The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-20
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.


Whereas, by an act of Congress entitled |
can act to enforce the provisions OF the
fourteenth amendment TO the Constitution
of the United States, and for other pur-
poses," approved the twentieth day OF
April, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and seyenty-one, power IS given
to the President of the United States, when.
in his Judgment, the public safety shall re-
quire it, to suspend the privileges of the
writ of habeds corpus in any State or part
of State, whenever combinations and con-
spiraces exist in such State or part of a
State for the purpose of depriving any por-
ton or class of the people OF such State oil the
rights, privileges, iinmunlties and protection
named in the Constitution OF the United
States, and secured by the act of Con-
gress aforesaid; and whenever such COM
binations and conspiracies do so obstruct
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,
privileges, immunities and protection alore-
said, and do oppose and obstruct the laws
of the United States and their due execu-
ton, and impede and obstruct the due
course of justice under the same ; and
whenever such combinations shall be organ
erful as to be able by violence either to
overthrow or to set at defiance the consti-
tuted authorities of said State and Of the
United States within such State and
whenever. by reason Of said causes, the
conviction of such offenders and the preser-
walton of the public peace shall become i'll
such State or part Of State mpracticable /:
And whereas such unlawful combina-
tons and conspiracies for the purposes
aforesaid are declared by the act of Con-
gress aforesaid to be rebellion against the
government of the United States;
And whereas by said act Of Congress it
is provided that before the President shall
suspend the privileges of the writ of hdbeds
corpus, he shall first have made proclama-
ton commanding such insurgents to dis
perse;
And whereas, on the 18th day OF the
present month of October, the President of
the United States did issue his proclama-
ton, recting therein, among other things,
that such combinations and conspiracies did
then exist in the counties of Spartanburg,
York, Marion, Chester, Laurens, Newber-
nv, Fairfield, Lancaster and Chesterfield, IN
the State of South Carolina, and command
ing thereby all persons composing such un-
lawful combinations and conspiracies to dis
perse and retire peacefully to their homes
within five days from the date thereof, and
to deliver, either to the marshal of the
United States for the district of South Car
DINA, or to any of his deputies, or to any
military officer of the United States within
said counties, all arms, ammunition, uni
forms, DISCUSSES and other means and i'm
plements used, kept, possessed or control.
led by them for carrying out the unlawful
purposes for which the said combinations
and conspiracies are organized;
And whereas the insurgents engaged Ii
sucl unlawful combinations and conspira
cies within the counties aforesaid have NO
dispersed and retired peaceably to their re
spective homes, and have not delivered t.
the marshal of the United States, or to any
of his deputies, or to any military officer o
the United States within said counties, al
arms, ammunition, uniforms, DISCUSSES an(
other means and implements used, kept
possessed or controlled by them for carry
ing out the unlawful purposes for which tht
combinations and conspiracies are organ
lied, as commanded by said proclamation
bat do still persist in the unlawful combi
nations and conspiracies aforesaid:
Now, therefore, i, Ulysses S. Grant
President of the United States Of America
by virtue of the authority vested in ME by
the Constitution of the United States, ant
the act of Congress aforesaid, do hereby
declare that, in my Judgment, the public safe
ty especially requires thatth privileges o
the srrit of habeas corpus be suspended to thu
end that such rebellion may be overthrown
and do hereby suspend the privileges Of tn
scrH Of habeas corpus within the counties 0
Spartanburg, York, Marion, Chester, Lau
rens, Newberry, Fairfield, Lancaster, ant
Chesterfield, in said State of Soutl
Carolina, in respect to all persons
arrested by the marshal Of the United Statel
for the said district of South Carolina, or by
any of his deputies, or by any military off
Ger of the United States, or by any soldiel
or citizen acting under the orders of sait
marshal, deputy, or such military office
within any .one of said counties, charged
with any violation of the act of Congress
aforesaid during the continuance Of such re
bellion.
In witness whereof | have hereunto Sc
my hand, and caused the seal of the Unitet
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this sew
enteenth day Of October, in TIN
year of our Lord one thousand eigh
lsEAL. hundred and seyenty-one, and Of tn
independence of the United State
Of America the ninety-sixth.
Ply the President; u. S. GRANT.
J. G.. Bancroft Darts,
Acting Secretary of State.
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