New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-04

President Grants Letter to the Secretary
Of War-Troops Ordered to be Sont to
the South for the Protection Of / ife
and Property, and Civil Rights.
WASH, SGTON u. c., September 3.-The
following levler was received here to day:
LONG Brs vcH, September 2, 1879
Genera9 SVo Il. Bell zap, Secretary Of
The recent atrocities in the South par
t.cularly ia Louisiana, Alabama and south
Carolina, show disregard for the law,
civil rights and personal protection that
ought not to be tolerated % say ci5 Sed
government
1t looks as e. euGess speedily checked.
matters MUsS become worsec until l'te and
property there VOL receige no pyof s,:on
ON the locss authorities
Under such circp use aces se is @la dusy
Of TIE government to give all the aid for
the protection of I'fe end CIV rights.
Legally autho. zed to fhis end, wish you
would consult with the Attoi iey General,
who is well info. ned as to TIE outrages
already committed and the location where
as tJ be available q cases of nee ssitv.
ALL proceedings tor the protection of tle
South will De under the law department
Of the government, end be directed by the
Attorney General. in s scordans with she
provisions Of the enforcement acts
No snsi .actioDs need, therefore, De :. ven
tae troops ordered into the Southern Sta g.
except as they may be- apsmis d from
rirle TO ; 'ne OF advice 'som the Attorney
General, Or as e'scaMsssGces may determine
heres fte:.
Yau:s I!''S, y. S. GRANT.
4 Conference ar Che War Department
Instructions TO United states AstOs.
neys and Marshalss
As resyte Of the cor ference held &C fne
War Department this mornings between
Secretaries Bristow sad Be'snap, I'D A.
sorney Geney@a Williams. the following cir.
cniar was issued this sEssrnoono at two
O'clock 20 Unie d States attorneys and
msrshaiss 1t has the approval of the Psrsis
denss the substsutiaS parts of the same
having been comme seated TO him du-ing
sn intel slew y "a shs Astaley Geners at
Long Branch:
DsrAarxzSr oP 3tsrcs,S
s'sshin gto2s D. cso September 3, 1874,
Sfs-O1trages of variors descrip. Or .,
and in some ca ses atrociops murders, have
been committed in youe dis, let by bod es
OF ARMED men, sometimes ia disguise, 6 nd
with the vlewo It js believed, of overaN ng
amt Snt;midao,ng peaceable S7d law
rights guarsnsaed to them by the cops.atu-
ton and laws OF the United States.
Your attensioa is directed to ga scs of
Congress- passed Apris g 1866 entitled an
act 70 protect all persons in the UEited
STATES IN their civil rishts, aud to fu, li.h
9neans fog their vindicatlon; to another,
passed April -. 1870 entitled an act to en-
torcs she provisions OF the fourteenth
amendment 90 the constitution of the
Cnis ID States. and foz other purposes? also
to one passed May 3So 1919 entitled an
acc fin enforce fhR gipht of cif;S ana
os 9he United States to %ote in Che
several States 0; 8iss UnionD nd for other
purposes whicte with 5heir amendmen" o
maks these deeds Of violence and blood OF.
fepses within the Jurisdiction Of the gem
eral government. Icousider it my dutyo'o
view of shese circumstances to instruct
you Co proceed with 81 possible en-.
erey and d!spatchs - Oct .cts eA pose,
arrest and punish the pelpet eators of
these crimes. and to that end you are
10 spare np effort or Necessary expense
Troops Of the Unised Stat IS y u be std
s-oned at different and convenient po' ats in
your q sGG:cs for the pucposo OF - lg all
needgui aid in the discharge Of yous otici9
duties.
You understand of course that no inter.
ference what pver is hereby Intended with
any political or party actiOns not in viola
s!on OF law, but prot ,cton to all classes of
cic:zers. white and colored, in the free OK
erciss of the eleetive franchise e',d the eno
jos ment of the otheS right aud privileges
to which they are entitled g ,der the con-
stitution and laws as citizens Of the United
Statess These Instructions are issued by
the authority OF the President, and WITH
the concurrence of the Secretary Of Wass
He:y respectfully
GEORGE II. WILLIAMS.
Attorney General