Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-22
MISSISSIPPI.
Grant BUSHES to the Aid of
Ames.
The Insurgents Given Five DAYS
TO DiSperSe.

WAsHSGTON, Dec. 2l.-Tbe following
| proclamation has been issued:
By the President OF the United states
of Ameriea-A Proclamation.
Whereas, il is provided IN the COnstitu-
ton of the United States that the United
! States shall protect every State in the Union
on application of the Legislature, or of the
Executive when the Legislature cannot be
convened, against domestic violence; and
| Whereas. n is provided bv the laws Of the
UnitedStat 5 thatin all cases Of insuIr. ctiCn
many State CT obstruction TO the laws there
of it shall be lawful for the President
Of the United States, on the application of
the Legislature Ofsuch State, or Executive,
when the Legislature cannot be convened.
to call for the militia Of any other State Ir
States, or employ such part of the
landa navalforces as shall bejudged neces.
sary for the purpose of suppTessing such
insuTectlOn, Or of causing the laws TO be
duly executed; and, whereas, the Legisla-
ture OF the State Of Mississippi now in ses-
sion, have represented TO me in a concur
rent resolution Of that body, that several Of
the legally elected officers of Warren
county, in sad State, are prevented from
executing the duties Of their respective Of
buildings and records of said county have
been taken into the possession Of and are
now held by iawleSs, unauthorized
persons; that many peaceabl1 citizens Of
the county have been killed, and others
been compelled 10 abandon and remain
away from their homes and families: that
illegal and riOtOuS seizures and impIisOn-
meBs have been made by such lawless pei
ar,If h.ar hot =
AIMED men from adjacent States have in
yaded Mississippi to aid such law
less persons, and are still ready to
give them such aid; and whereas,
il is further represented as aforesaid,
by said Legislature, that the courts Of said
county cannot be held, and that the Gov
ernor of said State has not sufficient
force at his command to execute the laws
thereof in said county and suppress said
violence, without causing conflict of races
and endangering life and property to an
alarming exten.; and whereas, said Iegis-
lature as aforesaid have made application |
10 me 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 VIC |
lencc hereinbefOre mentioned, and to en- |
AoANG lAAC hAlC NACNAlAOiA VI tAiC LAWS anu
whereas, the laws of the United States re-
quire that whenever it may be nece: sary, in |
the judgment of the President, TO Use the |
military for the purposes aforesaid, he shall |
set forth by proclamation and command |
such insurgents to disPerse and retire |
peaceably to their respective sbodes within |
a limited time; now, therefore,
l, Ulysses 5. Grant, President of the |
United States, do hereby command /
said disOrderly and turbulent persons to
disperse and retire peaceably to their
aGOdes within FIVE days from the
date hereof, and that they refrain from for
chile resistance to the laws and submit
themselves peaceably to the lawful authOri-
lies Of said county and State.
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 2lst day Of December, in
he year of our Lord, 1874, and Of Indepen-
lence OF the United States the Goth.
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