Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-30
HEADQUARTERS.
GRANT ON LOUISIANA.
TWENTY DAYS GRACE.

WASHINGTON, May 22-Night.-The
following excited surprise in all circles.
Senator West, with the others, being
equally surprised:
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Under the pretence that
William p. Kellogg, the Executive OF
Louisiana, and the officers associated
with him in the State administration
were not duly elected, certain turbu-
lent and disorderly persons have COM
bined together, with force and arms,
to resist the laws and constituted au-
thorities of the State; and whereas, it
has been duly certified that the proper
local authorities, and been practically
determinedby the inferior and Supreme
Courts of said State that said officers
are entitled to hold their Offices respec-
tiyely. and execute and discharge the
functions thereof; and whereas, Con-
eress, at it's late session, upon a due
consideration of the subject, tacitly
recognized the said Executive and his
associates, then and now in office, by
refusing to take any action thereto
and " hereas, it is provided In the Con-
stitution 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
instruction in any State, or of OBJ
struction to the laws thereof, cit shall
be lawful for the President of the
United States, on application of the
legislature of such State or of the ex-
ecutive, when the legislature cannot
be convened, to call forth the militia
of any other State or States, or to en-
ploy such part of the land and naval
forces as shall be judged necessary for
the purpose of suppressing such insur-
rection, 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 emergency, and the execu-
tive of said State, under section 4, Of
article 9TH of the Constitution 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 States
as may be necessary and adequate
to protect said State and the citizens
thereof against domestic violence, and
to enforce the due execution of the
laws; and whereas, it is required that
whenever it may be necessary in the
Judgment of the President to use the
military force for the purpose afore-
said, he shall forthwith, by proclama-
ton, command such insurgents to dis
| pense and retire peaceably to their re-
| spective homes within limited time.
Now, therefore,
| I, Z. S. Grant, President of the
United States, do hereby make proc
| lanation and command said turbulent
and disorderly persons to dispense and
retire peaceably to their respective
! abodes within twenty days from this
| date, and hereafter to submit them
selves to the laws and constituted au-
| thorities of said State, and l invoke
| the aid and cooperation of all good
| citizens thereof 10 uphold the law al d
preserve the public 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 day of May, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy three, and of the indie
pendence of the United States the
ninety seventh.
| BY the President
! U. S. GRANT.
J. G.. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary of State.