, 1876-10-13

eo The arrcstttl pnttIcs tlrc cs:rlc! before lhe
United States Commissioner at Alton, who All
Intttc them to haii In tho sum Of S:,,0o0 each,
hilowlng luTnYcr, onty ono e,lrc:y olt cacl.
bond.
GOV. GtlAMnEDLAlH's rnoCf.AMATlOS-No ro~
LlTfCAL Ntpi.ENEN.
STATE or SoIrN CAROLINA, ExECuT1vE
CHANpEns.-WnEMEAs, 1t has bccn made
known to INC ty writtou mil sworn evidence
that there exists anc|, unlawful otstructl0ns,
combinations, aud asscmblavcs of persons in
tho Counties Of Aiken anil Darnwcll TINT |. has
,bccontc imrraytfca,lc, iA my Judgment rs Coy.
,cr1Ior of tho State, to cnfosro, l,y tho rltng
course Of judicial proceedings, tic laws Of tho
State within said counties, hy reason Whereof It
1las become necessary, III my judgment ~ Coy.
crnor, to GILL forth nnd employ tho ullltnty
force Of tho State to enforce tho faithful cxec1,-
tlon Of the Inv; and
WHEREAS, It has been ma'lc known to mo ~
Forcrs,0r that certain organizations anil toni
hnntiops uf men exist In all tho counties OF tho
sfntc, commonly known ~ "ri(te, ciu0s' and,
! WHEREAS, Surl ORGANIZATIONS ht1l .cdlnbth..
tlons u n.cn nre Illegal, and strictly forbidden
by The 1aws Ut this Statr; antl,
WMEi.ras, Such organizations A.tu conlhina.
ttolla OF men arr tlgNscl IN rtsilnutinE illegal
objects a11l ~ ssn,nlts'aG opct nets VI lawlrss-
Io@s fs.rstSS<, /, Daniel Il. Chamberlain Cor
crnur Of Eau Slate, t Issue tf,fs, my prOrIalln-
ton, as Required by tho tl.irtecnti section ol
Charter 1G Ut The Gclitrnt Statutes Ut &lle State,
commanding tho sutl Unlawful combinations Atit
assvInblnges u persons In the Counties OF Aiken
anu bArnwell to !1lspetsc anu return pcucelbly to
their honcs within three days from The date of
this pWclatnatlun, and hcllrcforttl to abslain
from all unlawful intsrisrcnfc WIZ ti'e r!glits
peace. And tso further by tlis proclamation
forbid the rxistrNco OF nl aaid organizations Or
coMbinatlons ut mrI,t tpnimonly known rs
"r[lD Clubs" ind NIL other organizations or
ing mart u! tho orsan'zcl militia ol the State,
which arr asie,l Wilt firearms Or other weapons
oi VIM, or Wll!cfi engage ur nrG formed fOr The
purpose uf engaging III drilling nr exercising
the I,.al!llai hf arms or military tnaneuyres or
which appear or arc formed for tho purpose OF
appearing Under arlgs or Under tho command Of
officers, bcaring Titles OF asenin!ng tho fliut-
tioue 0f ordinary military oi!irers, or In any
other 'lar1ncr acting ~ proposing to aet as or
command a!l snel. organizations, combinations,
formations, Or bodies III Encl,, forthwith II, dis
band nld cease to exist In any place and under
nny circumstances III tug State.
Anil do further leelue a,,u make known By
this ny, proclamation to u1l thu people Of this
State that, iu easc this proclamation shall DO
,!srugarded for the spucr ol three days from the
dutc thereof, rlaail proceed to put into actlVe
HE'S all the u0Wcrs with which, us Governor, l
mn invested by tne Constitution aud lAws ot the
Etate for tic enforcement I'll tic lava lih The
protection ol the rights nf t1;n citzcfe, and PR
iluiarly tho powers conferred On ,lla by iChap.
133 Ut tue General Statutes of the State, rs we'll
rs by tic Constitution Of tuu United STATES.
In wtIicsa ,TAerc0i l have lcrcunt0 set my
lsathl and caused the Krcat seal of The State to
be uljxel, Ut Cululnbu, tlis 1tn lay of October,
a. u. 1oiU, unI lii tls nu,lGrell au1 nrst yGar of
A,uurlean Independence. Dy tho Governor.
y. Il. CIAMyEHLAiN.
Ii. L. lIArsE, Secretary VI State.