Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-17
WASHINGTON.
Speaker Kerr's CODditIOn-MOVeme en- 8
OF the President News from
CrOOk-ihe New Loan.
Secretary cameron TO General sher
man Preparing for the Elections
The Enforcement Act 40 he Used
By the Radicals.
NO NEWS FROM CROOK.

WASHINGTON, August IG.-The Presi-
dent will leave Friday or Saturday for
Long Branch.
NO NEWS FROM CROOK.
Nothing has been heard at army head
| quarters from Generals Crook and Terry
! since the forward movement against the
/ Sioux, and all published accounts of
! fights that have taken place are dis.
! credited.
THE NEW LOAN.
The new four and-a. halt per cent. loan
| for Lhrge hundred millions will be
| brought cut in a short time. There is
com petition for the control of II among
foreign and domestic bankers, aEd il is
thought all the parties in London ard
New York will be brought together by
the administration, Nsither the Presi.
dent nor the secretary CT the treasury
will favor an extensive negotiation.
SPEAKER KERR's CONDITION.
The follo sing dispatch from a son CT
Speaker Kerr was received here a. f.
teen minutes past two O'Clock to-day:
RoCKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS. VAIL
August 10, 1876.
Fathers condition ia unchanged since
yesterday, Our hope is weakening; all
of it ia in the timely arrival of Dr. Pope,
and his power to give him instant re.
lief-otherWise my fathers time is shoIt.
He IS wonderfully calm and resigned,
speaking only Of his death and its effect
upon those he loves.
SAMUEL B. KERR.
LETTER FROM sFCRETARY.CA TO
GENERAL SHERMAN.
Secretary Cameron has written the fol.
lowing to General Sherman:
WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGToN, August 10, 1876. !
General W. 7. Sherman, Commanding United
States Army:
SIR-The house of representatives of
the United States, on the tenth instant,
passed the following preamble ana reso-
luton:
WHEREAS, The right of Suffrage pre-.
scribed By the constitution OF the United
States Is sui jet to the fifteenth amend.
ment Of the COILS itution, which is as
follows: "AIticle Is, section The right
OF citizens OF the United States to vote
shall not be denief or abridged by the
United States, Or by any State, On &C.
count Of race, color, or previous cOndi-
ton Of servitude. Section 2-The con-
gress shall have power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation;" and
whereas, the night of suffrage 50 Lra-
scribed and regulated should be faith
fully msintsiL ed and observed by the
United States and the several States and
the citizens thereof; and whereas, it il
asserted that the exercise of the right of
suffrage is, in some of the States, not
Withstsuding the efforts OF all g01d citi.
zens to the contrary, resisted and con-
tTolled by fraud, intimidation and vic.
lence, s0 that in such cases the object of
the amendment is defeated; and where.
as, all citizens, without distinction OF
race, or class, or color, are Ell titled to
the proiection conferred by such article;
therefore be it
Resolved by the House If Representa-
tjUes, That all attempts by force, fraud,
terror, intimidation or otherwise to pre-
vent the free exercise Of the right Of
suffrage in any State shCu d meet with
certain, cOndign and effectual punish
ment, and that in any case which has
heretofore occurred or that may here
after occur in which viOlencs or murder
has been or shall be committed by one
race or class upon the other, the prompt
prosecution and punishment OF the
criminal or criminals in any court haV-
ing jurisdiction ls impeTatively demand
ed, whether the crime be one punishable
by fine or imprisonment, or one de-
mRndirg the penalty of death.
The President directs thai, in accord.
snce with the spirit OF the above, you
are to EOld ali the available force under
your command, not now engaged in
subduiDg the savsges OF the western
frontier, in readiness 10 be used upon
call or requisition OF the proper legal au-
thOrities fer protecting ali citizens, with.
out distinction OF rare, color, or political
opinion, in the exercise of the right to
vote, as guaranteed by the fifteenth |
amendment, and to assist in the enforce
lnent OF certain cOndign and effectual |
punishment upon all pers % who shall |
stsemps, by force, fraud, terror, intimi. |
dation, or otherwise, to prevent the free |
exercise OF the right of suffrage, as pro-
vided by law OF the Unitsd States, and |
have such foice go distributed and sta |
toned as to bs able to render prompt as
II the enforcement Of the law. |
such additional orders as may be neces- |
saTy to carry out the purpose of these in |
will be given to you from time |
to time after consultation with the, law |
officers of the government. Very re-
spectful!y, your obedient servant,
]. d. CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
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