New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-20

4 PROCLAMATION.
BG 3HE PRESIDENT OF THE USIEGp STATES
OF AMERICA.

BG 3HE PRESIDENT OF THE UBIEEY0 STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, By an act Of Congress entitled
IAN act to enforce the provisions OF the
fourteenth amendmeAB to the constitution
of the United States, and for other pUr
poses," approved the twentieth day OF
April, ammo DOmini one thousand eighB hun
dred and seventy-one, power is given to the
President o the United States, when, lnlhis
judgment, the public safety shall require it.,
oS suspend the privileges OF the writ of da-
beas corpus in any State or part of State,
whenever combinations and co4spiracies
exist in such State or part of Stale for the
purpose Of slepriving any portion OF class
of the people of such State Of the rights,
privileges, immunities, ana protection
named in the constitution Of che Emitted
States, and secured by the act Of Congress
aforesaid and whenever such combinations
and conspiracies do SO obstrucb and hindes
| the execution of the laws Of any such State
and of the United States, as to deprive the
people aforesaid of the Vights. privileges,
immunities and protection aforesaid, and
DC oppose and obstruct the laws OF the
United States and Sheip due execution,
and impede and obstruct the clue course
OF Justice under the same; and when
ever such combinations shall be organized
and armed, and Sc numerous and powerful
as to be able by violence either 60 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, thecOnviction OF such offend
&rs and the preservation Of the public peace
shah become in such State oY part az
State mpYacSicable:
And whereas such unlawful combinations
and cOnspiracies for the purposes aforesaid
are declared by the act Of Congress afore-
said 10 be rebellion against the government
of the United States;
And whereas, by SAID ace of Congress. js
is provided that before the President shall
suspend the privileges of the Wrlc Of habeas
corpus'he shall first have made proclams-
ton commanding such insurgents 30 dis.
perse;
And whereas on tho Shird day of che
present month of November She gresi-
dene of the United States did issue
his proclamation, recitiHg therein, among
other things, thar such combinations and
con8piraCies did then exist in the county of
Union, in the State of South Caroline, and
commanding thereby all persons composing
such unlawful combinations and cOnspira-
Cies to dispense and retire peac%ably 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, OF
to- anv military Officer of the United
nitiono uniforms, disguises, and other
means and implements used, kept, pos
sessed or controlled by them for them fox
carrying out the unlawful purposes for
which the said combinations and c0nspira-
cies are organized;
And whereas the insurgents engaged il
such unlawful com bnatons and COnspira-
cles within the county aforesaid have not
dispersed and retired peaceably to their re-
spective homes, and have not delivered 10
the marshal Of the United States, or 10 any
Of bis deputies. or 10 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
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, il 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-
military officer of the United States, or by
any soldier or citizen acting under the or
ders I'D N rshal deputy or such mill