The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-10-26
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proclamation "a by the President.
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a5 Proclamation by the President. 30
WAsHINaToN, D. C., October IL.
The Relieving pFoclamasen by the President,
IN, regard DO the enforcement OF the foWteeREn
kannendment 10 the Constitution, wss issued thus
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p whereas, by an Act of Congress entitled can
Act to enforce the provision Of the fourteenth
amendment, to the Constitution of the United
States, and for other purposes" approved the
20th day of April, Ammo nomini one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-one, power is given
to the President of the United States, when in
his Judgment the public safetyShan require it,
to suspend the privileges of the writ Of habsas
corpns In any State or part of State, whenever
combinations and conspiracies exist in such
State or part of 8 State for the purpose of de-
priying any portion or class of the people of
such State OF the rights, privileges, immunities
and protection named In the Constitution OF
the United States and secured by the Act of
Congress aforesaid, land whenever such combi-
nations and conspiracies do so obstruct and
hinder the execution of the laws OF any such
State and,of the, Bnited States as toIdepFiye
the people aforesaid of the rights, privileges,
immunitiesl and protection aforesaid, and do,
oppose and obstruct the laws of the United
States and their due execution, and impede and
same: and whenever such combinations shall
Be organized and armed, and so numerous and
powerful as to be able by any violence either
to overthrow or set ct defiance the constituted
authorities of said State and of the United
States within said State, and whenever by rea-
son Of said causes the conviction of such Of
tenders and the preservation of the public peace
shall become in such State or part OF State
impracticable; and whereas such unlawful
combinations and conspiracies for the purposes
aforesaid are declared by the Act of Congress
aforesaid to be rebellion against the Govern
ment Of the United States and whereas by
said Act of Congress it is provided that before
the President shall suspend the privilege of the
writ of hobeds corpw he shall first have made
proclamation commanding such Insurgents to
disperse; and whereas on the 18th day of the
present month of October, the President of the
United States did isste hissproclamation, reei-
ting theseinS aniongi other things, that such
combinations and conspiracies did then exist
in the Counties of Spartanburg, York, Marion,
Chester, Laurens; Newberry Fairfield, Lancas-
ter and Chesterfield, in the State of South Caro-
lima, and commanding thereby all persons COM
prising such unlawful combinations and con-
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 Caro-
lima, or to any of his deputies, or to any mill
tary officer of the United States within such
Counties; all arms, ammunition, uniforms, dis
guises and other means and implements used,
Kept, possessed or controlled by them for car
rying out the unlawful purposes for which the
said combinations and conspiracies are organ
lied; and whereas the. insurgents engaged in
such unlawful combinations and conspiracles
within the Counties aforesaid rhaEe-no dis
persed and retired peacefully to their respective
homes. and have not delivered to the Marshal
of the United States, or to any of his deputies,
or to any military officer of the United States
within said Counties, all arms, ammunition,
uniforms, disguises and other means and imple-
ments used, kept, possessed or controlled by
them for carrying out the unlawful purposes
for which the combinations and consplracles
are organized, as commanded by the said proc
lamation, but do still persist in the unlawful
combinations and conspiracies aforesaid Now,
therefore,
/, 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 and the Act of Congress aforesaid, DO
hereby declare that, in my Judgment, the public
safety especially requires that the privileges of
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end that such rebellion may be overthrown, and
do hereby suspend the privileges of the writ of
ha5eas corpus within the Counties of Spartan
burg, York, Marion, Chester, Laurens, New
berry, Fairfield, Lancaster and Chesterfield, in
said 'Stste of South Carolina, in respect to all
persons arrested by the Marshal of the United
States, for the said district of South Caroline,
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 Mar
shall, deputy, or such military officer within
any one of said Counties, charged with viola
9 ton of the Act Of Congress aforesaid, during
the continuance of such rebellion.
In Witnessl whereof Ihave hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
" Dome at the city of Washington, this 18th
day of October, in the year of our Lord
1871, and of the independence of the Uni
ted States Of America the ninety-sixth.
u. S. GRANT.
By the President TO- - ~ '.'.'''
J. g. BANCROFT DAVIS;