Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-03-06
T0UMA CERES.
...ae~f q the Uni4oa Seatee 4
y America.
4 PROCLAMATION.

4 PROCLAMATION.
80. Indications exist that public
;,,;,, and the supremacy Of law in
tla'a T.nitory Of Kansas are endangered
the ..nrbensible acts or purposes OF
By y. 10th within and without the same,
pef'o'.' TO direct and control it, polit-
Limitation by force: It appearing
,ea S.ss,bip.tions have been formed there.
tsal ~ The execution Of the territorial
in . III Tins, in effect, subvert by vio-
i Avs i. N orssent constitutional and legal
lea go; - Il also appearing that persons
au. :G.: vihost the Territory. but near
49,. contemplate armed Intervention
- 49, =. .i.I, thereof: It also appearing
~. =. tber pefsous, inhabitants Of remote
-. S,... - - collecting money, engaging
o'..s q providing arms for tho same
' nm !: And it further appearing that
p1h;..lions within the Territory are en-
S..ror;oe. By the agency Of emissaries and
800 $3.50. 70 induce individual States Of
y. ns;on to intervene in the affairs there
j. d violation Of the Constitution Of the
un akstes:
r.. Isreas all such plans for the de-
,.,1iaalioa Of the future institutions OF the
Territory, Il carried into action from with
aihe same, win constitute the TACT OF in
..,ec.iou, and, if from without, that Of in.
,,siye ,qrres.ioa, and viii, in eitherease,
a1;fy and require The 6rcible interposi-
ian Of the whole power Of the General
Government. Is well TO maintain the laws
4 the Territory ~ those Of the Union
Now, therefore, /, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
president Of the United States, do issue
,hn nv proelamation 70 command all per-
g engaged in unlawful combinations
,enin.t he constituted authority Of the
Tuitory If Kansas or ofthe United States
% disperss and retire peaceably to their
,espeeiivs abedes, and to warn all such
,persoas ihAf any attempted insurrection in
id Territory or aggressive Intrusion into
Is ams viii be resisted not only by the
eneloyusaf Of the localmilitia, but also by
,Laf 4 any Available forces Of the United
States; % tie end Of assuring immunity
from yioleace and full protection to the per-
sons, property, and civil rights Of all peace
q and kw-abiding inhabitants Of the Ter.
rtoy.
.E il any part ofthe Union, the fury Of
setios q knaticism, iaflamed into disre.
gard Of the great principles ofpopular SOY.
sreiesty which, under the Constitution. are
fundamental in the whole structure Of our
institutions, Is to bring on the country the
DE calamity Of an arbitrament Of arms in
,hat Territory. il shah he between lawless
iplesce o. the one side, and conservative
fosscs q u cher, welded by legal an
,iosiiy e. he Geaeral Goverament.
l eau q the citizens, both Of adjoining
and cf dia1st States, to abstain from I'M
.aaAosised intermeddlisg in the local con-
erns ofahs Territory, adsnonishiag them
dat IL organic law is 10 be executed with
iapanial nstice; that all Individual acts
4 nesal interference will incur condign
iskmept; and that any endravor to in-
.ersse y ergaaized force will be firmly
wiAaood.
Iiaveks I'll good citizens to promote or
dsfby rendering obedience 70 the law; 70
ask remedy for temporary evils BY peace
q usass; 70 discountenance and repulse
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