River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-10-26
RECORD OF THE NEWS.
Political, Personal and Foreign Do
ings and Gossip.
A Presidential Proclamation.

Al.
At a cabinet meeting on the 18th,
every member being present, there was full
discussion OF the condition Of affairs in South
Carolina, as represented to the government
hy the chief executive of that State. 1t was
unanimously decided that prompt action
should be taken tOdisperse the rifle clubs and
other armed organizations there. The Pres
ident, therefore, issued the following prOcla-
nation:
WHEREAS, Il has been satisfactorily shown
to me that instruction and domestic violence
exist in several counties of the State Of South
Carolina, and that certain combinations OF
tnen, against law, exist in many counties Of
said State, known as 'sriie clubs" who ride
up and down by day and night in arms,
numbering some peaceable citizens and intiIn-
ldating others, which combination, though
forbidden by the laws of the State cannot be
controlled or suppressed by the ordinary
course Of justice and whereas, II IS provided
IN the constitution OF the United States that
the United States shall protect every State IN
the Union on application Of the Legislature,
or of the executive when the Legislature can
not lie convened, against domestic violence;
and whereas, by law, in pursuance OF the
above, il is provided in the laws OF the l nlted
States that IN all cases Of insurrectlon IN any
State, or of obstruction TO the laws thereof, II
shall be lawful Tor the President of the Unit
ed States, or application OF the Legislature OF
such State, or Of theC1ecutive when the Leg
lslatUre cannot he convened, to call for the
militia OF any other State or States, or 10 en-
plOy such part of the land and naval force as
shall be Judged necessary for the puT-
TOse of suppressing such insurrectloD,
or causing the laws TO be duly executed;
and whereas, the legislature OF said
State Is not in session and cannot lie convened
IN time 20 meet the present emergency, the
executive of SAID State under section four OF
fr-o of fsrtff md
ed in pursuance thereof, has therefore made
due application 10 me with premises Tor such
part OF the military force OF the United States
as may be necessary and adequate TO protect
the State and citizens thereof against domes-
TIC Violence, and to enforce the due execution
of the laws; and whereas, it is required that
whenever It may be necessary, IN the iudg-
ment Of the President to use the military
force for the purpose aforesaid, he shall
forthwith, by proclamation, command such
insurgents to disperse and return peaceably
to their respective homes within limited
time:
Now, therefore, /, Ulysses S. Grant, Presi-
dent OF the United States, do hereby make
proclamation and command all persons en-
gagged in said unlawful and insuTrectiOnary
proceedings 10 disPerse and retire peaceably
10 Their respective abOdes within three days
from tn date, and hereafter abandon said
combinations and submit themselves to the
laws ard constituted authorities OF said State,
NutA 4 .IlFOhC Nlt alti ana Cp-oltEdhibu VI All
good citizens thereof to uphold the laws and
preserve public peace.
The Secretary OF War then issued the fol-
lowing order to General Sherman:
SIN view OF the existing condition OF affairs
in South Carolina there is a possibility that
the proclamation OF the President OF the Unit
ed States may be disregarded. To provide
against such an emergency You will immedi-
ately order all available force in the military
division of the Atlantic to report to Gen.
Ruger, commanding at Columbia, South Car
olina, and direct that officer to station his
troops in such localities that they may be
most speedily and effectively used in case OF
resistance to the authority of the United
States. II Is hoped that a collision may be
thus avoided, but you will instruct General
Ringer to let it he known that it is the fixed
purpose OF the government to carry out the
spirit of the proclamation, and 10 sustain 1t
by the military force Of the general govern
ment, supplemented, if necessary, by the mi
litia Of the various States. Very respectfully
your OheC lent servant,
i. D. CAMERON, Secretary OF War.