The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-01-01
MISSISSIPPI AFFAIRS.


Whereas IL IL provided in the Constitution Of
the United states that the United states shall pro
tect every state in The Union, ON the application
OF the Legislature or of the Executive when tbs
Legislature cannot be convened, against dOmes
tic violence: and
Whereas. IL il provided BY the laws OF the Uni
ted states that in all cases OF instruction in any
state, or obstruction TO the laws Thereof it shall
be lawful for the President Of the United states.
on the application of the Legislature of such
state, or OF the Executive when the Legislature
cannot he convened 20 call for the militia of any
other state or states, and employ such part Of
the land and naval forces rs shall be Judged ne
cessary, for the purpose Of supprcssing such in
suriecton, or Of causing the laws 20 be duly exc
cuted, 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 execu-
ting the duties of their respective offices by force
and violence; that the public buildings and re-
cords Of said county have been taken into the
possession Of, and are now held by, lawless,
unauthorized persons, that May peaceable cit
Iens 81 the county have been killed, and Others
have been compelled tn abandon and remain
away from their homes and families; that illegal
and riotous seizures and impriSonments have
been made by such lawless persons and further,
that large number Of armed men from djacent
states have invaded Mississippi to aid such law.
less persons, and are still ready To give them such
aid; and
Whereas IL il further represented as aforesaid
by said Legislature that thecourts Of said county
state has not sufficient force at his command TO
execute the laws thereof i'm said county, and to
suppress said violence without causing n conflict
of races, and endangering life and property 10 an
alarming extent; and
Whereas said legislature as aforesaid have
made application 10 me for such part OF the mill.
tary force OF the United states ~ may be neces-
sary and adequate 10 protect said state and citi.
zens thereof against domestic violence herein.
before mentioned, and enforce the execution Of
the laws and
Whereas, The lawsOf the United states require
whenever II be necessary in the judgment OF the |
President % use the military forces for the pur.
pose aforesaid. he shall forthwith by proclama.
ton, command such insurgents 10 dispense and /
retire peaceably 90 their respective abodes within
a limited time.
Now, therefore, I, 4. :. Grant, President Of |
the United states, do hereby command said dis. |
orderly and turbulent persons TO disperse and re.
tire peaceably 10 their respective ahodes within /
i've days from the date hereof and that they re.
frain from forcibe resistance to the laws and i
submit themselves peaccaby to the lawful au.
tilorities OF said county and state.
In witness whereof, ! have hcreunto set my /
hand and caused the seal of the United states TO /
be affixed. T. GRANT
Done at the City Of Washington this twenty
irst day Of December, A. D., lss4, and of the |
Independence Of the United States the ninety.
ninth.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary Of state.