The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
AFFAIRS At vIcksEuR6..
test Of the Minority OF the Mis-"
sippi Legislature.
THE PROCLAMATION.

stitution of the United States that the
United States shall protect every State
in the Union On application OF the Leg"
islature, or the Executive when the
Legislature cannot be convened, against
domestic violence: and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by the laws
cf the United States that in all cases Of
insurrcct;on or obstruction to the laws
thereof, it shall be lawful for the Pres
ident Of the United States, on applica-
ton of the Legislature of such State, or
of the Executive when the Legislature
cannot be convened, to call for the mil.
itary Of any other State or States,
or to employ such part of the
land aud naval forces as shall be judged
necessary Tor .suppressing such insur'
rcctiOn, or of causing the law to be duly
executed; and
WHEREAS, The legislature of the State
o. Mississippi, now i'll session, have rep
resented in concurrent resolution OF
that BODY that several OF the legally
elected officers of Of Warren county,
in said State, are prevented from exc.
cutting the duties OF their respective of.
fees by force and violence; that the
public buildings and records of said
county have been taken into the posses.
sion, and are now held by lawless and
unauthorized persons, that many peace
able citizens Of said county have been
killed, and others compelled to abandon
and remain away from their homes and
families; that illegal and riotous seiZ-
ures and dimprisonlnents have been made
by such ,awlcss persons; and, further,
I that a large number Of armed men from
adjacent States have invaded MISSISSIPPI
pi to aid such lawless persons, and are
sti1i ready to give them such aid:
WHEREAS, 1t is further represented,
as aforesaid, by said legislature, that
the courts of said county cannot be
held, and the governor Of said State
has not sufficient forces at his command
I to execute the laws thereof in said
county, and suppress said violence
| without causing conflict Of races and
endangcring life and property to an
alarming extent; and
WHEREAS, Said legislature, as afore-
said, has made application to me for
such portion Of the military force of
! the United States as may be necessary
and adequate to protect said State and
citizens thereof against domestic vio-
lence hereinbefore mentioned, and to
enforce 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 military force for
the purpose aforesaid, he shall forth
with, by proclamation, command such
insurgents to d,sperse and retire peace
ably to their respective abodes within
limited time.
Now, therefore, I, y. 9. Grant, Presi-
dent Of the United States, hereby com.
nand such disorderly and turbulent
= persans to disperse and retire peace
ably to their respective abodes within
five days from the date hereof, and
that they refrain from forcible resist
ance to the laws and submit themselves
peaceably to the lawful authorities of
said county and State.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
.myhand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at
the City of Washington this 2lst day
Of December, in the year of our Lord,
1874, and Of the independence Of the
United States, Goth.
U. s. GRANT,
HAMILTON FISH, President.
Secretary Of State.
THE PROTEST.
A dispatch from Jackson, Miss, says
Conservative members of the Legis-
sture have signed an address to the
eople Of the United States, vindicating
heir act in dissenting from the maiori-
in calling on the President for
oops. and in order to preserve the
.)od name and fame of the people of
! leState from the calumnies and wick
lscharges in the message of the Gov.
nor. and reiterated and endorsed in
lc proceedings of the Legislature.
hey claim that perfect order and
eacc now rcigns in Warren county,
nd there never has been any violence
bloodshed there, except what was
ccasioned by manly defense by the
eople Of Vicksburg against armed bod
IS Of men who were by the connivance
f the Governor of the State marching
m that city for the purpose Of
bringing about conflict of races.
fhey affirm that never in the past his.
l.ory of the State has there prevailed
among its people stronger love of law
and order, or more patient submiss
ion to wrong, and firmer determine.
tion, under all circumstances admitting
Of legal redress to seek relief only
through the proper action. The action
Of the Governor was based on no evidence
whatever. No testimony was taken,
and the resolution calling for troops
vas concocted and adopted as party
measure, under the operation of the
previous question. They assert that
the Governor, who instigated this Act