The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-18
THE XII KLUX REBELLION.
President Grant SuSpendS the Writ Of Babcas
Corpus in the Ku Klux Counties
Of South Caroline.
A Vigorous Prosecution OF the War
OF the Nh Klux.

WASHINGTON, Oct IL. 1871.
The following was issued this evening"
rRociAaAroN-BY THE PRESIDENT or TIE
UNITED STATES.
Whereas, by an act of Congress eutted IAN act
to enforce the provisions OF the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the United states and
Tor other PURPOSES approved the 2sth day OF
April, Ammo Domn 1871, power Is given to the
President OF the United States, when In his Judgment
the public safety snail require 1t, TO suspend the
privileges OF the writ OF haDeas corpus III any State
or part OF a Site whenever combinations and con-
splraces exist In such State or part OF state for
the purpose deprivng any portion or class Of the
people OF such STATE OF the right, privileges, i'm
muuities and protection named Ia the constitution
OF me United States, aud secured by the act of
Congress Aforesaid;
And whenever such combinations ana oonsplra-
ces 40 so ohstrutt and hinder the execution OF the
laws OF any such state and OF the United States as
to deprive the people aforesaid OF the rights priv
leaes immunlties and protection Aforesaid and DO
oppose and obs ruct the laws OF the United states
and their due execution aud Impede ana obstrtict
the due course of justice under the same;
And wherever such combinations shall ne organ
Ized ana armed. ana so numerous and powerful AZ
TO be able by any violence, either to overthrow or
set al defiance the constituted authorities OF the
SAID State and vi the United States within said
State, ana whenever by reason OF said causes the
conviction Of such offenders and the preservation
or the public peace shall become IN such
state part OF State impractcape;
And whereas such unlawful combinations and
conspracies Tor the purposes AFORESAID are declared
by the act OF Congress Aforesaid to be rebelIous
against the government Of the United states;
And whereas by said act OF Congress 1t Is pro
vided that before the President shall suspend the
privileges of the writ OF habeas corpus he shall first
have made proclamation commanding such insur
gents TO dispense;
And whereas on the 1ath day OF The present month
OF October The President OF Tie United States did
issue his proclamation rcctlng therein, among
other things, that such combinations and conspra-
cies did then exist in the counties OF Spartanburg
York, Marion, Chester, Laurens, Newberry, Fairfield
Lancaster ami Chesterfield, in the State OF South
Carolina, and commanding thereby all persons com
posing unlawful combinations und conspiracies
to dsperse aud retire peacefully to their homes within
five days IRON the date thereof aud deliver either to
the Marshal OF the United States for the district OF
South Carolina, or TO any Of his depu'
ties, to any military officer Jf the
United States within the said counties, all
arms ammunition, uniforms, DISCUSSES and
other means and implements used. kept. possessed
or controlled by them for carrying out the unlawful
purposes for which the said combinations and con
spiracies organized 80,
And whereas the insurgents engaged in such uu
lawful combinations and conspiracies Within tn,
counties Aforesaid have not dispersed ana retired
peacefully to their respective. homes, and hava
not delivered 70 the Marshal of the United states or
TO any Of his deputies, To any military officers
OF the United States within SAID counties, all arms
ammunons uniforms, DISCUSSES and other means
and implements used kept, possessed or controlled
by them for carrying out The unlawful purposes Tor
which the combinations and conspracies are orgau-
znd q oil said proclamation. but do
stu perss, in the unawful combinations aud con-
splracles aforesaid,
Now therefore + ULYSSUS 5. CRANE President
OF the United States OF America, In virtue Of TIE
authority vested IN me by the constitution o the
United States and the act OF Congress aforesaid, do
hereby declare that In my Judgment the public
safety especially requires that the privileges OF the
writ or habel5 corpus he suspended, 10 the
end that such rebellion may he overtnrown
and do hereby suspend the writ OF
habeas corpus within the counties Of Spariansburg
York, Marion, Ches ler, Laurens Newberrv, Fair
field, Lancaster and Chesterfield. In the said state
or South Carolina in respect to all persons arrested
by the Marshal or the United States for the sail
district OF south Carolina by any OF his deputies
or by any mill AIRY officer the United States, or by
any soldier citizen acting under the orders OF the
said Marshal, depnty or such military officer within
one OF said counties charged with any violation
OF the act OF Congress aforesaid during the con-
tinuance Of such rebellion.
In witness Whereof have hereunto set my hand
aud caused the seal OF the UDited states t1
be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington this seventeen
day OF October, IN the year Of Our Lord one
thousand eight hundred ana seventY-one. and
Of the Independence OF the United States o.
America the ninety sixth. -. s...s
.ces,..t.- .'~.''' nv the PRESIDENT.
J. c. BANCROFT DAVIS, Acting Secretary oi sta'es
ThE Syasa GsR0LiSA KU Sax.