Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Action Of the U S...Covevnn1ent In
Regard to the Condition OF Afyairs
In. South Carollna--A Prociama-
ton bv th0 Preald0nt.

Action Of the U 8..Covevnnent In
Regard to the Condition OF Afyalrs
In South Carolina--A Prociama-
ton by the President.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.-At the cab
met meeting to-day, every depart
| ment of the government was repre-
sented. There was full and earn
est discussion of the condition of az
fairs in South Carolina, as represent
ed to the government by the chief ex-
ecutiyc of the state.
Secretary of war, Cameron, ad-
dressed the following to Gen. Soer-
man to-day:
In pursuance Of the action Of the
cabinet meeting in view Of the ex-
listing condition of affairs in South
Carolina, there is possibility that
the proclamation of the President of
this date may be disregarded. To pro-
vide against such a contingency, you
will Immediately order ali available
force in the military division Of the
Atlantic, to report to Gen. Ruger,
commanding at Columbia, s. c., and
instruct that officer to station his
troops in such localities that they may
be the most speedily and effectually
used in case Of resistance to tho au-
thority of the United States. It is
hoped that collision may thus be
avoided, but you will instruct Gen.
Rugcr to let II be known that it is the
fixed purpose of the government to
carry out the spirit Of the proclama-
tion, and to sustain il by the militia
Try force Of the general government,
supplemented, If necessary, by the
militia of the various states.
The views of the cabinet, acting up
on information officially given to the
general government were that
prompt action was necessary for the
purpose of dispensing the "rife 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 be-
gun the immediate preparation of the
following proclamation which was
issued Tonight:
By the President of the United States of Ameri.
WHEREAS, II has been satisfactorily
shown to me that insurrection and
domestic violence exists in several
counties of the State Of South Caro-.
lima, and that certain combinations Of
men against the law exist in many
counties Of said State, known as rifle
clubs, who ride up and down by day
and night in arms, numbering some
peaceable citizens and intimidating
others. which combination though
forbidden by the laws of the State,
cannot be controlled or suppressed by
the ordinary course Of justice: and
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the Con-
stitution 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 con-
vened, against domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, By the 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, of
obstruction to the laws thereof, ii
shall be lawful for the President of
the United States on application OF
the Legislature Of such State, or 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 force as shall be judged
necessary for the purpose of suppress.
sing insurrection, or causing laws to
be duly executed; and,
! WHEREAS, The Legislature of said
State is not now in session, and can
!, mot be convened in time to meet the
present emergency, and the Execu.
tive of said State, under section ol
article of the Constitution, Of law:
passed in pursuance thereof, has
therefore, made due application tc
me In the premises for such part ol
the military force of the United Statel
as may be necessary and adequate t.
protect such State and the citizen
thereof against domestic violence
, and to enforce the due execution o
laws; and whereas, it is required
| that whenever it may be necessary
in the judgment of the President. t.
use military force for the purpose
aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by pro
clamation, command such insurgent
to disperse and return peaceably t.
their homes within limited time:
Now, therefore, !, Ulysses S. Grant
President Of the United States, d,
: hereby make proclamation and com
! mand all persons engaged in insnr
( rectionary proceedings to dispers
+ and retire peaccably to their respec
tive abodes within three days Of thi
} date, and hereafter abandon said com
t binations and submit themselves t
| the laws and constituted authoritic
3 of said State, and invoke the aid an,
e cooperation Of all good citizen
f thereof to uphold the laws and pre-
serve public peace. In witnes
whereof, &C., Y. S. GRANT.
JOHN l.. CADwALADER,
II A ctinu SAcrctarv nf StAfa