New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-29
8 PROCLAMATT0T

8 PROCLAMATIO&
B6 GIdE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED sTaTEs
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, In my proclamation of the
twelfth day OF October, in the year eight
cen hundred and seventy-one, it was reCited
that certain unlawful combinations, and
eonsplracies existed in certain counties in
the State OF South Carolina for the purpose
OF dePriTing certain portions and classes of
the people OF that State of the rights, priv
leges and inlmunities and protection named
in the constitution of the United States and
secured by the act of Congress, approved
April the twentieth, one Thousand eight
hundred and seVenty-one, entitled IAN act
to enforce the provisions of the fourteenth
amendment to the constitution of the United
States and the persons composing such
combinations and conspiracies were com
manded to dispense and to retire peaCeably
to their homes within five days from said
date;
And whereas by my proclamation of the
seventeenth day of October, in the year
eighteen hundred and seventy-one. the priv
ileges of the writ of habeas corpus were
suspended in the counties named in said
proclamation;
And whereas the county of Marion was
named in said prOclamati0ns as one of the
counties IN which said unlawful combina-
tons and conspiracies for the purposes
aforesaid existed, and in which the priv
Ieges OF the writ OF habeas corpus was sus-
pended;
And whereas it has been ascertained that
III said county Of Marion said combinations
and conspiracies do not exist to the extent
recited in said proc}amations;
And whereas it has been asCertainCd that
unlawful combinations and conspiracies Of
the character and to the extent and for the
purposes described in said proclamations
do exist IN the county of Union in said
State;
Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant Presi-
dent of the United States Of America, do
hereby revoke, as to the said county OF Ma
rion, the suspension of the privileges of the
writ Of habeas corpus directed in my said
proclamation Of the seventeenth day of o.
tober, eighteen hundred and seventy. one.
Ana do hereby command all persons in
said county OF Union composing the
unlawful combinations aud conspiracies
aforesaid to dispense and to retire peace
ably to their homes within five days
OF the date hereof, and to deliver
either to the marshal Of the United States
for the district of South Garoliua, 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 Gonspiracics are err
ganized.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington the third
day OF November, IN the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
one, and OF the indepenCe of the United
States of America the ninety sixth.
L. S. CRANE.
az the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
A PROCLAMATION
Do SIZE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STAGES
OF AMERICA.
So IpERsAe, BY an act of Congress entitled
. An act TO enforce the provisions of the
amendment to the constitution
Of the United States, and for other pur-
poses,' approved the twentieth day of
April, ammo DOmini one thousand eight huu-
dred and seyenty-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 conBDiraces
exist in such State or part Of a State for the
purpose OF depriying 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 |
and whenever such combinations |
and o0nspiracies 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 |
rs to be able by violence either to overthrow
Or to set at defiance the constituted AuthUri-
les Of said State and the United States
within such State; and whenever, by reason
)f said causes, the conviction of such offend
7rs and the preservation of the public peace
hall become III such State or part of q
State impracticable:
And whereas such unlawful combinations
md conspiracie5 for the purposes aforesaid
ire declared by the act of Congress afOre.
aid to be rebellion against the government
If the United States;
And whereas, by said act of Congress. it
$ provided that before the President shall
uspend the privileges of the writ of habeas
oipu5 nc SAdIi hTSJ nave naue pfOclalnA-
ion commanding such insurgents to dis
verse;
And whereas on the third day of the
resent month of November the Presi-
lent of the United States did issue
is proclamation, reciting therein, among
Their things, that such combinations and
did then exist in the county of
Juion, in the State of South Carolina, and
thereby all persons composing
UGH unlawful combinations and consDira-
les to dispense and retire peaceably to their
ONES within five days from the date there
t, and to deliver either to the marshal of the
jnited States for the district Of South
'aroina, or to any of his deputies, or
D. any military officer OF the United
tates within said county, all arms, ammu-
ition, uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other
leans and implements used, kept, pos
3ssed or controlled by them for them for
arIying out the unlawful purposes for
Inch the said combinations and conspira-
les are organized;
And whereas the insurgents engaged in |
lCh unlawful combinations and conapira-
les within the county aforesaid have not
ispersed and retired peaGeablY to their re-
pectiVe homes, and have not delivered to
le marshal OF the United States, or to any
his deputies, or to any military officer Of |
10 United States within said county, all !
rus, ammunition, uniforms, DISCUSSES and |
Their means and implements used, kept, |
assessed or controlled by them for carry
y out the unlawful purposes for which |
ne combinations and ConspiraCies are or
anized, as commanded by said procama-
on, but do still persist in the unlawful |
and con-iracies aforesaid:
Now, therefore, |, Ulysses S. Grant, Presi-