Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1876-11-10
u. s. Troops i'm Virginia.

The following explains itself. The effort
was, the Petersburg letter writers say, to
effectually put stop to the voting for
Hinton by the colored people, a good deal
Of which has been expected.
ACTION OF GOVERNOR KEMPER.
The following was received by his EX-
cellency Governor Kemper, Saturday even
ing:
Governor James L. hemper:
A company of artillery from Fort Fo0te
arrived this p. M. and is stationed at the
custom-house. They will remain until af-
ter the election. They come in answer to
| the call of United States Marshal Rams
| dell, who is also chairman of the State Re-
publican Committee. There has not been
even a case Of assault and battery in this
| CITY for weeks, and there is no earthly
shadow of justification for the presence of
| troops.
was preparing q report to you when
your message arrived, and will send full
information by mail. Respectfully,
| WILLIAM E. CAMERON, Mayor.
Saturday night between II and II O'Clock
| the Governor issued the following:
A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
To the People Of Vargi,aia:
Information has just been received from
authentic sources that 9. detachment Of
the United States army mas been this day
| chartered at Petersburg, under orders to
remain until after the pending elections,
and to be under the sole direction Of Fed
eral officials. The voting places at Peters
| burg are being surrounded with q Gordon
Of bayonets on the eve of the elections.
It is provided by the Constitution of the
United States that the Government there
of shall protect each Of the States, on the
application of the Legislature Tor the Exc
| cutive when the Legislature cannot be
convened), against domestic violence.
No domestic violence, no breach of the
peace, no molestation of any citizen in the
exercise of any right exists, or is threaten
ed, or apprehended, Or likely to arise in
this Common wealth. Perfect peace, order,
and security reign throughout all our Dor
ders. Every citizen of whatever race, color,
! or condition is protected, can be protected
| and will be protected, in all his personal
and political rights, privileges, and immu-
mites by all the authorities of this State.
No application by the Legislature or by
the Executive has been made to the Presl-
dent for protection against domestic or
other violence.
No complaint is made anywhere that the
rights OF any citizen are assailed or threat
ened But in the midst Of profound peace,
and without a constitutional requisition
from any quarter, the President of the
| United States has stationed troops in acity
OF this Commonwealth with the design, as
cannot be doubted, of iEtimidating the
people and controlling the pending cleo
tions for partisan purposes.
Now, whereas so fragrant usurpation OF
ungranted authority endangers the liberties
of The people and the integrity OF the Gov
ernment imperils the freedom Of the cleo
tive franchise, and is well calculated and
doubtless designed to lncite and foment
the domestic violence which is falsely pre-
tended to be threatened;
Therefore [, James L. Kemper, Cover
nor OF Virginia, solemnly protesting before
the States Of the Union, and in the name
of the Constitution, against this fragrant
violation Of our peace and our guaranteed
rights, do call upon the good people of this
Commonwealth, and [ command all the
authorities and officers thereof, to perse-
we're in abstaining from every act and
manifestation which might be made a
pretext for the employment Of armed force
in our midst; and ] enjoin, upon all, such
moderation ana self-denying forbearance
as will preclude the possibility of any dis.
turbance of the public peace.
Done at Richmond this 4th day
Of November, in the year Of oul
Lord one Thousand eight hundred
h'o and seventy-six, and in the one
49, hundred and first year of the
Commonwealth.
By the Governor. JAMES l.. KEMPER.
Jun1es Mcdonald,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.