The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-11-23
A Prayer for Peace.

Prayer for Peace.
10 hie Ercsl!ency tho President OF the
U1ped Stdtes, AND tho Counties of Spar
tqn6urg, Laurens. Ns,s6erry. Uhion,
Ter6., Chester, Lancaster, Chesterfield
ami Fairfield. q !. y Z
Proposing g plan as basis for respite,
Communication and pardon to certain per-
sons on certain conditions.
Whereas the potency of the law is fslt
and yindicated, aud Ka Kiuxing has, il.
toto. ceased. now the adjustment:
r. Let his Excellency the President of
the United States respite. commute and
pardon, 30 far as to the courts Of the
United States, ezcept for murder, all per-
sons under arrest or indictment for, or
charged With, or suspected OF violating,
prior TO The 1st day Of July. 1871, tho laws
OF the United States; especially that ACT
or law known as the enforcement or Ku
Klux Act or bill. as embraced in the sus-
pension OF hdbeas corpus proclamation,
who does, after arrest, or voluntarily be-
fore arrest, under oath to support and
| obey the laws of the United States, and
not violate any of the same, especially
the law or laws, Act or. Acts, as are em-
braced in the "Ku .Klux bill" enter into
| recognizance in the sum OF .- dollars
and he or they do keep the peace to.
| ward the laws Of the United States. and
especially do keep the peace and be OF
good behavior to all the citizens thereof,
irrespective of politics, race or color.
And that this respite. commutation and
pardon, take effect and be Of force as
amnesty 20 the person or persons so soon
as the conditions herein are executed,
and continue so long as the same are, in
good faith, observed.
! The undersigned, since the close OF
tha war, has. with fearful apprshensions,
closely observed the extremes of the Oh.
posing politioul elemeuts in the State as
we'll as ID his own County; and, more.
over, he hatters himself that he has, in
part. at least. correctly observed, and,
from time to time, arrived ut correct con.
ciuslons. And now he is fully convinced
ihut II the Government. in lts clemencv,
aud the sections referred to can conoei '.
An'l appreciate the plau proposed, that
4 will d" mIre gn.,d toward the Festora-
ion uf peace. law, order aud prosperity
.ni sooner, too, than ull the imprisun.
uents, jndlrinl Investigations aud peual.
les lmpuseh by the Government, aud all
"he censnres aud denuncintions agnins,
che Government for enforcing the same,
or ny or through any other means what
ever.
Tue President is bound to see that the
laws are enforced nu,l it's citizens pro
tected. but ii is bound, in the meantime
! to use such means ns will most effectua)ly
in clemency, attain suc:i ends-and the
cltizen, too, is also bound to obey the
laws aud not violate them, even though
he does not approve of them
This prayer believes, provided the
President no,o modities his proclamation
on the basis herein mentioned, that al
good citlzena, irrespective of politics
race or color, will heartily say amen
The Government and the Counties re.
ferred to, in this instance, are precisely
similar to citizens. If one citizen tres.
passes on another citizen. the lntter re-
sorts to the law for redress; or if one
citizen fears or believes another intend.
to injure his person or property, he doe!
or can bind the suspected one over to
keep the peace aud do him no harm
just 30 with the Government now; il
fears and believes that tits property the
laws are violated and trespassed and tha
its citizens are in jeopardy of person
and property.
Will the Executive and the citizens o
said Counties verify and practice the en-
phatic and noble sentiment, and join will
the undersigned, and, of truth. pray
let as hare pedce3 e. +. DAVIS.
| WooDRUFF's, SPARTANBURa COUNTY
8. c., November 16, 1871.