Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-10-26
Cabinet Meeting on Political Affairs.

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Cabinet Meeting on Political Affairs.
A PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE SOUTH
CAROLINA RIFLE CLUBS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-At the
cabinet meeting to-day every departs
ment of the government was repre-
sented. There wasa full and earnest
discussion of the condition of affairs
in South Carolina as represented to
the government py the chief executive
of that State. The views of the
cabinet, acting upon the inform ation
officially given to the general govern
ment, were that prompt action was
necessary for the purpose of dispers>
ing the rifle clubs and other armed
bodies organized. as alleged, against
the peace of the State and the rights
| of voters, and to this end the Attorney
General began the immediate prepar-
alton of the following proclamation,
which was issued to>night:
By the President of the United States
Of Anse,'ica {:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas it has been satisfactorily
shown to me that insprrection and
domestic violence exist in several
counties of the State of South Carolina,
and that certain combinations of men
against law exist in MANY counties of
said State known as Rife Clubs, who
ride up and down by day and night
in arms numbering some peaceable
citizens and iutinidating others, which
combination. though forbidden by the
laws of the State, cannot be controlled
or suppressed Ivy the ordinary course
of JUSTICE and
Whereas it is provided in the oonsti,
tuition of the United States that the
United States shall protect every State
/ in this Union on application Of the
Legislature or of the executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened
against domestic violence and
Whereas by laws in pursuance of
the above it is provided in the laws of
the United States that in all cases Of
insurrection in any State, or of obstruct
ion to The laws thereof, i; shall be
lawful for the President of the United
States, on application of the Legislature
of such State, OF of the executive
when the Legislature cannot BE-
convened, to call for the militia Of
any other State or States or to employ
such part Of the land and naval forces
as shall be judged necessary for the
purpose Of suppressing such insurrec>
ton or causing the laws to be duly
executed and
Whereas the Legislature of said
State is not now in session and cannot
be convened in timeto meet the present
emergency, and the execution of said
State under section 4 of Article II. of
the constitution. and the laws passed
in pursuance thereof, has therefore
made due application to me in the
premises for such part of the military
force of the United States as may be
necessary and adequate to protect said
State and the citizens thereof against
domestic violence and to enforce the
due execution Of the laws and
Whereas it is required that whenever
it may be necessary. in the judgment
of the President, 10 use the military
force for the purpose aforesaid. be
shall forthwith by proclamation COM
mand such insurgents to dispense and
retire peaceably to their respective
| homes within limited time.
Now, therefore, |, Ulysses S, Grant,
President of the United States, do
hereby make proclamation and com
mand all persons engaged in said
unlawful and insurrectiopary proceed,
ipgs to dispense and retire peacefully
to their respective ahodes within three
days from this date. and hereafter
abandon said combinations and submit
themselves to the laws and constituted
authorities of said State, and invoke
the aid and corporation of all good
citizens thereof to uphold The laws
and preserve the public peace,
In witness whereof ! have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal OF
the United States to be affixed. Done
at the city of Washington this
seventeenth 4 >60ssialer. in year Of
oA( teen hundred>snd sew
of the Independence Of
States one hundred aRl
U. S GRANT. !.
President, John /. Cad
rting Secretary Of State.
liz MILITARY ORDER.
flowing order was issued
ing in pursuance Of The
In at the cabinet meeting
the protection Of public
5onth Carolina;
apartment, Washington, Oct
Gen w. 7. Sherman, eoip
pnited Sister Army-6ir
tue existing condition Q