Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-22
Tie DlsordsFiY md Turbulent Citi-
zeHs" 0f Rsrfeh County 70 IS Dis
Perse and Retire Peaoeab'Nn
within Five Days.
~. Irwin on the stand osfore the Wavs
aaa Nesns COrlmi,tee- he Re.
fuses 20 Tsstir,.
IAo Fresidest PreelI.ims Against ths
Cilizsss or WaI reR County,
Mississippi.
sn-iaed's SucaSssOr-SEJder Seated
What Porter Knows about StoWell-
Cez gregsiORaI, Etc.


What Porter Knows about StoWell-
Cez grcgsiORaI, Etc.
PROCLAIM ATIoH OF THE PRESIDENT
WAsHIF, ,GToN, Decembs.r 2I-A nro.
ciainauQFI by the PresiGeu of the TJn5f.
ed stats OF America:
W = EREAs, Il is provided in the CON-
tuustiOn Of the United States that the
J'-lted States shall protect every State
- the Union on application of the legis-
iature, or OF the executive when tue
legislature cannot be convened. against
domestic violence; aud
whereas, II IS pDvidei by the laws
of The United States ths.c In al cases of
iDsUrrection In any Stste. or Obstruction
20 the laws thereof, y shsu Il be lawful for
the President OF The United States. IN
Application OF the legislature OF such
state D. the exeer dive when the ieeisIa-
lure cannot be Convened, to call forth
me militia ol s'Iy other StAte or States.
OF 70 employ s.oeh part Il the land aud
naNsi iorce IS. shs Il BE- judged necessary
Ior me purpose Of suppressing such in
suIfecil0n, or Of causing the laws to be
dis execut ed; and
~ neIea's Tns legislature of the State
or llis 1Ppi, now in session, have rep
it7sL y ! 70 me by a concurrent resola-
''l o. that body that several of the le.
-alis s<-elected ollicSrs OF Warren county,
li s-Id State, are prevented from exc
Ciug the duties Of their respective
oiEees by f3Fce Of violence; that the
riuyiic buildings and records Of said
county have been taken posse sion of
and aTe BOW held by lawless, unauthor-
l57d persons; that many peacsable citi-
Isus oi tue county have been killed, and
Others been compelled to abandon and
remain away from their homes aud fam
ife7; that Illegal and riOtOus seizures
ana lmpTisOnmeuts have bee.l made bv
Slen lawiess persons; and further, that
fsfgs Dumber Of armed men from ad-
fscent States have Invaded Mississippi
To ard such lsWiess 05Tsors, and are still
ready 20 give thea such aid; and
Nnereasl lt is further represented,
'- aiort AID, ~ said legislature, that the
courts Of SAID county cannot be held and
inat the governor Of said State has not
Cd scIlcient force at his command to ex-
gcuoC the laws thereof in said county,
sus suppress said violence, without csus-
fag conflict CT races and endaDgering
-Its and property 10 an alarming extent; /
aud
Where's, said legislature, as afore- |
said, have made application 20 me for |
-us3 part 81 the military force Of the /
tai,fd States IS may be nect sssry and 1
adequate 10 protecr the said State and 4
iae cii1sens thereof against TIE domes-
Ife Whence hereinbefors mentioned. and |
.' 1ni2rce tie due execution of the laws; /
and
Whereas, The laws Of the United |
Siates require that whenever it may be /
neccsssryl IN the Judgment Of the Presi- /
Heul 20 use The military force for the /
purposes aforesaid. he shall, forthwith. /
ny proclamation, command such insur-
-al's % clspeEse and retire peaeeably to |
irtl- respective Sbodes within a limited |
time;
Now, therefore. 1, Ulysses S. Grant, 1
PRESIDENT OF the United States, do here
lF command said dis0rderly and tUrbu-
..-L G. JZeIs % disp=rse aud retire teace-
ep.J 70 tneir respective ahOdes within |
nve days Of The dale hereof, and that
they refrain from f0rcible resistance to
The laws, aud submit themselves peace
ao'y TO the lawful authorities OF said
csUuty and State.
lu witness whereof 1 have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United states to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this
lweuty-tiTst day OF December, 1874, and
~ the independence Of the United States
l1e nlnety-uinth.
BY the President.
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary OF State.
IRWIN TESTTFTES ON THE PACIFIC NAIL
SWTNDLE.
WASHINGTON, December 2l.-The !
ways and means committee held an
open session to-day, when Richard B
Irwin was asked: "Will you state with {
Tglerence 60 your testimony before the {
-u4rcommittee Saturday whom did you I
employ 70 help you in procuring the
aau-iIy?' @
AusWer-I neither employed, nor 8
promised nor sgTeed TO pay, nor had
any understanding with any person that ;
he should pay 20 any member or officer q
Hl llis congress or Of the forty-secOnd 3
congress, or any person subject to the 5
lIrs jict0n Of this house. II
g otestion-Please give the names Of o
tnUse persons whom you did employ.
AusweT-I must decline, for further | Il
rels1us given the sub-c mmittee, and e
al ~ Tor an additional reason, which e
viii nov sate. some discussion here
arose rs 70 whether Twins statement 4
.1 The su1-cOmmittee, including the four d
r"-sons referred b, should be read to b
the iull committee ana made public. 1t b
wss II lally decided thatit should not be q
read IN public meeting p
Irwin then proceeded 10 state as his
nah ress0n for declining 10 answer, that n
.1s ways and means committee have \
not been authorized or empowered by &
The house 70 ask the question.
3esuOu-Mill yug state 10 the COM s
ml,tee what portion Of the seven hun. e.
arad and fifty thousand dollars was put q
INTO the hands q other persons 10 aid 4
you il your w0rk2 q
Answer-I paid the whole amount I q
received 10 other persons whom en- Il
pi0yej. q
QIestion-WiI you state what was v
ihe largest sum paid TO any one person2 0
Answer decline.
Witness then, in response TO otherdues- 4
lions, testified that be had paid no money g
fu any persons except for their Own Il
personal services; that he had a list
tanning the names Of such persons, Il
but there is not among them the name Z
~ any person now or ever q member OF n
OH Ger OF this house. Witness reiterated c
his refusal 10 disclose The name Of any q
person Wh0msoever employed by him, Q
uu the ground Jhat all the counsel and v
other parties whose services were Sc c
cured were employed in the same conf il
dental character. 0
The chairman then stated that Irwin
could be excused for the preseut, while L
rur,iof- OF the records were being writ a
leu out for presentation to the house, /
wueTeupon Irwin said:
Il am IN verysWeak condition; the u
committee have crowded nay memory 8
this meeting, and desire to ne allowed a
lo revise and correct my testimony be- :
iuT it is made public.
The chairman assured him he should &
have this privilege, and the committee b
then went into secret session. q
BUsTEED's SUCCESSOR.
Lewis h Parsons has been nominated
tuited States district judge OF AlabSma, il
r.g Richard Bus,eed, resigned.
SNYDER SEATED.
The house committee Oh elections to- =
day decided to report a resolution de.
cizriug Snyder Republican,, the sitting :
member from the second ArkansAs dis
triei. entitled 90 his seat, and dismiss Z,
ing the contest Of Bell for the same.
FHE CHaRGE AGAINST sTOwELL- Il
MF Porter, q candidate against Repre- Il
p sentative sl0Wel for congress, and who z