The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-22
THE -PRESIDENlS aRROCLA NATION ON
SOUTH CAROLINA AFFAIRS.

| Whereas, it has been satisfactorily shown to
me that resurrection and domestic violence
l'e1se liz sevefa4 counties of the State of Sou th
Caroline, ana that certain combinations OF
men against the law exists in many counties of
said State known as " rifle clu b." who ride up
and down by day and night in arms. murder
ing some peaceable citizens and intimidating
others, which combinations, though forbidden
by the laws of the State, cannot be controlled
or suppresstd by the ordinary course of Justice
Whereas, it is provided in the constitution
of the United States, that the United States
shall protect every State in this Union. ap.
| plication of the Legislature, or of the Execu-
| tive 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 instruction in any
! State, or of obstruction to the laws thereof II
shall be lawful for the Pre- sident of the United
! States, on application of the Legislature of
such State or of the Executive when the Legis-
lature cannot be convened, to call for the mill
| tia of any other State, or States, or to EN- ploy
such part of the land and naval forces shall
be judged necessary for the purpose of sur-
pressing such instruction, OF causing the laws
to be executed.
Whereas, the Legislature of said State is not
now in session, al d cannot be convened in
time to meet the present emergency, and the
Executive of said State, under section of
article OF tire constitution of the United
States, and .ha laws passed in purs uance there
of, has there FIRE made due application to me,
in the prenis' for such parG of the military
force of the United States as may be necessary
aud adt QOate to protect 5a'Q STATE, ana the
oisiz ~ns thereof, against domestic violence, and
to eU force the due execution of the laws.
Whereas, it il required that whenever it may
be necessary in the Judgment of the President
to use the military force for the purpose afore-
| said, he shall forthwith, by proclamation, COM
mand suoh insurgents to disDerse and retire
peaoeably to their respective homes within q
limited time, now, therefore, l, Ulysses S.
Grant, President of the United States, do
hereby make proclamation, and command all
persons engaged in said unlawful and insur-
| rectionary proceedings to disperse, and retire
peaoeably to their respective abodes, within
three days from this date, and hereafter
abandon said combinations, and submit them
selves to the laws and constituted authorities
of said State; and invoke the aid and CO.
operation 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 18th
day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1876,
and of the independence of the United States
| one hundred and one. U. s. GRANT.
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct. II, 1876.
Gen..w. T Sherman, Commanding United States army:
affairs in South Carolina, there is a possibility
that the proclamation of the President, of this
| date, may be disregarded. To provide against
such contingency, you will Immediately order
all the available force in the military division
| of the Atlantic to report to Gen. Ruger, COM
handing at Columbia 6. c., and instruct that
officer to situate his troops in such localities
that they may be most speedily and efectuaity
used in case of resistance to the authority OF
the United States. 1t is hoped that collision
may thus be avoided; but You will instruct
Gen Ruger to let it be known that it is the
fixed purpose of the Government to carry out
fully the spirit of the proclamation, and to sus,
, tain it by the military force of the General