The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-19
MARTIAL LAW !!
SUSPENSION OF H4BEAS CORPUS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Nine Counties Delivered up to the Ten
der aercfes Of Federal Officials.

WAsHISGToN, October IS.
In accordance with the general expectation,
the President last night issued proclamation
suspending the privilege of the writ of hdbeaS
corpus. in nine counties in South Carolina.
This step was decided upon at the last meet
ing of the Cabinet and the proclamation was
written and signed by Grant, previous to his
departure tor the North. Alderman was noti-
fed to proceed to South Carolina, and have
matters organized for the acts of persecution
to be committed under the authority of this
proclamation, and he has been in constant cor
respondence with the officials here since his
arriyalin South Carolina This proclamation
was not issued until near 10 o'clock last night,
and was then rushed out hastily from the De-
partment of State, after the receipt OF tele-
graphic report from Alderman, advising that
il be issued at once The following is the text
of the
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, By an act OF Congress entitled an
act to enforce the provisions the four
teenth Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, and for other purposes, ap-
proved the twentieth day Of April, A. d.
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one,
power Is given the President Of the United
States, when, ,in his judgment,the public safety
shall require it, to suspend the privilege of
the writ of habeaS corpus In any State or part
of any State, when combinations and con-
spi-acles exist in such Slate or part of such
State, for The purpose Of depriviDg any por-
ton or class of the people OF such State OF
the rights, privileges, immunities and pro-
lection named Ia the Constitution OF the
United States, and secured BY the act OF Con-
gress aforesaid, and whenever such combina-
| tlons and conspiracies do 80 obstruct or hin
der the execution of the laws OF any such State
of the United States, as to deprive the people
aforesaid cf the rights, privileges, immunilies
anu protection aforesaid, and do oppose and
obstruet the laws OF the United States and
their due execution, and impede and obstruct
the due course of justice under the same, and
whenever such combinations shall be organiz-
ed and armed, and so numerous and powerful
as to be able, by violence, either to overthrow
or set at defiance the constituted authorities
of said State or of the United States, within
said State, and whenever, by reason Of said
causes conviction of such offenders and the
preservation of the public peace shall become
| in such State, or part of State impractlcable;
and whereas, such unlawful combinations and
conspiracies for the purposes Aforesaid, are
declared by the act of Congress aforesaid to
be rebellions against the government of the
United States; and whereas, by said act OF
Congress 1t is provided that before the Presi-
dent shat suspend the privilege of the writ OF
habeas corpus, he shall first have made pro-
clamatIon commanding such insurgents to dis
perse; and whereas, on the 18th day of the pre-
sent month OF October, the President of the
United States did Issue his proclamation, re-
citing therein, among other things, that such
combinations and consplracies did then exist
In the Counties OF Spartanburg, York, Marion,
Chester, Laurens, Newberry, Lancaster and
Chesterfield, in the State OF South Car
olina, and commanding thereby all per-
sons comprising such unlawful combina.
tions and colspiracies to disperse and re-
tire peacefully to their homes within five
days from the date thereof, and to deliver
either to the marshal Of the United States
for the District of South Carolina or any of his
deputies, or to any military officer of the
United States within said counties, all arms.
ammunition, uniforms, dlsgrlses aud other
means used and kept, possessed or controlled
by them for carrying out their unlawful pur'
poses, for which the said combination and
consplracles are organized; and whereas, the
insurgents engaged in such unlawful combi.
nations and consplracleS within the counties
aforesaid have not dispersed and retired
peaceably to their respective homes, and have
not delivered to the marshal of the United
States or TO any Of his deputies, or to any mil
itary officer of the United States In said coun
ties, all arms and ammunition, uniforms dis
guises aud other means used and kept, pos
sessed or controlled by them for carrying ou
the unlawful purposes for which their combi
nations and consplracies are organized, a
commanded by said proclamation, but do still
persist in the unlawful combinations and con
spiraces aforesaid
Now, therefore, I, Ulysses s. Grant, Presi
dent of United States Of America, by virtue
of the authority vested in me by the Conetu
lion of the United States and the act of Con
gress Aforesaid, do hereby declare that, In ny
judgment, the public safety especially require:
that the privilege Of the writ of habeas corpu.
be suspended, to the end that such rebellion
may be overthrown, and do hereby suspend
the privilege of the writ of hdbeaS corpus
within the Counties Of Spartauburg, York
Marion, Chester, Laurens, Newberry, Fair
field, Lancaster and Chesterfield, In said State
of South Carolina, in respect to all person!
for the said District Of South Carolina, or BY
any of his deputies, or by any military Officer
of the United States, or by any soldier or citi
zen acting under the orders of said marshal
deputy, or such military officer, within any
one of said counties, charged with any viola
ton Of the acts Of Congress aforesaid, during
the continuance of such rebellion.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal OF the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this seven.
teenth day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one. and Of the Independence oi
the United States of America the ninety
sixth.
(Signed) U. 8. GRANT.
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