Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-05-29
DECORATION DAY.

l AS0AOhSA AN1S ASA -
| President Grant has directed the d.
partments at Washington to be close
on the 3Oth Of May in order that tn
employees may participate in the cert
monies Of decorating the graves Of th
dead heroes Of the rebellion.
We like this order Of the Presiden
1t is eminently proper; 1t is wise IT
appropriate it is statesmanlike; it
patriotic.
The rebellion was to destroy ma
tion the prime aim of which was ill
erty for all men, though very imper
feet In practice. The government ha'
been as it seemed almost of necessity
first organized upon the basis of
house divided against itself, that is,
was the union of parties one of whicl
made universal freedom its practice
the other making it only it's theory
and sbamefully failing to practice il
The government could not thus endure
and as consequence, the second grea
struggle for liberty finally came upo,
US, which was either to extirpate o.
make perpetual the imperfcctions D
the issue of the first struggle
Though often crushed beneath tn,
weight of great disasters, in the early
part of the contest, justice and righ
finally gloriously triumphed. Humid
reds Of thousands left their business
their homes and their dear ones to en-
gage in the struggle, from motives
purely patriotic, and only because o
the strong love they bore for the caus,
of the union upon the basis Of univer
sal liberty for all men. Hundreds y
thousands Of those men are no more
many never returned, and many re.
turned only to soon lie down and die
They perished voluntarily, willingly
nobly, because of their devotion tx
their country, and the grandest tempo
raj interests Of humanity. Our annua
pilgrimage to their graves is Of no mo
ment to the, dead, but to us who liv.
and are entrusted with the priceless
heritage for the preservation and puri
fication of which they gave their lives
it is Of fgredt moment, If 80 be we can be
as we ought to be, fortunate enough te
catch = little of the inspiration that
prompted their devotion to country
and to liberty.
If then we are right in our estimate
of the propriety Of the Observance Of
this day |; if the President rightly esti'
mates its observance, is it too much fol
us to again appeal to our fellow-citi.
zens Of this city and vicinity to be &C.
tive and earnest in preparing for and
in observing the day? II the Presi.
dent deems 1t proper to suspend the
business Of the departments at Wash.
ington, cannot we suspend business fol
= few fUursy Tie reason Tie noble
dead taught us should never be forgot.
ton by us or future generations because
the memory of their deeds is the bes,
incentive to lead others to stand infiex.
IDLY by the union and human freedom
WAsHrNGToN, May %.
The following proclamation was is.
sued by the President to-day:
By The President or The United State.
---A Proclamation:
WHEREAS, Under the pretence thai
VIM. Il. Kellogg, present executive oi
Louisiana, and officers associated with
him in the State administration were
not duly elected, Certain turbulent and
disorderly persons have combined to.
gether with force of arms to resist the
laws and constituted authorities of the
said state; and f..ss
WHEREAS, 1t has been duly certified
by proper local authorities and judici-
ally determined by inferior and su.
preme courts of the state, that the said
officers respectively execute and dis.
charge the functions thereof; and
WHEREAS, Congress at its late sess.
ion upon due consideration of the sub.
ject, tacitly recognized said executive
and his associates, then as now in Office
by refusing to take any action with
respect thereto and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the con.
stitution of the United States, that the
United States shall protect every state
in this Union on the application Of the
Legislature or of the executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened
against domestic violence and
WHEREAS, 1t is, is provided in the
laws Of the United States, that in all
cases Of an insurrection In any state oil
of obstruction to the laws thereof, il
shall be lawful for the President Of the
United States, on the application of the
Legislature of such state or executive
when the Legislature cannot be con
vened to call forth the military of any
other state, or to employ such part OF
the land and naval forces as shall be
judged necessary for the purpose ol
suppressing such insurrection and
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 pres.
ent emergency; and the executive oi
said state, under section 4 Of article 4
of the Constitution Of the u. s. and
the laws passed in pursuance thereto
has therefore made application to me
for such part of the military force ol
the United States as may be necessary
and adequate to protect said state and
the citizens thereof against domestic
violence and TO enforce the execution
of the laws; and
WHEREAS, 1t is required that when.
ever 1t may be necessary, in the judg-
ment 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 homes within lin.
tied time:
Nnv thn~ncorn TYluruaa H.nrt