The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-12-26

WOMB Ir u hlUIIHlNN w liulr iNlliV
upon a. cUnNrue. tie nd not know
Why II vns that The people ~ The dis.
tfirt NJ Columbia were ~ hp deprived
Of the ilglil NJ Suffrage Was II Ia be
understood tlint the bill wasn II Hdmls.
sion that tie republican party ln the
district, the capital Of the nation, had
abandoned negro suffrage? lie wis
not prepared 10 sny 10 the colored men
In The south, or 10 the republicans OF
that section, that congress was now,
In their hour of trial, and after the days
of persecution to which they had been
subjected since the adjournment Of
cor Rresa last summer satisfied that
negro suffrage was % failure.
The following proclamation was is-
sued by the president to-day
Whereas, IL II provided In the con-
stitutiOn of the United States that the
United States shall protect every state
In the union on application of the leg
islature or of the executive against do
nestle violence and,
Whereas, 1t is provided .by the laws
' of the United States that In all cases
of insurrection in any state or obstruc-
ton to the laws thereof, 1t shall be law
iul for the president of the United
States, on application of the legislature
of such state or the executive, when
the legislature cannot be convened, to
call forth the militia of any state or
states, and employ such part of the
| land and naval forces rs shall be judged
necessary for the purpose of suppress
sing such insurrection or of causing the
laws to be duly executed and,
Whereas, The legislature OF the state
of Mississippi, now in session, have
represented to me, in concurrent res
olution of that body, that several of
the legally elected officers of Warren
county, in said state, are prevented
from executing the duties of their re-
spective offices by force and violence {;
that the public buildings and records
of said county have been taken into
passion of and are now held by law
less, unauthorized persons; that many
peaceabe citizens of that county have
been killed and others have been COM
PEELED to abandon and remain away
from their homes and families that
| illegal and riotOus seizures and i'm
prisOnments have been made by such
lawless persons; and further, that n
large number of armed men from adj
jacent states have invaded Mississippi
to aid such lawless persons and are
still ready to give them such aid and,
Whereas, 1t is further represented as
aforesaid, by said legislature, that the
courts of said county cannot he held,
and that the governor of said state has
not sufficient force at his command to
execute the laws there OF in said coun-
ty, and suppress said violence, without
causing conflict of races and endan-
gering life and property to an alarming
extent; and,
Whereas, Said legislature, as afore-
said, have made application to me for
such part of the military force of the
United States as may be necessary and
adequate to protect the said state and
citizens thereof against domestic viO-
lcnce hereiubefore mentioned, and en-
force the execution of the laws; and,
Whereas the laws of the United
States require that whenever it be nee
essary in the judgment of the presi.
dent to use the military forces for the
purpose aforesaid, he shall forthwith,
by proclamation, command such in
surgents to disperse and retire peace
ably to their respective abodes within
a limited time;
Now, therefore, l, U. s. Grant, pres
ident of the United States, do hereby
command such disorderly and turbu-
lent persons to dispense and retire
peaceably to their respective abodes
within five days from the date hereof,
and that they refrain from fOrcible re-
sistance to the laws and submit them
selves peaceably to the lawful author
tiles of said county and state.
QUEENSTOWN, December 2l.-The
steamship City Of London, which de-
parted hence on the 18th, has returned
disabled. The Cuba takes her mail.
The City of London broke her cylinder
head when three days out.
PARIS, December 2l.-The PROPOSE
ton of the Bonapartst committee for
an appeal to the people was dismissed.
LONDON, December 21.-rhe STAN
dard reports total defeat of, the Re-
publicans, under General Leopez DOM
Unique, in Catalonia, by the Carlists.
BERLIN, December 2l.-Von Arnim
was acquitted on all points, except an
offence against public order in hand
ling thirteen documents referring to
ecclesiastical affairs, and sentenced to
| Imprisonment and the payment of
costs. He may retain official dignities.
His excellency, upon the expiration of
imprisonment, goes to Italy for his
health. Both parties will make an APP
peal.
MADRID, December 2l.-Seven hum
dred troops embarked for Cuba on the
18th prOXimo.
Mpupurs Tam December OIL
Tho Postnn , onj Rnoland canitolists
who hon@bt tha Jittie Rock and Fort
smith railroad ara hare II is ranorted
for the purpose of making arrange
ments to run that road in connection
with the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad.
John s. Toof, secretary of the cotton
exchange, had a severe hemorrhage
from the lungs to-day, and is in a crit
ical condition.
The little child of Evalina Trice, col
ored, residing at the corner of Orleans
and Georgia streets, while playing with
the fire yesterday, was burned to death
by its clothes taking hre. ..
Henry washington. cousin OF
George Washington, died at Shreve-
port, on the 18th, aged eighty years.
NalulX flourney, aged eighteen, sui