Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-03-30
Le,ter From Senator Robertson.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER, }
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WASHINGTON March Is, 1871.
GENTLEMEN: The disturbed condition OF
aff.;-s ,x;s.;-~ ;r cArtcin localities of our
c.,t ,.es oo"sed mo the greatest concern.
e;-no~o'-- 1"c;r;~r The prosperity of our State
consider :. ~ NOS. aus,;"ions act of my
life SC rnr'1 he productive of any good as
pan;fne.n-
T. . Mt roc ssarv for me TO enlar,e upon
the terrible evils which threaten the State if
the an-aron;oms Of our sorietv are not
repreeaed Nv idea is that the true road to
peece i by nnocefn' rneans-hv justice and
kindness IN al closses--so that none NAV
faal themselves olien from the government
I am rot sangnine of the effect of laws unless
they gro snstoined bv pnh1ic opinion.
NJ o'.ic"t hen i. addressing you is tn
aSk ',,r ~ IN arnusinr and concentrating
TIE -;,inn cr al rord citizens in favor Of
law and order. Knowing vour intellioence
"a -7o' ;~t,ntinns. venture. 'hongh not of
'l'r -~~,o rt,ca' g ;zo-''7 as vou-sA'f TO
irvo' -ou- - = .ho nramisos
y sap .a=i;n, : fiat -nu nv. vor-en'veo
in ~ ---ci;re e ,nn.ie7 &c he Statn. an ae
IVA u ~ Commune mo rl'NTn' NNWfr w
y . g. :. fe--n~ nf Waco ron1 ordor. and
u -" low.
ny mi hal: sc t',o+ thc hanniost
r. --""3 f'l,w vnnr exortions and
hap .osi nrler and ,-nner"l content
'oN.''' ,." ro-,;. onr distracted State
"- = &c nv earnest desire TO on
onarr :, th;c n,;ss;nn IF neare which ;s
i'''.' L. - "" Tho ricbts IF every citizen.
ror, :. wi.h HIGHEST regard your ohndient
snrv"et r J. ROBERTSON.
To Mossrs t B Kershaw, M. G. Butler
j. Fl R;or. s McC1owan.
President Grant After the Ku-Klux.
WASHINGTON. March "a
BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMER1cA-A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. I. is provided in the Constitution Of
the United St'.es that the United States shall pro-
tect cverv State in this Union on application Of
the Legislature, or of the Executive, when the
Legislature cannot be convened, against domes-
tic violence; and.
Whereas it is provided in the laws of the Uni
u "a hat in all cases of insurrection in an,
St, = .hsrrurtion to ths laws thereof II
b.. T the President of the United
St,' :. SPECIFICATION OF the Legislature of such
ST. g. f the Executive when the Legislature
canuot be convened, to call for the militia OF any
other State, or States, or to employ such part OF
the land and naval force as shall be judged neces-
sary for the purpose Of suppressng such inSurrec-
ton, or of causing the laws to be duly executed;
and,
Whereas, have received information that COM
binations of armed men, unauthorized by law,
are now disturbing the peace and safety of the
citizens of the State of South Carolina, and COM
mitting acts of violence in said State of char
acter and to an extent which rer ders the powers
of the State and its officers unequal to the task OF
protecting life and property, and securing public
order therein and,
Whereas, the Legislature of said State is not
now in session and cannot be convened in time
to meet the present emergency, and the Execu-
tive O. said State has therefore made application
t, me for such part of the military force of the
United States as may be necessary and adequate
20 protect said State and the citizens thereof
t-'s'hsL tAe domestic VIOLENCE pereinoeioio nicn-
tio'.ed. .nt 10 entorcs the due execution of the
IT,; ,nd
Whereas. the Laws OF the United States require
that whenever it may be necessary, in the judg-
meut of he President, to use the military force
for the purpose aforesaid he shall forthwith, by
prociamati n, command such insurgents 70 dis
pefse aud retire peaceably to their respective
abJios ~itnin limited time:
Now. ,uvre,ore 1. Ulysses S. Grant, President
Of tbe Uui,ed States, DC hereby command the
pe-.,ns CEN nsosing the unlawful combinations
afc; said to iispcrse and retire pcacea5y to their
res;sc.iyc apoies within twenty days from this
date
Iu witness whereof, have hereuuto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed
Douo at the City of Washington this oath day
of March, in the year of our Lord 1871, and OF
hc alep pendence of the United States the ninety
ff;b
tSigned) U. S. GRANT
By the President:
HAMILTON FIsH, Secretary of State.