The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-06-05
Executive Proclamation.
The following Is the Louisiana proc
sRnatiOn issued by the President

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!anation issued by the President:
BY the President Of the United States.
| WHEREAS, Under the Pretepce thai
VIM. T. kellogg. the present Execu,
tive Of Louisiana, and the officers a..
sociated with him In the State admin.
istration, were not duly elected, GER
tain turbulent snd disorderly persons
have combined together with force
and arms to resist the laws and con-
stituted authorities Of said State; and
WHEREAS, 1t has been duly certi-
fled by the proper authorities and ju.
dicially determined by the Inferior
and Superior Courts Of said State, that
the same officers are entitled to hold
their offices respectively, and execute
and discharge the functions thereof
and
WHEREAS, Congress. at its late ses-
sion, upon due consideration Of the
subject tacitly recognized said Execu-
tive and his associates, then as now ia
office, by refusing to take action with
respect thereto: and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the con
stitutien 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 convened,
against domestic violence and
WHEREAS. It is provided in the
laws OF the United States that In all
cases OF insurrection in any State, OF
Of obstruction to the law thereof, II
shall be lawful for the President oil
the United States, on application Of
the Legislature of such State, or Ex-
ecutive when the the Legislature eau
not be convened, to call for the militia
ry Of any other State, or States, or to
employ such part Of the land and ma
val forces as shall be judged necessary
for the purpose Of suppressing such in
surrections, or causing the laws to be
duly executed aud
WHEREAS, The Legislature of said
State is not now in session, and can
not he convened In time to meet tho
present emergency, and the Executive
of said State, under section four. of
article four, of the Constitution of the
United States, and laws passed in pur-
suance thereof, has there fore, made
application to me for such part Of mil
itary force of the United States Us may
be necessary and adequate to protect
the said State and citizens thereof
aeainst domestic violence, and to en-
force the execution Of the laws and
WHEREAS, 1t is required that when
ever II may be necessary in the iudg-
ment Of the President to use a militia
ry force for the purpose aforesaid, he
shall forthwith. by proclamation, COM
mand such insurgents to disperse and
retire peaceably to their respective
homes within limited time.
Now, therefore, Ulysses s. Grant,
President Of the United States, do
hereby make proclamation and COM
mand said turbulent and disorderly
persons to dispe:se and retire peacea-
bly, to their respective abodes within
twenty days from this date, and here
after to submit themselves TO the laws
and constituted authorities OF said
State. and / invoke the aid and CO.
operation Of all good citizens thereof
to uphold the law and preserve the
public peace.
Iu witness whereof have hereunto
@set my hand and caused the
Is. seal Of the United States to be
0-affixed.
Done Ut the city Of Washin 9 ton. this
22d day Of May, in the year Of our
Lord 1873, aud Of the Independence Of
the United States the 9th.
Signed: U. S. GRANT, President.
BY J. G. BANCROFT DAVIS, Acting
Secretary Of State.