New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-18
PROCLAMATION


The President's AuekluX Proclamation.
WASHINGTON. October ia proclama-
ton by the President, after many whereases,
suspends the writ Of habeas corpus in Spar
tanburg, York, Marion, Chester, Lawrence,
Newbury, Fairfield, Lancaster and Ches.
terield counties, in South Carolina.
The suspension extends to arrests by the
United States marshal. his deputies, any
military officer Of the United States. or any
soldier or citizen acting under the order Of
the said marshal, deputy, or such military
officer within the said counties, charged with
any violation of the ku-Klux act of Con-
gress during the continuance of the said re-
belliOn.
The following is the proclamation:
A PROCLAMATION by THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
WHEREAS, By an act of Congress entitled
"An act to enforce the provisions of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States, and for other pur-
poses,' approved April 90, A. d. 1871,
power is given to the President OF the
public safety shall require it, to suspend
the privileges of the writ Of habeas corpus
in any State, or part of a State, whenever
combinations and cOnspiracies exist in such
State or part Of State, for the purpose of
depriving any portion or class of the people
of such State Of the rights, privileges, i'm
munities and protection named in the con-
stitution of the United States and secured
by the act Of Congress aforesaid; and when
ever such combinations and conspiracies do
so obstruct and hinder the execution of
the laws Of any such State and of
tue United States, as to deprive the
people aforesaid Of the rights, privileges,
immunities 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 ius-
tice under the same, and whenever such
combinations shall be organized and armed
and so numerous and powerful as to be able
BY violence either to overthrow or set At
State, and of the United States within said
State, and whenever by reason of said
causes the conviction of such of.
tenders and the preservation of
the public peace shall become. in sucb a
State or part of State, impracticable: and
Whereas, Such unlawful combinations and
conspiracies tor the purposes aforesaid -
declared by the act of Congress afford
to be rebellion against the government Of
the United States: and
Whereas, By said act of Congress- it is pro-
vided that before the President shall ans
pend the privilege of the writ Of habeas
corpus, he shall first have made proclama-
ton commanding such insurgents to dis
perse; and
Whereas, On the twelfth day of the pres
ent month, the President of the United
States did issue his proclamation, reciting
therein, among other things, that such com.
binations and cOnspiracies did then exist in
the counties Of Spartansburg, York. Marion,
Chester, Laurens, Newberg, Fairfield, Lam
caster and Chesterfield, in the State
in
thereby all persons comprising such
combinations and conspiracies
to disperse and retire peacefully to their
homes within five days from the date there.
Of, and to deliver either to tho masshA Of
the United States for the district Of South
Carolina, or to any Of his deputies, or to any
military officer Of the United States, withia