Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-18

The following proclamation was issued
by the President on the 4th:

The following proclamation was issued
by the President on the 4th:
The oct Of Congress entitled :. An act to enforce
the provisions OF the Fourteenth Amendment 10
de Constitution Of the United States. and for
other purposes" approved April %, A. D. 1871;
im m u duty {" sas Ill., my
ton, calling the attention Of The people OF the
United States thereto, enjoining upon all good
sssious II the Enforcement thereof, and warning
oil persOpe 70 abstsin from committing any acS
thereby prohibited. The law OF Congress applies
70 all parte Of the United States, and will be
forced everywhere to the extent Of the powers in
vested In the Executive.
But, inasmuch ~ the necessity therefor h well
known TO have been caused chiefly by persistent
violations Of the rights of citizens OF the United
6tAtes by combinations Of lawless and Unaffected
persOns In censin localities lately In state Of in
su,rsc'on and d military conflict, 90 psetGslsr,y
suppress al snch combinations by their own vol
untary efforts, through the agency Of the local
lava sno 70 msintal1 me rights OF az c,.zens o.
the equal protection OF the laws.
Fully sensible Of the responsibility imposed mp
on the Executive by the act OF Congress, 70 which
public opinion lie now called and reluctant TO call
Into exercise any extraordinary powers thereby
conferred upon me, except In cases Of imperative
necessity, do, nsvsr'hse Sc, deem my duty 70
exhaust the power thus vested in the Executive,
whenever and wherever It shall become necessary
% DO 90, 70, the purpose Of securing TO all Gu.
Of the rights guaranteed 70 them by the constitu-
ton and laws. II myearnest wish that peace
nS saS 70 lay Pses Sar
late unhappy civil strife may be speedily removed.
These ends can be easily reached by acquies-
conce IN the results OF the late conflict, now writ
ten in our constitution, and by the due and proper
enforcement Of equal inst, and impartial laws Ia
every part Of our country. The failure OF local
committees TO furnish such means for the attain
t<,f I'm nr.n1
the National Government the duty OF putting
forth all its energies for the protection OF its cii-
zcns, OF every race and color, and for the restora-
ton Of peace and order throughout the entire
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United States to
Done at the city OF Washington, this third day OF
May, In the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seyenty-one, and OF the indepcnd-
cncc OF the United States the ninety fourth.
(Signod) u. s. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary OF State.
In game Of baseball at Washington
on the 9Th, the Boston Red Stockings de-
feated the Olympics-20 TO Is.
Secretary Boutwell,, having returned TO
Washington, resumed business st the
Treasury Department On the 9th.
The President has appointed Judge
Otto, late Assistant Secretary Of the Interior,
rs member OF the United States and
Spanish Mixed Commission for the settle
ment of the claims of American citizens,
growing out Of Injuries and depredations
committed In the Island Of Cuba.
A Washington dispatch Of the 9Th says:
"The treaty with England was signed to-
day by the High Commission at the DE.
partment of State. The gentlemen, after
this was done, exchanged congratulations
on the result Of their labors, expressing
the belief that they had done the most
they possibly could for the peace and
honor OF the two countries"
President Grant, on the 10th, signed
treaty Of friendship, commerce, etc, re-
Gently negotiated between the United
States and San Salvador.
A Washington dispatch Of the 10th
says the reading in the Senate Of the
treaty agreed upon by the Joint High
Commission had created good impress
sion, and the indications were that it
would be ratified.