Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-22
THREATENED INTERFERENCE.


WASHINGTON, December q. The following
proola nation was to-day issued By the Prcsi
dent:
By the President of the United States vt
America.
a PROCLAMATION
Whereas, il is provided in the Constitution 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, agains: do
mestic violence; and whereas. it Is provided by
the laws of the United States that in all cases of
instruction IN any State, Or Of obstru. ton t"
the laws thereof, it shall be lawful for ths Pres
ideI t of the United States application Of the
Legislature Of such State, or oil the Executive,
when the Legislature cannot be convened, 10
call forth the militia OF any other State OF States,
or to employ such psrt Of the land and .avhl
force as shall be judged necessary :or the par
pose OF euppressng such in-urrect.u:., OF 81
! causing the laws 20 be Gu'y executed: and
whereas the Legislature Of tie State Of MSs;s
sippi, now in session, have represented IT, ma in
| 8 concurrent resolution of TINT body, thet Sar-
era of the legally elected officers 81 Warren
| county, in said State, are prevented r. III exc
| eating tie duties of their respective 9TH ;es By
| force and violence; that the public buildings
! and records Of said county have bean TAKEN INTO
: the possession of and are now held by iawlesS
| and unauthorized persons; that many pehoeful
: citiz. ms OF 50 d county have be"n Killed and
others have been compelled 20 abandon and re-
! main away from their homes and families: that
| illegal and riotols seizures and imprsonmen.s
| have been made by such laWl, IS persons and
| further, that large rumber of AIMED men from
adjacent States have invaded Mississippi to aid
SUCH lawl less persons, and are still ready to give
| them such aid and whereas, 1t * further rep
resented as aforesaid, by said Legislature, that
| the courts of said county cannot be held, and
that the Governor of said State Is no suti sent
! force at his command 10 execute the laws there
| of in said county and suppress said violence
without causing a conflict Of races md endan-
gering life and property to an alarming cItent !;
and whereas, the said Legislature a. aforesaid
have made application to me for such part II
the military force OF tn United States as may
be necessary and adequate to protect said State
| and the city thereof against the domestic vio-
| lence hereinbefore mentioned g. to enforce
the due execution of the laws; and whereas the
| laws of the United States require that whenever
it may be necessary, in the judgment Of the
President, to use the milt ary force for tie pur-
poses aforesaid he shall forthwith, By prdclams,
ton, command such insurgents to dlsperse and
retire peace.b'y to their respective sbodes with
in limited time; now, therefore,
| l, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United
States, do hereby command SAID disorderiy and
turbulent persons to disperse and retire peace
ably to their respective abodes within five days
| from the date hereof md that they refrain from
forcible resistance to the laws. and submit
themselves pescesbly to the lawful authorities
of said county and State. In witness whereof
have hereunto set my hand, and caused the sea!
| Of the United State. to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this twenty
first day of December, in the year Of our Lord
eighteen hundred and seventy -four, and of the
independence of the United States the ninety
! first. u. ). GRAM.
By the President:
| HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.