New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-22
a PROCLAMATION.
BY the PRESIDENT OFF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.

BY the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATIss
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, BY an act of Congress entitled
An act to enforce the provisions Of tho
fourteenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States, and for other pur-
pOses," approved the twentieth day of
April, ammo Domini one thousand eight hun
dred and Beventy-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 che writ of ha-
beas corpus in any State or part of State,
whenever combinations and cOnspiraces
exist in such State or part of "a State for the
purpose OF deprlVing 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 combinations
and conspiraoies do so Obstruct and hinder
the execution of the laws If 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 0bstruCt the laws of the
United States and their due execution,
and impede and 0bstruct the due course
of justice under the same; and when
ever such combinations sbMl be organized
and armed, and 30 numerous and powerful
as to be able by violence either to overthrow
or to set at defiance the constituted authorir
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 III such State or part 81 90
State impracticable;
And whereas such unlawful com binat@Da
and cOnsplraciCs 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 sad act Of Congress. 10
is provided that hefOre the President shall !
suspend the privileges of the writ Of habeas
corpus he shall first have made prOclama-
ton commanding such insurgents to dis
peree;
And whereas on Che third day 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
conspracies 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 disperse aud retire peaceabl8 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 |
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n1tiOna 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
Aud whereas the insurgents engaged in
such unlawful combinations and ounspira-
Cles within tho county aforesaid have not |
ana retired pcaceabIy to their re-
spectiye homes, and have not delivered to |
the marshal OF the United St4tes, or to any
of bis deputies, or to any military officer Of |
the United States within said county, all |
ara S, ammunition, uniforms, DISCUSSES and |
other means and implements used kept,
or controlled by them for carry
ing out the unlawful purposes for which
ganzed, ~ commanded by said proClama-
ton, but do still persist in the unlawful
and oUnsiracies aforesatI:
Now, therefore, !, Ulysses y Grant. Preai-
cent OF the United States o America ~
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
requires that the privileges
of the writ of habeas corpus BIS sus
pended, to the end that such rebellion
may be overthrow, anu 80 be,,Dy suspend |
the privileges Of tLe wet Of habeas corpus |
within the county OF Union, IN said State
of South Carolina, ia respect to all persons |
arrested by the plarsha!8 of the United |
States for the said distrlcf Of South Caro- |
lima, or by any of his deputies, or by any |
militia officer of the United States, or By |
~ @u,-ter or citizen acting undes me or |
l-E- - - -'H7aa4 d 9ty sg-oE nil |