New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-24

| citizens thereof 'A>
IN testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the United
| States to affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
eighth day OF February, in the wear of orr
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sew
| enty-tWo, and of the independence of tba
| United States OF America the ninetv-siytl
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
a PROCLAMATION
BIZ The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, In my proclamation of the
twelfth day OF October, in the year eight
cen hundred and seyenty-one, it was recited
that certain unlawful combinations and
consplracles existed in certain counties in
the State of South Carolina for the purpose
OF dePrlylng certain portions and classes of
the people of that State of the rights, priyi.
ieges and lmmunities 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-0nR, the priv
lIeges OF the writ of h8beas corpus were
suspended in the counties named in said
proclamation;
And whereas the county of Marion was
named in said pr0clamatiOns as one of the
counties in which said unlawful combina-
lions and conspiracies for the purposes
aforesaid existed, and in which the Drivi-
leges of the writ OF habeas corpus was sus-
pended;
And whereas it has been ascertained that
in said county of Marion said combinations
and Conspiracies do not exist to the extent
recited in said proclamations;
And whereas it has been ascertained that
unlawful combinations and cOnspiracies of
the character and to the extent and for the
purposes described in said proclamations
DO exist Iii the county OF Union in said
State;
Now, therefore, 1, Ulysses S. Grant, Presi
dent of the United States of America do
hereby revoke, as to the said county OF Ma
rlon, the suspension OF the privileges of the
writ of habeas corpus directed in my said
proclamation of the seventeenth day of Oc-
tober, eighteen hundred and seventy-one.
Ana do hereby command all persons in
said county of Union composing the
unlawful combinations and c0nspiracies
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 Carolina, 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 c0nspiracies are Or
ganized.
In witness whereof I 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
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State
4 APPROXIMATION
BY she PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
WHEREAS, 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 hun
dred and seyenty-one, power is given to the
of the United States, when, IN his
Judgment, the public safety shall require it,
Ot suspend the privileges Of the writ Of ha- !
Oeas corpus in any State or part of 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 in the constitution of the United
States, and secured by the act of Congress
and whenever such combinations
and Conspiracies do SO 0bstruct 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,
mmunities and protection aforesaid, and
10 oppose and ObstruCt the laws of the
United States and their due execution,
md impede and obstruct the due course
If justice under tho same; and when
ever such combinations shall be organized
md ARMED, and SO numerous and powerful
IS 70 be able by violence either to overthrow
II to set at defiance the constituted authori- !
les of said State and the United States
within such State; and whenever, by reason
If said causes the conviction OF such Offend
ITS and the preservation Of the public peace
hall become in such State or part 0G q
State impracticable:
And whereas such unlawful combinations
md cOnspiracies for the purposes aforesaid
ire declared by the act of Congress afore-
aid 20 be rebellion against the government
If the United States:
And whereas, by sand acc of Congress, q
: provided that before the President shall !
uspen6 the privileges of the writ of habeas
,oEpus he shall first have made proclama-
ion commanding such insurgents to dis
Derse;
And whereas on the Shird day OF Che
present month of November the Presi-
lent of the United States did issue
lis proclamation, reciting therein, among
ther things, that such combinations and
did then exist in the county of
Union, in the State of South Carolina, and
thereby all persons composing
UGH unlawful combinations and cOnspira-
les to dispense and retire peaCeably to their
ZONES within five days from the date there !
f, and to deliver either to the marshal of the
United States for the district of South 7
Jarolina or 60 any Of his deputies, or
o, any military officer of the United
states within said county, all arms, ammu-
ition, uniforms, DISCUSSES, and other |
means and implements used, kept, pos
essed or controlled by them for them for
arrying out the unlawful purposes fog
which the said combinations and conspirb
les are organized:
And whereas the insurgents engaged in J
uch unlawful combinations and COnspira
les within the county aforesaid have not
Bpersed and retired peaceabIy to their re-
pectiye homes, and have not delivered to