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MARTIAL LAW.
Suspension Of Habeas Corpus in Nine
Counties Of South Carolina.
WASHINGTON. October IS.

In accordance with tie general en-
pectation, the President last night issued
q proclamation Suspeuding the privilege
OF the writ of h0GGNs corpus in niue
counties in South Carolina. This step
was decided upon st The last meeting OF
the Cabinet, and the proclamation was
written and signed by Grant previous 10
his departure for the North. AkCrman
was notified TO proceed to South Caro-
lina and have MATES organised for the
acts of ncr$ecutiOn to be committed uil-
der the authority Of this Nrocalnatlonn,
and he has been in constant correspond
ence with the officials here since has ar
rival in South Carolina. This procia-
nation was not issued until near lG
O'Clock last night, and was thcn rushed
out hastily fron the Department OF
State, after the receipt OF i tclcgraphic
report from Akegman, advising that it
be issued ut once. The following is the
text of the
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, BY an act OF Congress emit
tied an act to enforce the provisions Of
the fourteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution of the United States, and for
other purposes, approved the twentieth
day of April, \. y. one thousand eight
nunNEeu t!lt SIN t.lLN-ctlt. i'pNtt L. XIV
en- the President Of the United StYtcS,
when in his Judgment, the public safety
shall require it, to suspend the privilege
of the writ of hUbCnS. corPH$ III any
State or part Of any State, when COM
binations and conspiracics exist in such
State Or part Of such State, for the pur-
pose of depriving any portion or class OF
the people of such State Of the rights,
privileges and immuniticS and protcc-
ton naracd in the Constitution OF the
United States, and secured by the act Of
Congress aforesaid and whenever such
combinations and consDiracies DO so OBJ
struct or hinder the execution OF the
laws of any such State of the United
States, as to deprive the people aforesaid
of the rights, privileges, ilnmunitics
and protection aforesaid, and do oppose
and obstruct the laws Of the United
States and their due execution, and I'M
pede and obstruct the due course OF JUS
tice under the same, end whenever such
combinations shall be organized alld
armed, and so numerous and powerful
as to be able, by violence, either to over
throw or set at defiance the constituted
authorities OF said STATE O.. OF the Unit
ed States, Within said State, and, when
ever, by reason OF said causes, convic-
ton of such offenders and the prcserya-
ton of the public peace shall become
in such State, Or part OF 2 STATE, iGlprae-
ticable; and whereas, such unlawful!
combinations and conSpigacie; for the
purposes aforesaid, arc declared by the
act of Congress aforesaid to he rebcl!!nnS
against the government OF tie United
States; and whereas. by said act Of Con-
grcss it is provided that before the FreSi-
dent shall suspend the privilege of tie
writ OF h0OGuS cojI2ts, he shall first have
made proclamation commanding such
insurgents to disperSe; and whereas, on
the Eth day Of the present month %!
October, the President Of the United
States did issue his proclamation, rccit-
ing therein, ainon:, other things, that
such combinations and conspiT2cics did
then exist in the Counties OF Spartan
burg, York, Marion, Chester. Iau!ens,
Ncwheyrv, Lancaster and Chesterfield,
in the State OF South C!ro.l:ia, and c0M-
manding thereby al! persons comprising
such unlawful Combinations and con
spiracieS to d!spar*H and retire Er&ce!UIty
to their homes within five days nom tie
date thereof, and TO deliver either to TIE
marshal of the United states for the i:i*-
trict of South Carolina or any OF bis
'
United States within said counties, ali
arms, ammunition, uniforms. disGu;scs
and other means used and kept, possessed
or controlled by them for carrying OIL;
their unlawful! purposes, for which the
said combination aud cnn5piH!uics are
organized and whereas, tie Insurgents
engaged in such unlawful combinations
and conspi!acics Wi:li;n the counties
aforesaid have not dispersed and retired
peaccably TO their respective homes, 2Hd
have not delivered 10 the marshal CT the
United States OF to any Of hi$ deputies,
or to any military officer OF the tHitcd
States in said counties. Ill arms and am
munition, uniforms, diSGriSe& and c,ileri
means used and kent, possessed or con-
trolled by them for carrying out the IN
lawful purposes fer which their couib!-
nations and cor: :pirlries are organized,
as commanded b% said prCcla!"a;iUn, but
do still persist in tlc uulawlul combina-
tions and con&p;racics aFurr*a!d
Now, therefore. J, Ulysses :. Grant,
President Of the United States Of Amer
lea, by virtue oC the authority vested in
me by the Constitution CT the United
States and The act Of Congress aforesaid,
do hereby declare that, ii l.!y Judgment
the public safety requires t!'at the l'r!'i-
slegp o! the Wit Oh HtiDCuS corpus De SuS-
pended. to tic end that such rebellion
may be overthrown, and do hereby sus-
pend the privilege Of tie writ O! hdbcGS
corpus with in tiic Counties OF f-pa:tan-
burg, York, Marion, Chester, LaUrelS,
Ncwberry, Fairfield, Lancaster ana
Chesterfield, in sad state Of South Caro-
lima, in respect to al! persons arrested by
the marshal OF the United States FOR tie
said District OF South Carolina, or by
any of tic deputies, or by any military
officer of the United States or BY any
soldier or citizen acting under tie orders
Of said marshal, deputy, or such milita-
ry officer, withi.- amy one OF SAID co"n-
ties, charged with any violation OF TIE
acts OF Congress Aforesaid, during the
continuance OF suoh rebellion.
In witness whereof | have hcrcunt0
set my hand, and caused the seal OF the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City OF Washington, this
seventeenth day OF October, i'll The
year Of Our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seve"ty-one, and OF the
Independence of the United States OF
America the nincty-siXth.
(Sirneu) US GRANT.