The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-22
Proclamation by Tho President.
ny THR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED sTATRl
OF AMERICA, 4 PROCLAMATION.

| oF AhhhIUA1 L PROCLAMATION,
WARRINGTON, D. @, December 21.-
WHEREAS, 1t is provided In the Consti-
tuition Of the United States that the
United States shall protect every State
In the Union on application Of the Legis.
lature, or Of the Executive when the Leg.
iSlature can not be convened against do
mestic violence; and
WHEREAS, It Is provided by the laws
Of the United States that In all cases ol
insurrection In any State, or obstruction
to the laws thereof, 1t shall be lawful for
the President Of the United States, on
application Of the Legislature Of such
State, or OF the Executive when the Leg.
islature can not be convened, 10 call forth
the militia Of any other State or States,
or to employ such part Of the land and
naval force as shall be judged necessary
for the purpose oi suppressing such In.
surrection or Of causing the laws to be
duly executed; and
WHEREAS, The Legislature Of the
State oil Mississippi, now In session,
have represented TO me In a concurrent
resolution Of that body that several
Of the legally elected officers of Warren
county in said State are prevented from
executing the duties Of their respective
Offices by force and violence; that the
public buildings and records OF said
county have been taken into possession Of
and are now held by lawless and unau-
thorized persons; that many peaceable
citizens OF said county have been killed,
and others have been compelled 10 aban.
don and remain away from their homes
and families; that illegal and riotous seiz-
ures and..imprisonments have been made
by such lawless persons; and further that
a large number OF men from adjacent
States have invaded Mississippi 10 cid
such lawless persons, and are still ready
TO give them such aid; and
WHEREAS, Il is further represented as
aforesaid by said Legislature that the
courts OF said county cannot be held, and
that the Governor Of said State has no
sufficient force at his command to exc
cute the laws thereof In said county, and
10 suppress said violence without causing
a conflict OF races and endangering
life and property 10 an alarming extent,
and
WHEREAS, Said legislature as aforesaid
have made application TO me for such q
part Of the military force Of the United
States as may be necessary and adequate
to protect said State and the citizens
thereof against the domestic violence
herein before mentioned, and to enforce
the due execution Of the lava, and
WuRpRA0 Tim laUa ~ Nha ITutlo6
States require that whenever 1t may be
neccssary;in the judgment of the Pres
ident, to use military force for the pur.
poses aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by
proclamation command such insurgents
to disperse and retire peaceably to their
respective abodes within a limited time.
Now therefore, I, Ulysses s. Grant,
President Of the United States, do hereby
command said disorderly and turbulent
persons to disperse and retire peacesbly
10 their respective sbodes within five
days from date hereof; and that they re.
lrsln from iorcible resistance to the laws
and submit themselves pesceably 10 the
lawful authorities Of said county and
State.
In witness whereof, I have hcreunto
set my hand and caused the seal oil the
United States 10 be affixed. Done at the
city OF Washington this 2lst day Of Dc.
cember, In the year Of our Lord, 1874, and
Of the Independence Of the United States
the nlnety.ninth. U.S.. GRANT.
BY the President,
HAMILTON FISH,
SecretlrV Of the State.