Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-10-26
MARTIAL LAW!
Suspension of Habeas Corpus in
South Carolina.

Suspension of Habeas Corpus III
South Carolina.
WASHINGTON, October IS.
In accordance with the general sx-
pectation, the President last night is
sued}& proclamation suspending the
privilege of the writ OF ha5eas corpus
in nine counties in South Carolina.
This step was decided upon at the
last NEE ing of the Cabinet, and the
proclamation was written and signed
BY Grant, previous to his departure
forthe North. Akerman was notified
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 cores
pondence with the officials here since
his arrival in South Carolina. This
proclamation was not issued until
near 10 o'clock last night, and was
then rushed out hastily from the De
partmenJ Of State, after the receipt
Of telesraphic report from Akerman,
advertising that it be issued at once.
The f flowing is the text of the
A pEocLAMAT1oN.
Whereas, By an act of Congress
emitted an act to enforce the provl-
sions Of the fourteenth Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States,
and for other purposes, approved 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 judg-
ment, the public safety shall require
it to suspend the privilege of the
writ ci ha5eas any State or
part of any State, when combinations
and conspiracies exist in such State
or part Of such State, for the pur-
pose of depriv ng any portionor class
of the people of such State Of the
rights, privileges, immunities and pro
tec5ion named in the Constitution OF
the United States, and secured by the
act of Congress aforesaid, and when
ever such combinations and conspira-
cies do so obstruct or hinder the .ex-
ecution of the laws of any such State
of the United States. as to deprive
the people aforesaid Of the rights,
privileges, immuuities and protection
aforesaid, and do oppose and obstruct
the laws of the United States and
their due execution, and impede and
obstruct the due course Of justice un-
der the same, and whenever such
combinations shall be organized and
armed, and so numerous and power
full 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 often
iers and the preservation OF the pub
lie peace shall become in such State,
or part of State. impracticable; and
whereas, such unlawful combinations
and conspiracies ior the purposes
aforesaid, are declared by the act OF
Congress aforesaid TO be re5ellions
ac..inst tie government Of the Uni
teti States and whereas, by sad ac
Of Congress 1t is provided that before
the Iresii lent shall suspend tie PRIV
;Ia.ra ~ The wrir of hl,,e.,s e0tU,ts. ln.
shall first have made proclamation
commanding such insurgents to dis
perse : arl whereas, on the 18th day
OF the present month OF October, the
President Of the United States did
issue his proclamation, rcci;lns there
in, among other things, that such
contributions alni conSpir:Ic.cs did
then exist in iIic Counties of Spar
t.aburg. York. Marion, Chester, Lau-
Ieae, Newberry Lancaster ansl Che
t,r6cll, in the State oi South Cnro
lima. uui commanding thereby nl
personsromp,i~inS Suviiunl:,wfrlr n
bn.,:io:,+ a.lii con-pir,cie., TO 'iiSie:~r
an,! retire l,ea@e..,l!iy 10 their hola
wi.ain i've d,vs tron the late there
of, and 70 ,lrl.ycr ci:icr,o TO ;he inlr-
sIi,l of tl.e United -;u;eS to.' the DIS
t.iet o. Sonril Carolina OF any OF hi
i.-fa,lvs. - 10 any military o.ii e. Of
Tie Uaites; S:a:rs within sald coun
ties, al. a:m., a,amunition, uniforms
dlSgu!>cs and other means used ana
kept oss..SSr,l or controlled by them
for c.r in. o,:t their unlawful pur-
poses. ior wlieh the said conbinatlon
and co%spir ,c.es are organized; and
where's, the insurgents engaged III
.nch uh!lwiul combinations and con
spiIacies within the counties afore
said have not dispersed and retired
peaceubly to their respective homes,
and have not delivered to the mar
shall Of the United States or to any
Of his deputies, or to any military
officer OF the United States in said
couaties, all arms and ammunition,
uniforms, disguises and other means
used aud kept, possessed orcontrolled
by them for carrying out the unlaw-
fill purposes for which their combi-
nations and conspiracies are organic
ed, as commanded by said proclama-
ton, but do still persist in the un-
lawful combinations and conspiracies
aforesaid:
Now. therefore, l, Ulysses. Grant,
President Of the United States OF
America, by virtue Of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution Of
the United States and the act of Con-
gress aforesaid, do hereby declare
that, in my judgment, the public safe
ty especially requires that the priv
iiege Of the writ of ha5eas corpus be
suspended, 10 the end that such re-
beliion may be overthrown, and do
hereby suspend the privilege of the
writ of habcas corpus within The
countiesof Spartanburg, York, Mari