Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-23
A Proclamation.
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE CNITEI
STATES or AMERICA

STATES or AMERICA.
Whereas, 1t is provided in the con>titu-
ton of the United States that The United
States shall protect every state m the
Union on application of the legislature.
or of the executive, when the Legislative
cannot be convened, against domestic
violence; and, whereas, it is provided by
the laws of the United States, that in all
cases of instruction in any state, or of OBJ
struction to the laws thereof, it shall be
lawful for the President of the United
States. on application of the legislature of
such state, OF of the executive when the
legislature cannot be convened, to call
forth the militia of any other state, or
states, or to employ such part of the land
and naval force rs shall be Judged nccc~
sary for the purpose Of SURPRISING such
Instruction. or of causing the law to be-
duly executed: and, whereas, the lc~i-lt-
turc of the state Of Mississippi, now in
session, have represented to me in 4 con
current resolution of that body, that several
of the legally elected officers of Warren
county, in said state, are prevented from
executing the duties of their respective
offices, by force and violence: that the
public bulldogs and records of said county
have been taken into the possession of and
are now held by lawle>s and unauthorized
persons; that many peaceablc citizens
of said county have been killed and others
have been compelled to abandon and
remain away from their homes and
flmilies that illegal and riotous seizures
and imprisonments have been made 10y
such lawles> persons: and. further. that
large numbers of armed men from al accent
states have invaded Mississippi TO all such
lawless persons, and are still ready To give
them such aid; and whereas, it is further
represented, us aforesaid, by said le@l>lt-
turc, that courts of sid county cannot b.
held. and that the governor of said state
has no sufficient force at his command t.
execute the laws thereof in said county.
and suppress said violence without causing
conflict of races and cndan@crin@ life and
property to an alarming extent; AMI
whereas, said legislature rs aforesaid have
made application to me for such Il part Of
the military force of the nitcd States ~
may be necessary and adequate to protect
said state and citizens thereof nglims
domestic violence hcrcinbrfOrr mentioned.
and to enforce due execution Of laws: ana
whereas, the laws of the United States re
quire that whenever it may be necessary
in the judgment Of the President II U.s.
military force for purposes aforesaid, hr
shall forthwith, hy proclamation. command
such Instruction t. dispense and retire
ptaceablv TO their e>pective tbodc> within
i limited time: now. therefore, /, Ulysses
$. Grant. President Of the Jnited States
do hereby command said di>ordcrly ana
turbulent persons to di~per-" AMI rrtir'
peaceably to their respective .bo'lc>, within
five days from date hereof. and that they
refrain from forcble resistance To ,he law
and submit themselves pclccablv to til,
lawful authorize, Of said county and >:at"
In witness whereof | have hereto -.
my hand and caused the seal of the mite.
States to be affixed
Done at the City of Washington. Thu
twcntv-tir>t day of December. in tn" ycrr
of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy
four, AMI Of the Independence Of the nited
States the nlnety-ninth.
BY iii" Pro >ilcnt.
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of STATE.