The New York herald., 1871-05-05
WASHINGTON.
Proclamation by the President Concern
ing the Enforcement Act.
The Law to Be Rigidly
Executed.
Attempt to Swindle a Territorial Judge
Out Of His Office.
Crowds OF Omce-Seekers Besieg-
ing the White House.
lostponcment OF the New York Central Scrip
Dividend Case.

Dividend Case
WASHINGTON, May 4, 1871
Proclamation by the President-The Ku Klux
Law 10 be Rigidly Enforced.
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA-A PROOLAMATIoN:-
The act OF Congress entitled "An act to enforce
ne provisions Of the fourteenth amendment to the
constitution Of the United States and for other pur-
poses, approved April 20, A. ID. 1871, being law
Of extraordinary public Importance, l consider 1t
my duty to issue this my proclamation, calling the
attention Of the people of the United States thereto
on0ining upon all good citizens and especially upon
public officers to be jealous in the enforcement
thereof, and warning all persons TO abstain from
committing any OF the acts thereby prohibited. The
law OF Congress applies to all parts OF the United
States, and Will be enforced everywhere to the
tent OF the powers vested In the Executive. But
iaasmuch the necessity therefor s well known 10
have been caused chiefly by persistent violations Of
she rights OF citizens OF the United States
by combinations Of lawless and disanected
persons in certain localities lately the theatre
Of insurrection and military conflict, do partcu-
ry exhort the people Of those parts Of the country
70 suppress all such combinations by III sir own
voluntary efforts through the agency Of local laws
and to maintain the rights Of all citizens OF the
United States ana 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 opinion is now
called, ana reluctant to call into exercise any
Of the extraordinary powers thereby conferred
upon me, except In cases OF imperative neces-
nty, do nevertheless deem 1t my duty to
make known that l viii not hesitate to ex-
haust the power thus vested in the Executive when
Au0R 0nh yuyhn uh0 hnnn t~
do 80 for the purpose of securing to all citizens Of
the United peaceful enjoyment Of the rights
guaranteed TO them by the constitution and laws.
i Is my earnest wish that peace and cheerful ODE.
dience to the law may prevail throughout the land,
and that all traces Of our late unhappy civil strife
may be speedily removed. These ends can be easily
reached by in the results Of the conflict
now written In our constitution and by the due and
proper enforcement or equal just and impartial laws
In every part OF our country. The failure Of local
communities to furnish such means for the attain
ment Of results 30 earnestly desired imposes upon
the national government the duty OF putting forth
all its energy for the protection Its citizens OF
every race and color and for the restoration
and order throughout the entire country.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal OF the United states be
afixcd.
Done at the city OF Washington this third day of
hundred and seventy -one, and OF the indepen-
aence of the United States the ninety fifth.
BY the President.
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State.
Attempt to Swindle n Territorial Judge Out
Of His Onlce.
The President has taken no action in the matter
Of the appointment Of M. +. Hollster as Associate
Justice OF the Supreme Court Of the Territory
or Idaho, vice Judge Joseph R. Lewis, whose sig
nature is alleged to have been forgery. 1t is not
true as has been stated that there were disrespec
ful illusions TO the President IN the letter purpor
ing to come from Judge Lewis. 1t merely urged
that his private business was Of such nature that
IN Justice 10 his own interests he was compelled to
resign the office; neither has anything been heard
from him In regard to the change made His friends
here alege that the letter is o forgery, and
that it was the machination OF some parties
who desired 20 have the Judge removed. 1t
is considered here as remarkable feature OF
the Tenure of ONCE bill that o man can be
vwinded out Of his position, and communications Of
any importance from the Territories scanned
with more than ordinary care to see II they are
genuine.
The Prcsidenrs Anxiety Concerning the
New Loan.
The President called at the Treasury Department
to-day and had long interview with Acting Secre.
tary Richardson relative to the financial situation
and especially with regard to the new loan negotia.
don Secretary Boutwell, will return on Saturday,
when Judge Richardson Will leave for his home, In
Massachusetts,.
The President Besie9cd by Onlcc-seekcrs.
Large numbers Of letters continue TO be sent to
she President applying for once In the several de-
partments; but in cases where answers are given
the applicants are Informed that appointing cnts to
clerkships rest with heads Of departments. with
whom, IN this respect, he does not interfere
Tho New York Central Railroad Dividend
Case.
General P1easonton viii not for some time to
come decide the New York Central scrip dividend
case. The delay has in part been occasioned by the
transfer of the solicitor of the ONCE OF Internal
Revenue to the Department OF the Interior thus
ceasltating the reexamination Of the papers, which
are very voluminous; and, BESIDES the time Of the
Commissioner was closely occupied during the ses-
sion OF Congress with the pressure Of current busL
ness.
settlement of American Claims Against
Spain.
Caleb Cushing was to-day appointed attorney for
the United States in claims OF citizens OF the United
States against Spain, to be adjudicated under ar
rangements made by Minister Sickles on the 18th OF
February last.
Success Of tho Proposed Trcnty with Great
Britain Assured.
General Cameron and Senator Morton, both mem.
bers of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations,
arrived to-day and viii remain for the session. They
are sanguine about the success OF the proposed
treaty with Great Britain and its approval by the
Senate and the people.
Increase Of Fruit Disfillntion In the United
Sfafes.
The receipts from brandy distilled from apples,
peaches and grapes for the first nine months OF
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1871 is l,29a 7l8
being an increase OF s7125o8 over the receipts from
this source for the corresponding months Of the
previous fiscal year. This large increase is atribut-
able to the liberal regulations issued In July last
This amount is made up OF the tax or the fifty cents
per gallon, and shows the production thus far In
the present fiscal year to be 2,5s7, ,4S2 gallons on
which the tax has already been paid.