New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-06
HAuLToN FISH, Secretary of State.
z PROCLAMATION.
G.S yHG. PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.


g:S THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, BY an act of Congress entitled
can 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, ammo DOmini one thousand eight hun
eired and seventy-One, power is given to the
President of the United States, when, IN his
Judgment, the public safety shall require it,
ct suspend the privileges of the writ of ha
Dets corpus in any State or part OF State,
whenever combinations and C0nspiracies
exist ia 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 conspiraCies do SO 0Gstruct and hinder
tbs execution Of the laws If any such State,
and Of tho United States, as to deprive the
people aforesaid of th8 rights, privileges,
immunities and protection aforesaid, and
do oppose and obstrucJ 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 60 be able by violence either to 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, the conviction Of such offend
ers and the preservation OF the public peace
shall become IN such State or part OF a
State inpraCticable;
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 said act Of Con gress, it
is provided that before the President shall
suspend the privileges of the writ OF habeas
corpus he shall first have made proclama-
ton commanding such insurgents to dis
perse:
And whereas on the third day Of the
present month OF November the Pres-
dent Of the United States did issue
his proclamation, reciting therein, among
other things, that such combinations and
coIspiracjes did then exist in the county of
Union, i'll the State of South Carolina, and
commanding thereby all persons composing
such unlawful combinations and cOnspira-
cies to dispense and retire PeaCeab!y 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
t. any military officer Of the United
States within said county, all arms, ammu-
milton, uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other
means and implements used. kept, pos
>essed or controlled by them for theIu for
carrying out the unlawful purposes for
which the said combinations and cOuspira-
cics are Vrgaulzed;
and whereas the insurgents engaged in
sucf unlawful combinations aah cDusplra-
cles within the county aforesaid have not
dispersed and retired peaceablv TO tbcir re
spectIve homes, and have not delivered to
tie marshal OF the United States. or to any
Of Lis 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 bg thela for carry
5ng ouS the unlawful purposes tor which
Sht combinations and @Ousp1gacdas are OF
gaHztd, as commanded by SAID lrpclama- !
'.oi', hut do still persist II She UIbIaw!UI J
combinations and consiracies aforesaid:
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