The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-09-05
ERAL TO THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
AND MAESIIALS
Troops to be Ordered South.
a QUIET ELECTION EVERY.
WHERE.
The Troubles In the South
Probable Action Of the GEN
cral government.
WAsnlycrox, Scp,crnb CT 2.

W hAStiNEIoN, ScptclnD CT u.
Acknowledgement Williams returned to
Washington from Long Branch this morn
ing Secretary Bolknap has also returned.
consultation was hell at the war dcpart-
ment to-day between the Attorney General
Secretary Belknap and Secretary Bris,ow.
The conference, it is understood, had rcfc
renee to the condition of affairs in the South
Senator Chandler, who is here, arrived at
the war department during the consultation.
anu was III attendance. What the results Of
this meeting are cannot be definitely asccr-
tanned nj this hour, bu; il is inimatcd by
excellent authority that immediate official
ncii on, of an important character will be
taken! Senator West is also here and had
an Interview with the Secretary Of War
this morning.
lATER.-lt is reported, though wi,hou,
official authority, that The Attorney G cncraI
will today issue instructions to the United
States marshais i'll the South to summon n
i"sSc c0mi0t"s to assist in rcIelling all vio-
!aiions Of the public peace, such as is ullcg-
cd TO have recently occurred in many nor
tions of Tic South, and that in the event of
their failure to prevent iuiractioms of the
peace, troops will be called on to preserve
order.
Ect:cr from President Grant
10 tic Attorney General
Troops to be Ordered &u:.tl,
under the Direction OF The
War Department..
WasmINcroX, September 8,
The following letter was rec ciycd here TO
day:
LoNG BRANCH. y. j., September /, 1874.
General W. ". Be'knop, Secretary Of Var ::
The rec ent atrocities in the South par,i-
culnrly in Louisiana, Alabama and South
Carolina, show II disregard for law, civil
rights and personal pro- cction, that ought
not to be tolerate! in any civilized govern
meni. II looks as ifunlcss spec dily check
cd matters must become worse, until life
and property there will receive no protec
tion from the local authorities Until such
authority becomes powcrlcss uu,lcr such
mcnt to give all the aid for the protection of
life and civil rights legally authorized to
this end. wish you would consult with
the attorney general, who is we'll informed
ms to the outragcs already committed, anl
the localities where the greatest danger lies
and so order troops rs to be awaiting in
cases of necessity. All proceedings for the
protection of the South will be under the
war department of the Government, and
will be directed by the attorney general, in
accordance with the provisions of the en-
forcement act. No instructions need, there
fore, be given to the troops ordered into the
Southern States, except rs they may DO
transmitted from time to time on advice
from the attorney general, or MS circum-
stances may determine hereafter. Yours,
truly,
U. S. GRANT.
AS result of the conference held ut the
war department this morning between Sec
rctarics Boisow, Belknnp and Attorney
General Williams. the following ircular is
sued this afternoon, at . o'clock, TO United
States attorneys and marshals. 1t has the
approval Of the President, the substantial
parts Of the same having been communica-
ted to him during an interview with the
Attorney General at Long Branch:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., September 3, 1874
SIR--Outrngcs Of various descriptions.
and in some cases atrOc Gus murders, have
been committed in your district by bodies
Of armed men, sometimes in disguise, and
with tbc yicw II &c hcliovnl ,f ,,,or, r,,,;,, ..