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JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 409
We flatter ourselves that in the course of this discussion some light will be cast upon the subject, and
it gives us pleasure to reflect that our objections will
be reviewed by a Minister, possessed of candour to
acknowledge their force on the one hand, and talents
to detect and discover to us their fallacy on the other.
It appears to us unnecessary to premise that on
the 4th day of July, 1776, the representatives of the
then late Thirteen United Colonies, in Congress
assembled, did in the name and by the authority of
the good people of those Colonies, and for the reasons
in that act specified, " solemnly publish and declare
that the said United Colonies were and of right
ought to be free and independent States, that they were
absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown,
and that all political connection between them and the
State of Great Britain was and ought to be totally
dissolved ; and that as free and independent States,
they had full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all
other acts and things which independent nations
ought of right to do. And for the support of that
declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of
Divine Providence, they did mutually pledge to each
other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred
honour r
This declaration was immediately ratified by the
legislative acts of the different States, all of whom
have ever since so uniformly abided by it that the
authority of the King of Great Britain has never
from that day to this extended over more ground in
| Title | The correspondence and public papers of John Jay - 2 |
| Creator | Jay, John |
| Publisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons |
| Place of Publication | New York, London |
| Date | [1890-93] |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000430 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | JAY TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON. 409 We flatter ourselves that in the course of this discussion some light will be cast upon the subject, and it gives us pleasure to reflect that our objections will be reviewed by a Minister, possessed of candour to acknowledge their force on the one hand, and talents to detect and discover to us their fallacy on the other. It appears to us unnecessary to premise that on the 4th day of July, 1776, the representatives of the then late Thirteen United Colonies, in Congress assembled, did in the name and by the authority of the good people of those Colonies, and for the reasons in that act specified, " solemnly publish and declare that the said United Colonies were and of right ought to be free and independent States, that they were absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain was and ought to be totally dissolved ; and that as free and independent States, they had full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent nations ought of right to do. And for the support of that declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, they did mutually pledge to each other their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honour r This declaration was immediately ratified by the legislative acts of the different States, all of whom have ever since so uniformly abided by it that the authority of the King of Great Britain has never from that day to this extended over more ground in |
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