Corpus Bilingüe Tomo I Vol. 1 - Archivo Abierto Institucional de la ...

LUIS GRAU
ThE MECkLENBURGh RESOLUTIONS - 1775
1. Resolved, That whosoever directly or indirectly abeted, 3 or in any way, form,
or manner countenanced 4 the unchartered and dangerous invasion of our rights,
as claimed by Great Britain, is an enemy to his 5 country –to America– and to the
inherent and inalienable rights of man.
2. Resolved, That we, the citizens of Mecklenburgh county, do hereby dissolve
the political bands which have connected us to mother country, and hereby dissolve
6 ourselves from all allegiance to the British crown, and abjure all political
connexion, contract, or association with that nation, who have wantonly trampled
on our rights and liberties – and inhumanly shed the innocent 7 blood of American
patriots at Lexington. 8
3. Resolved, That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and independent people;
are, and of right ought to be, a sovereign and self-governing association,
under the control of no power other than that of our God and the general government
of the congress: to the maintainance of which independence, we solemnly
pledge to each other our mutual co-operation, our lives, our fortunes, and our
most sacred honour.
4. Resolved, That, as we acknowledge 9 the existence and controul of no law or
legal officer, civil or military; within this county, we do hereby ordain and adopt,
as a rule of life, all, each, and every 10 of our former laws – wherein, nevertheless,
the crown of Great Britain never can be considered as holding rights, privileges,
immunities, 11 or authority 12 therein.
5. Resolved, That it is also 13 further decreed, 14 that all, each, and every military
officer in this country is hereby reinstated to 15 his former command and authority,
3. En Poore y Thorpe “abets”.
4. En Poore y Thorpe “countenances”.
5. En Graham, Poore y Thorpe “this”.
6. En Graham “absolve”.
7. Falta “innocent” en Graham.
8. Falta toda esta segunda resolución en Poore y Thorpe.
9. En Graham “now acknowledge”.
10. En Poore y Thorpe “every one”.
11. Falta “immunities” en Poore y Thorpe.
12. En Poore y Thorpe “authorities”.
13. Falta “also” en Graham.
14. Falta “That it is also further decreed,” en Poore y Thorpe.
15. En Graham, Poore y Thorpe “in”.
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