The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1876-08-31
PROMPT RESPONSE.
The President will Assist the Confeder a Ie. Ia,
Securing Fair Election.

| WASHINGTON, d. c., August 16-There is a
great hutter among the few Democrats left here
| over the hints they have heard about the Presi-
dents order, sent out tonight, IN regard to furn-
ishing military assistance throughout the South
to carry ont the spirit of the Scott Lord resOlu-
tion. When this introduced by Lord, the
| Democrats began their hlibustering TO gain
/ time to consider 1T, because some of the shfewd-
est ones said at once among themselves its
| first reading that il would justify the President
in scattering truups throughout the South, but
while this belief was only strengthened by more
careful reading, the Democrats saw no way of
avoiding square vote On It, and they agreed it
| would not answer to either vote it down or to
| have large vote against it, From the moment
| it passed, IL has given leading Democrats great
concern lest the President should take action
based upon it. The fact thar he has, gives them
MANIFEST UNEAsINEss.
The matter has been fully considered, and troops
will be so distributed that it will be possible for
such of the civil authorities ia all parts of the
South as desired to carry out the spirit of Scott
Lords resolution, and intiict the punishments
designated in it, to have prompt military aid, in
case they find themselves powerless without it,
To carry out the views of the Democratic House
as expressed in this resolution. The Republi-
cans declare that the President would have been
deroict in his duty had he failed to take official
notice of such a remarkable resolution originat-
ing on the Democratic side of the House.
THE ORDER
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August l6.-Seeretary
Cameron has written the following To General
Sherman:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CRY. AuV.
10. ls76.-1o Gen. ". 4. SReTTsaR, Commanding
the United States Army-SIR:-The House of Rep
resentatives of the United States on the 10th
inst passed the following preamble and resOlu-
tiOn, viz:
WHEREAS, The right of suffrage prescribed by
the Constitution of the several States is subject
to the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution
of the United States, which is as follows:
ART. 10, SEC. l. The right of any citizens of
the United States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by any State
on account of race, color, or previous condition
of servitude.
'SEC. ?. The Congress shall have the power
to enforce this article by appropriate Legislation;
and,
WHEREAS, The right of suffrage so preserib-
ed and regulated should be faithfully maintain
ed and observed by the United States and the
several States, and by citizens thereof; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is asserted that the exercise of
the right of suffrage is in some of the States,
notwithstanding the effort of all good citizens
to the contrary, resisted and controlled BY
fraud, intimidation and violence, so that in such
cases the object of the amendment is defeated;
and,
WHEREAS, All citizens, without distinction
of race, or class, or color, entitled to the pro-
lection conferred by such article; therefore
BE IL resolred, By the House of Representa-
tNes, that all attempts by force, fraud, terror,
intimidation, or otherwise to prevent the free
exercise of the right of suffrage in any State
should meet with certain, cOndign and efiectnal
punishment: and that in any case which has
heretofore occurred or that may hereafter Oc-
cur, in which violence or murder has been or
shall be committed by one race class upon the
other, the prompt prosecution of the criminal
criminals in any court having jurisdiction, is i'm
peratively demanded, whether the crime DO ono
punishable by fine or imprisonment, or one de-
manding the penalty of death"
The President directs that, in accordance with
the spirit of the above, yOu to hold all the
available force under your command, not now
engaged in subduing the savages of the Western
frontier, in readiness to be used upon the call or
requisition of the proper legal authorities for
protecting all citizens, without distinction of
race, color, or political opinion, in the exercise
of the right to vOte guaranteed by the Fif-
teenth Amendment and tO assist in the enforce
ment of certain, condign and effectnaI punish
ment upon all persons who shall attempt by
force, frand, terror, intimidation, or otherwise,
to prevent the free exercise of the right of suf-
frage provided by the laws of the United
States, and have such force so distributed and
stationed as to be able to render prompt assist
ance IN the enforcement of the law. Such addi-
tional orders may be necessary to carry out
the purpose of these instructions will be given
TO you from time to time after consultation with
the law officers of the Government Very re-
spectfnlly, your Obedient servant
(Sgned) JD. CAMERON.
Secretary of War.