New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19
4. PROCLAMATION. =
BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.

BE THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, By an act of Congress entitled
IAN act to enforce the provisions Of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitution
OF the United States, and for other nur-
poses," approved the twentieth day of
April, ammo Domini one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-one, power is given to the
President of the United States, when, IN his
judgment, the public safety shall require it.
OF suspend the privileges of the writ of ha-
behs corpus in any State or part of State,
whenever combinations and couspiracies
exist in such State or part of a State for the
purpose OF deprlvlng 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; and whenever such ordinations
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 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 when
ever such combinations shall be organized
and armed, and so numerous and powerful
as to be able by violence either to overthrow
or to set at defiance the constituted authOri-
ties of said State and the United States
within such State; and whenever, by reason
of said causes, the conviction of such offend
ers 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 afore-
said 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 habeas
corpus he shall first have made proclama-
ton commanding such insurgents to dis
perse;
And whereas on the third dav of the
present month of November the Presi-
dent of the United States did issue
his proclamation, reciting therein, among
other things, that such combinations and
cOnspiracies did then exist in the county of
Union, in the State Of South Carolina, and
commanding thereby all persons composing
such unlawful combinations and cOnspira-
cies to dispense and retire peaceably to their
homes within five days from the date there
of and to deliver either to the marshal of the
United States for the district of South
Carolina, or to any of his deputies, or
to- any military officer of the United
States within said county, all arms, ammu-
milton, uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other
means and implements used, kept, pos
sessed or controlled by them for them for
carrying out the unlawful purposes for
which the said combinations and cOnspira-
cies are organized;
And whereas the insurgents engaged in
such unlawful combinations and conspira-
cies within the county aforesaid have not
disDersed and retired peaceabIy to their re-
spective 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 county, all
arms, ammunition, uniforms, DISCUSSES and
other means and implements used kept,
possessed or controlled by them for carry
ing out the unlawful purposes for which
the combinations and conspiracies are or
gained, as commanded by said prOclama-
ton, but do still persist in the unlawful
combinations and cOnsiracies aforesaid:
Now, therefore, |, Ulysses S. Grant, Presi-
dent 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 the writ of habeas corpus be sus-
pended, to the end that such rebellion
may be overthrow, and do hereby suspend
the privileges Of the writ Of habeas corpus
within the county of Union, in said State
of South Carolina in respect to all persons
arrested by the marshals of the United
States for the said district of South Caro-
lima, or by any of his deputies, or by ~
military officer of the United States. - ~
any soldier or citizen acting TIadr
ders of said marsh. .:-@7.9 " -