New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-31
BY TRlR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.

BY TdE PRESIDENT OF H UNITED STATE
! OF MERICA
WHEREAS, BY an act of Congress entitled
A act to enforce the provisions of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitution
Of the United States, and for ether pur-
poses" approved the twentieth day of
April, mo 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-
beas corpus in any State or part of a 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 people of such State of the rights,
privileges, immunities, and protection
named III the constitution Of the United
States, and secured by the act of Congress
aforesaid; and whenever such combinations
and COnspiraCies do so Obstruct and hinder
the execution Of the laws Of amy 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
OF 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 a
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 sad 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 pr0clama- |
ton commanding such insurgents to dis
perse;
And whereas on the 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
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, disguises, 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 c0nBpira-
cies are organized;
And whereas the insurgents engaged IN
such unlawful combinations and cGnsplra-
Cics within the county aforesaid have not
dispersed and retired peaceably to their re-
s~pective homes, and have not delivered To
the marshal of tine United States, or to any !
Of his deputies, or to any military officer Of
the United States within said county, all
arms ammunition, uniforms, disguises and
other means and Implements used, kept.
possessed or controlled by them for carry
ing out the unlawful purposes for which
the combinations and conspjracies are or
gained, as commanded by said procIama-
ton, but do still persist in the unlawful
combinations and consiracies aforesaid:
Now, therefore, I, Ulysses 5. Grant, p,
lent of the United States Of Amer ISL
virtue of the authority vested inT ga, 6J
constitution Of the United St. &c oy the
actof Congress aforesaid, doh tics n the
that, in my Judgment, IT. <reby declare
especially requires shat. - puhis safety
OF inc |l7t Of haoeas O. Ie PF ~ AZ
Pen0ea' 10 Lhe Cad that oIr49 nI
the privileges of The ' ~. % hereby suspend
within tho county Of n it of habaa3 corpu
IT South Carolina. in nion, III said, sta
arrested By the M respect to al person
States for the sal 4rshals of the Unite
lima, or by any i district of South Gar
military officer ST his deputies, or by an
ny soldier or IF the United States, OF Q
&aRs 81 a4 citizen acting under the Q
marzhal DEPUTY or sach ms