Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-23
WASHINGTON.
Proclamation Of the President
RiVeting the Kellogg UsurpatiOn on
Louisiana.
"Let us Have Peace, ,

"Let us Have Peace"
WASHINGTON, Nay 22.-The following
proclamation was Issued by the President
to-day:
BY THE PRESIDENT OF TIE. UNITED
sTATEs-A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, under pretense that VIM. P.
kellogg, the present Executive of Louisi-
ana, and the officers associated with him
in the State administration, were not 6uly
elected, certain turbulent and disorderly
persons have combined together with force
and arms to resist the laws and constituted
authorities of said State;
And whereas, it has been duly certified by
proper local authorizes, ami judicialiy de-
termined by the inferior and superior courts
of said State that said officers are entitled TO
hold their offices respectively, and execute
and dischargesthe functions thereof;
And whereas, Congress at It's late ses-
sion, upon due consideration of the subject,
tacitly recognized the said executive and
his associates then as now in odice by re-
fus ng 10 take any action with respect
thereto;
And whereas, 1t is provided in the Con-
stitution of the United States that the Uni.
ted States shall protect every State in this
Union on application of the Legislature or
of the Executive when the Legislature can
not be convened, against domestic vio-
leBce;
And whereas, 1t is provided in the laws of
the United States that in all cases of insur-
rection in any state, or of obstruction to
the laws thereof, it shall be lawful for the
President of the United States, on applica-
ton of the Legislature of such State, or of
the Executive when the Legislature cannot
be convened, to call forth the militia of any
other State or States, or to employ such
part of the land and naval forces as shall be
judged necessary for the purpose of sup
pressing such insurreCtiOn or causing the
laws to be duly executed;
And whereas, the Legislature of said
State is not now in session, and cannot be
convened in time to meet the present emer
gency, and the Executive of said State un
der section 4 Of article " of the Constitu-
tion of the United States and the laws
passed in pursuance thereof, has therefore
made application to me for such part of the
military force of the United State as may be
necessary and adequate to protect the said
State and the citizens thereof against do
mestic violence and to force the execution
of the laws;
anu WuOLCoc, IL lS Ou0O
ever it may be necessary in the judgment of
the President to use military force for the
purpose aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by
proclamation, command such insurgents to
disperse and retire peaceablY to their re-
spective homes within liuited time:
Now, therefore, L, y. s. Grant, President
of the United States, do hereby make pro
| clamation and command the said turbulent
and disOrderly persons to disperse and re-
| tire peaceably to their respective abodes
within twenty days from this date, and
hereafter to submit themselves to the laws
and constituted authorities ofthe said State;
and 1 invoke the aid and cooperation of all
good citizens thereof to uphold the law and
preserve the puplic peace. 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 this 22d
Iday of May in The year of our Lord 1873
! Eand of the Independence of the United
| States the 9th. U. S. GRANT.
| By the Pr sidsnt.
J. G. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secre ary of State.
Outstanding tgal tenders 1886, S27,2OO