Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-05-31
LET UsHAvE PEACE.
Proclamation by the President to the
LOuiSianians.

Whereas under the pretence that
William P. Kellogg, the present Exec
utive of Louisiana, and the officers asso-
ciated with him in the State admins
tration were not duly 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 GER
titled by the proper local authorities,
and determined by the Inferior and
Superior Courts of said State, that
said officers are entitled to hold their
offices respectively and execute and
discharge the functions thereof;
And whereas Congress, at its late
session, upon due consideration of
the subject, tactily recognized the said
Executive and his associates, then, as
now in Office, by refusing to take any
action with respect thereto;
And whereas it is provided in the
constitution of the United States that
the United States shall protect every
State in this Union, on application Of
the Legislature, or of the Executive
when the Legislature cannot be con-
vened, against domestic violence;
And whereas it is provided in the
laws of the United States that in all
cases of instruction In any State OF
obstruction to the laws thereof it shall
be lawful for the President of the
United States, on application when the
Legislature cannot be convened, to
call forth the militia of any other State
or States, or to employ such part Of
of the land and naval forces as. shall
be judged necessary for the purpose OF
suppressing such instructions or caus.
ing 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 Of
said State, under section 4, article 4
of the constitution of the United State;
and the laws passed in pursuance
thereof made application to me fol-
such part of the military force o.
the United States as may be necessary
and adequate to protect said State anG
the citizens thereof against domestic
violence, and to enforce the execution
of the laws;
And whereas it is required tina
whenever it may be necessary, in tn,
judgement of the President, to use tht
military force for the purpose afore
said, he shall forthwith, by proclama
ton, command such insurgents to dis
perse and retire peaceably to their res
pective homes within limited time
Now, therefore, l, Ulysses s. Grant
President of the United States, d,
hereby make proclamation and com
mand said turbulent and disorderl,
persons to dispense and retire peaceabl,
! to their respective abodes within
twenty days from this date, and here
after to submit themselves to the law
and constituted authorities of sal,
State, and | invoke the aid and coop
Grafton of all good citizens thereof t
uphold the laws and preserve the pub
lie peace.
In witness whereof l have hereunt
set my hand and caused the seal of tn
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington thi
2dday of May, in the year of GU
Lord 1873, and of the independents
of the United States the ninety-sev
enth.
U. S. GRANT.
By the President; J.C. BANcRoF
DAVIS. Acting Secretary of State.