Declaration of the General Court that a Rebellion Exists

of all order and government, absolutely incompatible with the public
safety and happiness; And is an open, unnatural, unprovoked, and
wicked Rebellion; against the dignity authority and government
of this Commonwealth -- And the Legislature in duty to their
Constituents, in conformity to their oaths, And by virtue of the auth
=ority vested in them by the Constitution, (having ^ ineffectually try,d every lenient
measure to reclaim them,) do hereby solemnly pronounce and
declare, that a horrid and unnatural Rebellion and War, has been
openly and traitorously raised and levied against this Commonwealth,
and is still continued, and now exists within the same, with design
to subvert and overthrow the Constitution and Form of Government
thereof which has been most solemnly agreed to, and established by the
Citizens of this Commonwealth And that Government ought and
will, with the gretest energy and force, exert and bring forth, all
the powers of the Commonwealth for the Suppression thereof; and
all the horrors and evils that may follow in the consequence of this
Rebellion, must be imputed to those men, who have, contrary
to the duty of their allegiance, and every principle of law and
Justice, been the Fomenters, Abetters, and Supporters of the same

In senate Feb^y 4^c. 1787. Read & unanimously accepted
with amendments at A & B --
Sent down for concurrence
Sam^l Phillips jun^r Presid^te

A. insert and gave full & clear information, to the Insurgents
as well as others, of the general Situation of public Affairs

B. dele from B. to C-
In the House of Representatives Feb^y 4^th: 1787.
Read and concurred.
Artemis Ward Speaker