The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-05-22
The President's PrOcIamatiO

The following is the Presidents procla-
nation, which has been telegraphed to
Little Rock for the information OF all con-
cerned:
Whereas, certain turbulent and disor-
derby person, pretending that Z. Baxter,
the present Executive of Arkansas, was
not elected, have combined together with
force and arms to resist his authority as
such executive, and the other authorities
of said State; and whereas, said Baxter
has been declared duly elected by the
General Assembly of said State, as pro
vided in the Constitution thereof, and has
for a long period been exercising the func-
tons of of said Office, into which he was
indicted acco. ding to the Constitution and
laws Of said State, and ought by its citi-
ze1s be considered the lawful Executive
| thereof, and whereas, it is provided in the
Constitution of the United States that the
| United Safes shall protect all the States
in the Union on application of the Legis-
| iature, or of he Executive when the Leg
| isIature cannot be convened, against do
nestle violence and whereas, said Elisha
| Baxter, under section 4 of article OF the
| Constitution of the United States and the
| laws passed in pursuance thereof, has
heretofore made application to NE to pro
tect said State and the citizens thereof
| against domestic violence; and whereas
the General Assembly of said State, con
| vened in extra session at the CapltO
thereof on the llth inst, pursuant to {
| call made by said Elisha Baxter. and botE
Houses thereof have passed joint resolu
ton applying to me to protect the State
from domestic violence: and whereas. it il
provided in the laws of the United State!
that in all cases of instruction to the law
thereof. il shall be lawful for the Presiden
ofthe United States, on application of thu
LEGISLATURE of such State, or of the Exc
cutive when the Legislature cannot be con
yeued, 10 employ such part of the land ant
: naval forces as shall be Judged necessar.
for the purpose of suppressing such lnsur
rection, or causing the laws to be duly eX
ecuted; and whereas ii is required tina
uohaneYer il may be necessary in the judg
, | meut of the President to rrailiter9
force for the purpose aforesaid, he shall
e forthwith BY PROCLAMATION, command sue
insurgents TO dispense and retire peace
ably 10 their houses within a Unite
r time. =,
Now therefore l. L. S Grant, Presiden
of the United States, do h"reay max
proclamation and command I'll lurbalen
, and disorderlv persons TO dispelse an
| retire peaceably to their respective oodei
, within ten days from this date, and here
after submit themselves to the law an
| authority of said executive, and the othe
! constitutional authorities of said STATE
: and invoke the aid aud cooperation Q
all good citizens to uphold the Law an
: preserve the public peace.
= In witness whereof have hereunto 81
: nv hand and caused the seal of tn
;, United States to be affixed. Done at I'll
! city of Washington, this fifteenth day
a MAY, in the year our Lord, eighteen hq
y bred and seventy four, and of the ind
n pendence of the United States the mint
:. eight. Co.
, By the President.
HAMILTON FISH,
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