Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-24
May a.. IS 10.

WE nave uotlou tltt 'ctHato
Carpenters speech in New Orleans
was delivered at tine instance of til,
Prcsident-ther result of an informal
and unofficial request. of course
but still meant to convey the views
Of the Administration relative to the
condition of affairs in Louisiana
The explanation of the actual att
tude Of the Executive, with rela
ton to the law in the matter. and
the advice to the people to keep the
law On their side if they would secure
the righting of their wrongs. sound
ed as if the Senator were rejecting
the views of Grant and his Cabinet
and doing SO by way of preparing
the popular mind for the coming
proclamation. Here it Is:
WASHINGTON. May 22-The followin.
proclamation WAS issued by the Presi-
dent. to-day:
WHEEEAs. Under preterse that VIM.
P. k-lioss, the present Executive of
Louisiana. and the officers associated
With him in the State administration.
we're not daily elected, certain turbulent
and disorderiy persons have combined
together with force and arms to resist
the laws and constituted authorities of
said State: AMI, whereas, it has been
daily certified by the proper local author
tiles, and juiiciousiy determined by the
inferior AMI superior courts of sand State,
tn It the same officers are elected to hold
their Offices respectively. and execute
and discharge the functions thereof; and,
whereas, Congress, ut its Late session.
upon due consideration of the subject.
tacitly recognized the said Executive
and his associates then, as now, in Of
ice by refusing to take any action with
respect thereto: aid, whereas. it is pro-
vided in the Constitution Of the United
States that the United States shall pro-
tect every State in the Union upon the
application of its Legislature. or of its
Executive when the Legislature cannot
be convened. against dom, site violence;
and, whereas it Is provided in the laws
of the United States that in all cases of
inIurrection in any State or of any OBJ
strnction to the laws thereof, it shall be
lawful for the President of the United
States, on application by the Legislature
or its Executive, when the Legislature
cannot be convened. to call for the mill
tary of any other State or States. or to
employ such land or naval forces as
shall be judged necessary for the pur-
pose of supervising such instruction,
or causing the laws to be Only executed;
and. whenever the Legislature of said
State, not now being in session and cum
not be convened in time to meet the
present emergency, the Executive of
said State, under Section of Article
Of the Constitution of the United States
and laws passed in pursuance thereof,
has therefore made application for such !
part of the military force Of the United
States as may be necessary and adequate !
to protect said State and citizens thereof
against domestic violence, land to enforce |
The execution of the law; and, whereas. |
il Is required that whenever it may be
necessary and adequate to protect said
State and citizens thereof against domes-
nc violence and to enforce execution of
he laws; and. whereas. it is required
.h.,; whenever it may be necessary
II the judgment of the President, to
Use the force for the purpose aforesaid,
1e shall forthwith by proclamation COM
nand such insurgents to dispense and
etire peaceably to their respective
ZONES within q limite,l time; now.
he efore. l, Ulysses 5. Grant. President
# the United States, do hereby make
and command said turbu-
ent and disordeIly people to dispense
nd retire peaceably to their respective
bodies within twenty days from this
late, and hereafter submit themselves to
be laws and constituted authorities of
aid State. and invoke the aid aud CO.
,,eration Of all good citiz us thereof to Il,
phold the. law and preserve the public ,
eace. In witness whereof have here !
nto vet my han and caused the Seal of |
D. United States to be affixed. i
ID day Of NJ ~, in the year of our Lord. /
353. and Of the independence Of the d
States the 9th. IL
(Signed) U. S. GRASr, President.
b, Z Bancroft, DAVIS, Acting Secre-
ny of State. ID
This will doubtless bring about v
le desired results; and although it
altogether probable that the kel-
,gs government is fraud, still the
,urts have pronounced it valid; Q
nj e,, q If that decisi n lie an out
.ge upon the principles of law. 5
lstice aud popular government. it
altogether better that the said r
should be recognized Il
ID obeyed while it lasts. than that '