1878. 12TH MONTH. MOON'S PHASES. D. FIRST QUARTER 1 For Bos., N. Engl'd, N. Y..For N. Y. city, Phil., Conn. SUN SUN MOON H. W. H. M. H. M. N. J., Penn., O., Ind., Ill. SUN SUN MOON H. W. BOSTON. RISES. 429 morn 4 32 08 H. 11 49 19 7 10 7 11 428 1150 6 11 50 30 123456 2 8 6 56 3 10 7 45 བབབབབབ 5666091 SKTS. 112334 714 4 33 rises. IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. When, in the course of human events, it becomes neces sary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitles them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, derivirg their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate, that governments long established, should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, * From an authenticated copy remaining in the office of the Secretary of State. |