New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-10
A PROCLAMATION.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OLE AMERICA.
BY the President: .....
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, By an act of Congress entitled
"An act to enforce the provisions of the
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 seventy-one, power is given TO the
President of the United States when, III 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 State,
whenever combinations and c0nsplraCles
exist in such State or part OF State for the
purpose Of depriving 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 conapiraces do so obstruGt and hinder
the execution OF the laws Ot any such State,
and of the United States, as to deprive the
people aforesaid of the rights, privileges,
inmunities and protection aforesaid, and
do oppose and obstruCt the laws of tile
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 authOrl-
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 oftle public peace
shall become in such State OF part OF
State mpractiGabEe;
And whereas such mia wfui 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 acG OF Congress, ii
is provided that before the President shall
suspend the privileges of the writ of habeas
corpus he shall first have made prOClama-
ton commanding &uch insurgents :" dis
perse;
And whereas OF Ghs shird day OF Che
present month OF November the Presl'
dent of the United States did issue
hia proclamation. reciting therein, among
other things. that such combinations and
Gonspiracies 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
limited States for the district Of South
Carolina or to any 0f his deputies, or
to anv military officer of Che United
States within said county, all arms, alnJnu-
milton. uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other
means and implements used, kept, pos
sessed or controlled Dy them for them for
carving out the unlawful purposes for
which the said combinations and C0n9plra-
cies are organized;
And whereas Che snsGrgentS engaged IN
such unlawful combinations and consplra-
,ip= within she county aforesaid have not
dispersed aud retired peaceabiy 10 Their Sc
epective 9Iomeso and bav" NOS delivered 20
the marshal OF She United States az 20 any
. Of his deputies, OF to any military officer u
! the United States within said county, all
! arms ammunition, uniforms, dEgulseE and
! other mean0 and implements useds kept,
| possessed or con tro]led Gy them for carry
| lng out the unlawful purposes for which
| the combinations and conspfacles ara or
| gained, as commanded by said pr0clama-
| ton, but do still persist IN the unlawful
| combinations and cOnsiTacies aforesaid.
Now, therefore, ], Ulysses s. Grant, 4reaI-
| dent of the United States of America, ~
Sirtue Of the authority vested in me BY She
constitution Of tbs United States and On"
| act of Congress aforesaid, Go hereby 7ee,tbfo
! thar, i'll my judgment, the ,pubhc safety
especially requires shaS the pqiSI%gts
| ct the WriS OF habeas corpus 100 Gus
pended. 20 the end that such G*oelllon
| NAV be overthrow. and do hereby suspend
| the privileges of she writ OF habeas corpus
within the county OF Union, IN sand State
of South Carolina, in respect - all peFsoL.
arrested by the Inarsha!s OF the CniteC
States for the said district OF South Caro-
lina, or by any Of his deputes, or by an
military officer of the United states, or D.
auy soldier or citizen acting under the OF
defs Of said marshal deputy or such MIL