Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-11
TWO CENTS.
OFFICIAL.
1kUINIuN.
Suspension Of the Writ Of HabeaS Cor
pas i'm Z nion County. South Carolina.

pos I'm L MON County. south Carolina
BY he President Of ne Jsitod States Of Ameroa.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by an act OF Congress entitled can
act TO enforce the provisions of the Fourteenth
Amendment 10 the Constitution OF the United
States, and for other purposes" approved the
twentieth day Of April, ammo DOmini one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-one. power Is
given TO the President OF the United States
when, in his judgment, the public safety shall
require II, TO suspend the privileges Of the writ
OF habeas corpus i'm any State or part OF State
whenever combinations and cOnspiracies exist
IN such State or part of a State for the purpose
of depriving any portion or class of the peopIe
OF such State OF the rights. privileges, immu-
mites, and protection named in the Constitution
OF the United States, and secured by the act of
Congress aforesaid, and whenever such COM
binations and conspiracies 10 50 Obstruct and
hinder the execution of the laws of any such
State and of the United States as 70 deprive the
people aforesaid of the rights, privileges, immu-
mites, 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 justice under the same; and
whenever such cOmb;natiors shall be organized
and armed, and 50 numerous and powerful as 20
be able by violence either Is overthrow or 10 set
at defiance the constituted authorities of said
state and of the United States within such
otate; and whenever, by reason of said canses
me conviction OF such offenders and the pres-
ervation of the public peace shall become I'm
such State or part of a State impracticable;
and
Whereas such unlawful combinations and con-
Spiracies for the purposes aforesaid are declared
10y the act Of Congress aforesaid 20 be rebellion
against the Government Of the United Sta.es;
and
Whereas, by said act of Congress, 1t is pro-
Vided that, before the President shall suspend
The privileges of the writ OF kabeas corpus, he
rhal first have made proclamation commanding
such insurgents 70 disperse; and
Whereas, on the third day OF the present month
OF November, the President of the United States
did Esue his proclamation, recitng therein,
among other things, that such combinations and
conspiracies did then exist i'm the county of
Union, in the State of South Carolina, and COM
handing thereby all persons composing such
unlawful combinations and conspiracies TO dis
perse and retire peaceably to their homes within
tive days Irom the date Thereof and 10 deliver
either to the marshal Of the United States for the
district Of South Carolina, OF to any of his denu
ties, or to any military officer o. the United
States within said county, all arms ammunition.
uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other me ans and imple-
ments used, kept, possessed, or controlled by
the m for carrying out the unlawful purposes for
which the said combinations and conspiracies
are organized; and
Whereas the insurgents engaged i'm such un-
awful combinations and cOnsp'racies within the
county aforesaid have not dispersed and retired
peaceably TO their respective homes, and have
not delivered 10 the marshal of the United States.
or to any OF his deputies, to any military OFF,
Ger Of the United States within said county ALI
arms, ammunition, uniforms, dsguises and
other means and implements used, kept nos
sessed, or controlled by them for carving on.
the unlawful purposes for which the combine
TORS and conspiracies are organized as COM
by laid proclaim alton, but do still persist
in the unlawful combinations and conspiracies
aforesaid
Now, therefore, 1, Ulysses s. Grant, President
ofthe United States o. America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution of the
! hlted states and the act Of Congress aforesaid
DO hereby declare that, in my judgment, the
public safety especially requires that the privi-
leges OF the writ of hd6eds corpus be suspended.
70 the end that such rebellion NAV be oyerthrown
and do hereby suspend the privileges of the writ
OF hobeds corpus within the county OF Union, in
aid Safe of South Carolina, i'm resp-ct 10 all
persons arrested by the marshal OF the United
states for the said district of South Carolina or
by any Of his deputies, or by any military officer
Of the United States, or by any soldier or citizen
acting under the orders OF said marshal. deputv
VI such military officer within said countv'
charged with any violation Of the act Of Congress
aforesaid during the continuance OF such re-
bcllion.
In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set NV |
hand and caused the seal OF the United States 10
re affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this tenth /
day OF November, in the year of our 4
Lord ore Thousand eight hundred and |
us seyenty-one, and Of the Independence /
of the United States of America the /
nnety-siXth. L. ). GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.