishment for any Murders they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States; for cutting off our Trade with all Parts of the World; for imposing Taxes on us without our Consent; for depriving VOL. II.-4 He has kept among us in times of peace, standing armies and ships of war without the consent of our legislatures: He has affected to render the military, independent of and superior to the civil power: He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitutions and unacknowledged by our laws, giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation, for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us; for protecting them by a mock trial from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states; for cutting off our trade with all parts of the world; for imposing taxes on us without our consent; for depriving us in many He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:-For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States : For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world: -For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent :-For |