The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-10-19
Another Cup for south Carolina.

More than all the other Southern
States, it has been the fate of South Caro-
lima to be plundered in her poverty, op
pressed in her weakness, and trampled
under the vile hoofs of an ignominious
herd of adventures who have taken up
their abode in her borders to better their
fortunes by gathering up the wreck" of
estates ruined by the war.
Her pretended civil government, is a
mockery. The laws which have been
passed ostensibly for the maintenance of
civil rule and the protection of persons
and property, are mere legalized system
of robbery. The reconstructed govern
ment has proven itself powerful as an
agent of robbery; but worse than useless
as a means of preserving order. On the
contrary, it has fomented strife and pro-
duced blood-shed in order TO furnish a
pretext for outside military interference.
The following is the latest exhibition of
the cowardly malice of the Radical party
at her expense. 1t is intended not to
subserve the ends of peace in South Caro-
lima, but to feed the fires of sectional
hatred in the Northern States:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Unlawful combinations and con-
spiracies have long existed, and do still ex
list, in the State of South Carolina. for the
purpose OF depriving certain persons and
classes of the people of the State of the
rights, privileges, immunities and protection
named in the Constitution of the United
States, and secured by an Act of Congress,
approved April 20, 1871, entitled An Act 70
enforce the provisions of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States; and
Whereas, In certain parts of the said State,
to-wit: In the counties of SpartansbuTg,
York, Marion, Chester, Laurens Newberry.
Fairfield, Lancaster, and Chesterfield, such
combinations and conspiracies do SO obstruet
and hinder the execution of the laws OF said
State, and of the United States, as 10 deprive
the people aforesaid of the rights, privileges
immunities 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 eff justice under |
the same; and
Whereas, The constituted authorities of |
said State are unable 70 protect the people IN |
the aforesaid counties in such rights within |
the said counties; and whereas, the combI- |
nations and conspiracies aforesaid, within |
the counties aforesaid, organized and armed, |
and 40 numerous and powerful AS to be able 1
TO defy the constituted authorities OF said /
State and of the United States within the /
said State, and by reason OF the said causes /
the conviction of such offenders, and the /
preservation of the public peace and safety |
have become impractieable i'm said counties. /
Now. therefore, /, Ulysses 5. Grant, Presi-
lent OF the United Ststes OF America, do
hereby command all persons composing the
unlawful combinations and conspiracies
Aforesaid to dispense aud to retire peaceabIy
% their homes within five days from date
hereof and to deliver either 70 the Marshal
II the United States, for the District OF
south Carolina or to any OF his Deputies.
'r TO any military officers Of the United
states within said counties, all arms ammu-
litiOn, uniforms, DISCUSSES, aud other means
md implements used, kept possessed or con-
rolled by them for carrying out the unlaw-
ul purposes for which the Combinations and
onspiracies are organized.
[Signed L. 8. GRANT,
President.