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

pectatlon, the President last nlgnt Is
sued 4 proclamation suspending the
privilege of the writ of habeas 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
partmen5 of State, after the receipt
Of telegraphic report from Akerman,
advertising that it be issued at once.
The flowing is the text Of the
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, By an act of Congress
entitled IN act to enforce the provi-
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 ol
the United States, when in his judg-
ment, the public safety shall require
it, to Suspend the privilege Of the
writ of hu6eas corpus in any State OF
part of any State, when combinations
and conspiracies exist in such State
or part OF such State, for the pur-
pose Of depriving any portionor class
of the people Of such State of the
righ.s, privileges, immunities and pro
lection 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, immunities and protection
aforesal!!, 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
ful 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
ders and the preservation OF the pub
lie peace shall become in such State,
or part OF u State, impractlcable; and
whereas, such unlawful combinations
and conspiracies for the purposes
aforesaid, are declared by the act Of
Congress aforesaid 10 be rebellions
against tie government Of the Uni.
~! States an,i whereas, by sad ac.
OF Congress it is provided that before
the Pi.e- lent shall suspend the priv
ileee o! the writ OF An'Je.es co'p'ts, he
shall first have made L proclamation
commanding such insurgents to dis
perse and whereas, on the 18th day
OF the present month Of October, the
President Of the United States did
ISSUE hi~ proclamation, reci;ing there
in. among other things, hat such
comb;nltlons dni con<pirae.es did
then exist in Tie Counties of Spar
t.nburg. York. Marion Chester, Lar-
Ieae, Newberry Lancaster an' Ci.rs-
terhcll, in the state oi South Cara-
lima. a. commanding thereby ali
personscompl~inS <il,iunlawirlr n
bma.io;is an con-p'r,cle' TO i!Spegsr
ani rc;ire lraee.,ii;y 10 ti;rIr :io!a
wi:!nn i've dlv< IRON the late there
of, an,i 70 deliver ci;ner;o ;Le MIR
sll;d OF tie United ,';;t;eS TO- tue D.s
t.iet o. 5on.h Carolina or ;;ny of hi
id...;,utlrs. ~ 10 any military ia e. et
The Uaise,i ). :rs within sud coan-
ties. al. a.ans, ;,iamunilon uniFoi ms
.llsgu!Scs and other lnealls used ana
kept, .,.,.ses>r,l or controlled by them
for c.,r in. oGt their unlawful pur-
poses. Tor wuch the said combination
and coAspir sees are organized and
whereas the insurgents engaged III
.nch uni,wiai combinations and con
spilacios within the counties afore-
SAID have not dispersed and retired
peaceably 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
couuties, all arms and ammunition
uniforms, disguises and other means
used and kept, possessed orcontrolled
by them for carrying out the unlaw-
fil purposes for which their combi-
nations and conspiracies are organiz-
ed, as commanded by said proclama-
tion, but do still persist in the un-
lawful combinations and conspiracies
aforesaid:
Now, therefore, I, 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 haJeas corpus be
suspended, 10 the end that such re-
bcllion may be overthrown, and do
hereby suspend the privilege 0. the
writ of habeas corpus within the
countieso of Spartanburg, York, Mari
ON, Chester. Lanrens, ,Newberry, Fair
field, in said State of South Carolina,
in respect to all persons arrested by
the marshal of the United States for
the said District Of South Carolina,
eraby any of bis deputies, pr BY: any