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Proclamation by President Grant.
WASHINGTON. May %.

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The following proclamation is issued by
President Grant to-day:
WHEREAS, Under prctcncc that VIM. p.
Kellogg, present Executive of Louiaiana,
and officers associated with him in the state
administration were not duly elected, GER
tain turbulent and disorderly persons have
combined together with force and arms TO
inspect the laws and constituted authorities
of said state and
WHEREAS, 1t has been duly certified by
proper local authorities and judicially de-
termned by inferior and superiorcourts of
said state that said officers are entitled to
hold their offices respectively, and execute
and discharge functions thereof and
WHEREAS, Congress at its late session
upon no subject tacitly recognised
said executive and his associates then and
now in office, by refusing to take any ac-
ton with respect thereto and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the Consti-
States shall protect every state in this
Union on application of the legislature, or
of the executive when the legislature can
not he convened against domestic violence
and
WHEREAS, 1t is found in the laws of the
United States that in all cases of insurrec
ton in any state, or obstruction to laws
thereof, it snail he lawful for the President
of the United States ON application of the
legislature of such state or of the executive
when the legislature cannot he convened,
to call forth the militia of any other state
states and to employ such part of land
and naval forces as shall be judged neces-
sary for the purpose of suppressing such
Instruction or causing the laws to
he duly executed and whereas the
legislature of the said state is not
now lin session and cannot be convened
in time to prevent the present emergency,
and the Executive of said state under sec
ton of article 4 of the Constitution of
the United States, and laws passed in pur-
suancc thereof. has therefore made appli-
cation TO me for such part of the military
force of the United States as may be ne
cessary and adequate to protect said State
and the citizens thereof against domestic
violence, and enforce the execution of the
laws; and
Whereas, it is required that whenever it
may be necessary in the judgement of the
President to use military force for the pur-
pose aforesaid. he shall forthwith, by proc
lamation, command such insurgents to dis
pcrse and retire peaceably to their homes,
within the limited time, now therefore,
| Ulyssus $. Grant President of the
United States, do hereby make proclama-
ton and command said turbulent and dis
orderly to dispense and retire peacebly to
their respective ahodes within twenty days
from this date and hereafter to submit
themselves to the laws and constitution of
sold state and invoke aid and cooperation
of all good citizens thereof to uphold law
preserve public peace.
In witness whereof, | have hcreunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done
at the City of Washington, this
twenty-second day of May, in the
H. s year of our Lord, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy three,
and Of the Independence of the
United States, the ninety-seventh.
L. 5. GRANT,
}. G.. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary of State.