Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1871-05-12
A Proclamation.


duty to issue thH@sy proclamation, calling
the attention of the people of the United
States thereto, and cnjoining upon all good
citizens, especially upon all public officers, to
be Jealous IN the enforcement thereof, and
warning all persons to abstain from the CON-
mlttlng all the acts thereby prohibited.
lhls law OF Congress applies to all parts Of
the United States, and will be enforced cv.
crywhcre, to the extent of the power vested
IN the Executive. But inasmuch as the ne
cessty therefor is well known, to have been
caused chiefly by persistent violations of the
rights OF citizens Of the United States. by
combinations of lawlcss and disaffcctcd pcr.
sous IN certain localities, lately the theatre of
lnsurrectlon and military conflict, do par.
ticuhrIy exhort the people Of those parts of
the country, to suppress all such combiua.
tions by their own voluntary efforts, through
the agency OF local laws, and to maintain the
rights of all citizens of the United States,
and to secure to all such citizens the equal
protection OF the laws. Fully sensible of the
responsibility imposed upon the Executive
by the act OF Congress to which public at.
tentlon Is now called and reluctant to call
INTO exercise any of the extraordinary powers
thereby conferred upou me, except in cases
OF imperative necessity, do nevertheless,
deem 1t my duty to make known that l will
not hesitate to exhaust the powers thus vest
ed IN the Executive, whenever and wherever
1t shall become necessary to do so, for the
purpose of securing to all citizens of the Uni
ted States, the peaceful enjoyment of the
rights granted to them by the ConstitussEz
aud laws. 7z
1t is my earnest wish that peace and cRee4$D
tu obedience to law, may prevail throughout
thc land; that all traces of our late unhappy
civil strife may be speedily removed These
ends can be easily reached, by acquicssence
in the results of the conflict, now written in
our Constitution, rnd the due and proper en-.
forcement OF equal, just and impartial laws
III every part of our country.
The failure Of the local communities to
furnish means for the obtninment of the re.
suits so earnestly desired. imposes upon the
National Government the duty of putting
forth all It's energies, for the protection OF it's
c'tlz"ns OF every race end color, and for the
restoration of peace and order throughout
the entire country.
In testimony whereof have set my hand
and caused tn" seal Of the United States to
be affixed Done at the city of Washington
this third day OF May in the year of our
Lord eighteen hCndcrh aud scventy-one and
of the independence OF the United States.
the ninety fifth.
(S,gncd) U. S. GRANT.
NEW ORLEANS, May a tordano Tues
day at l}nton Rouge, aud in the vicinity. did
great destruction to property. Trees were
nprooed, bricks and planks whirlcd about
The north and south wall of the Pcniten.
tiary, together with the roof Of the shoe fec
tory, and the cells Of the south wing building
were blown away. The whole second story
and roof Of the store house of the United
States Arsenal, with 300 feet of laboratory
frame building and roof, and one powder
magazine, were blown away The roof of the
Catholic chuch, and the cemetery fence were
blown away. a large number of frame houses
were nnroofcd. aud other damage done The
sugar house and number of cabins of joseph
l5crnard's plantation were blown away. one
colorcd man was killed and several wounded.
The sugar house and all the cabins of w. s.
Pixies plantation were blown down, and two
colorcd men killed and several wounded.
number or coal boats and flats laden
with cane were sunk
The loss will reach 400 900 dollars.
During the storm an attempt was made by
the c"nvicts to escape; only a few got away,
who were speedily recaptured.
BERLIN, May 2.-The Imperial Council
considered French affairs, and decided to
allow further and limited period to the
Vcrsalists TO restore order and fulfill treaty
stipnlations, when Germany will take indie.
pendent action to establish law and order in
Paris, and will then despatch to tho ye,sail.
les Government. granting limited extension
of time, but will odd TINT the revolution is
characterized by disgraccful cxcesses, which
cannot longer be tolerated; for the moral and
material interest of Germany and the whole
OF Europe are suffering Bismarck was pre
sent. Private but reliable information inti
mates that it is the intention of the Germans
to restore a regency ns the next Legitimate
government, should the Vcrsaillists fail in |
enforcing their authority
CHARLESTON, May 3-The people of
nearly every county in the State have this
week held meeting and chosen delegates to
the tax payers Convention; which meets in
Columbia on Tuesday next. The character
OF tho delegates chosen, and the tone Of tho
State press indicates that the action of the
Convention will bo deliberate and conserya.
tive. Strong ground is expected to be taken
against any further issue of State bonds. nm.
on any pretcnse whatever, bat the general
sentiment seems to be averse to anything like
r"pudation of bonds already issued under tho