The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-10-27

ltiC lJul l)OSC vi uIS ElolDS tIlS l1JlC
clubs and other armed bodies or
ganized, and alleged, against the
peace Of the State and the rights
of voters, and TO this end the At
torney General began the imme-
diate preparation Of the following
proclamation, which was issued
tonight:
a PROCLAMATION.
By tie President Of the United States Of
america. ...,.. .....
WHEREAS, Ii has been satifacto-
rily shown to me that insurrec-
ton and domestic violence exist
in several counties Of the State Of
South Carolina, and that certain
combinations Of men against the
law exist in many counties Of the
said State known as RIFLE Clubs"
who ride up and down by day and
night in arms numbering some
peaceablc citizens and inhmida-
tingothers, which combinations,
though forbidden by the laws Of
State, can not be controlled or
suppressed blythe ordinary course
of justice; and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the
Constitution of the United States
that the United States shall pro-
tect every State in this Union on
application Of the Legislature, or
Of the Executive when the Legis-
lature cannot be convened,
against domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, By the laws, in pur-
suance Of the above, it is provi-
ded in the laws of the United
States, that in all cases of insur-
rection in any State or Of obstruc
ton to the laws thereof-it shall
be lawful for the President of the
United States, on application of
the Legislature Of such State, or
the Executive, when the Legisla-
ture cannot be convened, to call
for the militia of any other State
or States, or to employ such a
part of the land and naval force
as shall be judged necessary for
the purpose of suppressing such
insurrection or causing the laws
to be duly executed;
WHBREAs, The Legislature of
the said State is not now in ses-
sion, and can not be convened in
time to meet the present emer-
geney, and the Executive of the
said State, under section 4 Of arti-
Gle 1 Of the Constitution, and laws
passed in pursuance thereof, has
therefore made due application to
Inc in the premises for such part
Of the military force of the United
States as may be necessary and
adequate to protect such State |
and the citizens thereof against
domestic violence, and to enforce
the due execution of the laws; and
WHEREAS, 1t is required that
whenever it may be necessary, in |
the judgment of the President, to |
use military force for the purpose
aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by |
proclamation, command such in
surgents to disperse and return
peaceably to their respective
homes within a limited time.
"Now, therefore Ulysses S.
Grant, President Of the United
States, do hereby make proclama
ton, and command all persons
engaged in the said unlawful and
insurrectionary proceeding to dis
perse and retire peacefully to |
their respective abodes within
three days from this date, and
hereafter abandon the said COM
binations and submit them |
selves to the laws and constituted
of the said State, and
| invoke the aid and cooperation
of all good citizens thereof to up
hold the laws and preserve the |
public peace.
"In witness whereof, / have !
hereunto set my hand, and caused |
the seal Of the United States to
to be affixed.
"Done at the city Of Washing |
ton, this, the 18th day Of October,
in the year Of our Lord, 1876, and
Of the Independence of the United |
States the one hundred and first.
i. 8. "U. S. GRANT.
"By the President, JOHN S. CAD.
wAELADBR Acting Secretary Of
State"