The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-01-07
Proclamation by the President Kelat
Ing TO Affairs in Mississippi.

President Grant issued the following procla-
nation on the Dist:
By NE President ofthe United States Of america
A PrOckam0ii0n:
| of the United States that the United states
shall protect every State in the Union on appli-
cation Of the Legislature, or Executive when the
Legislature cannot be convened, against domes-
tic violence; and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided by the laws of the
United States that in all cases Of insur-
Of It shall be- lawful for t the .'T Pres asae
of the United States, on application Of the Legis-
laturc Of such State, or the Executive when the
Legislature cannot be convened, to call forth the
militia of any other State or States or to employ
such part Of the land and naval forces shall be
judged necessary for suppressing such insurrec-
ton or of causing the laws to be duly executed !;
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Mis-
slsslppl, now in session, have represented to me
in in. concurrent resolution o; that body that sew
County, in said State: are prevented from exc
cutting the duties of their respective Offices by
force fore and violence; that the public buildings
session of and are now held by lawless and un-
authorized persons; that many peaceable citizens
OF said county have been killed, and others been
their homes and families; that illegal and riot
Gus seizures and imprisonment have been made
large lumber States
have invaded Mississippi to aid such lawless per-
sons, and are still ready to give them such aid !;
and
WHEREAS, 1t is further represented, as afore
said, by said Legislature, that the courts of said
county cannot be held, and that the Governor of
said State has not sufficient force at his command
to execute the laws thereof in said county and
suppress said violence without causing conflict
Of races and cndangcring life and property to an
alarming extent; and
WHEREAS. Said Legislature, as aforesaid have
made application to me for such part of the mill
10y force Of the United States AZ may be mecca
sary and adequate to protect said State and citi-
zcns thereof against the domestic violence hero
inbefOrc mentioned. and to enforce due execu-
ton of the laws; and
WHEREAS, The laws Of the United States re-
qure that, whenever il may be necessary in the
Judgment of the President to use the military
force for tho purposes Aforesaid, he shall forth
with by proclamation, command such Insurgents
to dispense and retire pesccably to their a6odes
within . limited time:
Now, therefore, /, Ulysses s. Grant, President
Of the United States, do hereby command such
disorder!y and turbulent persons to disperse and
retire peaceably to their respective abodes with
In i've days from the date hereof, and that they
refrain from fOrcible resistance to the laws, the
that they submit themselves peaceably to and
lawful authorities Of said county and State.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal Of the United States
to be afixed.
Done Ut the city Of Washington this twenty-hrst
day OF December, In the year Of our Lord 1874,
and Of the Independence Ut the United States
!hs ninefy'nsnth. us. GRANT.