Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-01-01
Proclamation by the President Relat-
ing to Affairs In Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, Dec. /

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81
The following proclamation has been
issued by the President to-day:
By the President ofthe United States Of America!
WHEREAS. II is provided In the Constitution oi
the United States that the United States shall
protect every State in the Union on application
of the Legislature, or Executive when the Legis
lature cannot be convened, against domestic Vio
lence; and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by the laws Of the
United States that in all cases of nsurrection OF
obstruction to the laws thereof 1t shall be lawful
for the President OF the United States, on the ap
plication of the Legislature Of said State, the
Executive when the Legislature cannot be
convened, to call forth the militia of any
OF the land and naval forces as shall be
judged necessary for suppressing such insurec-
ton or Of causing the laws TO be duly executed
and
WHEREAS, The Legislature OF the State Of Mis-
sissippi, now in session, have represented TO me
In concurrent resolution OF that body that sew
eral OF the legally-elected officers OF Warren
County, In said state, are prevented from exc
cutting the duties Of their respective offices By
force and violence; that the public buildings
and records of said county have been taken pos
session of and are now held by lawless and un
authorized persons; that many peaceable citizens
of said county have been killed, and Others beer
compelled to abandon and remain away from
their homes and families; that illegal and riot
Gus seizures and imprisonment have been made
by such lawless persons and further that large
number OF armed men from adjacent States have
invaded Mississippi to aid such lawless persons
and are still ready 10 give them such aid; and
WHEREAs, 1t Is further represented, as afore
said, by said Legislature, that the courts of saiC
county cannot be held, and that the Governor o
said State has not sufficient force at his comma nc
| to execute the laws thereof in said county anC
suppress said violence without causing a conflict
of races and endangering life-and property to NJ
alarming extent; and
| WHEREAS, Said Legislature, as aforesaid, have
made application to me for such part of the mill
| tary force of the United States as may be neces
sRry and adequate TO protect said State and citi
zens thereof against the domestic violence here
inbefOrc mentioned, and TO enforce due execu
tion of the laws; and
WHEREAS, The laws of the United States re
quire that, whenever IL may be necessary in thI
judgment of the President to the military
force for the purposes aforesaid, he shall forth
with, by proclamation command such insurgents
to disperse and retire peaceably to their abodeI
within limited time:
Now, therefore, /, Ulysses s. Grant, Preslden
| Of the United States, do hereby command sucl
| disOrdery and turbulent persons to dsperse anC
retire peaceably to their respective abodes within
| dve days from the date hereof and that they re
| frain from fOrcible resistance to the laws, an(
| that they submit themselves peaceaby to the law
| ful authorities of said county and State.
In witness whereof have hereunto set M
hand and caused the seal of the United Statei
| to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this twenty frs
| day of December, In the year Of our Lord 1874
aud Of the independence of the United State
| the ninety-ninth. U. s. GRANT.