The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-10-19
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The Last Argument Of Kings
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Atameeting oftheC Cabinet at Washing
ton Tuesday, at which every Department
ofthe Government was represented, II
was decided to issue the following proc
lamation in accordance with the wishes
and request Of the Republican managers
in South Carolina:
BY the President of the Unitfd States 0'
AmsyIca-a Proclamation!
WHEREAS, 1t has been satisfactorily
shown me that insurrection and domestic
violence exist in several counties of the
State ofSouth Carolina, and that certain
combinations of men against law exist IN
many counties Of said State known as
Rife clubs, who ride up and down by
day and night, in arms numbering some
peaceable citizens and intimidating 9TH
ers which combinations, though forbid
den by the laws of the State, can not be
controlled or suppressed by the ordinary
course of justice; and whereas, 1t is
provided in the constitution ofthe United
States that the United States shall pro-
tect every State in this Union on apPli-
cation of Legislature or Of the Executive
when the Legislature cannot be convened
against domestic violence; and whereas,
bylaws in pusuance of above it is pro-
Yided in the laws of the United States that
in all cases of insunection in any State,
or of obstruction to the laws thereof, 1t
shall be lawful for the President OF the
United States on application ofthh Legis-
lature of such State, or the Executive
when the Legislature cannot be convened
to call for the militia 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 suppressing
such lnsurrection or causing laws to be
duly executed; and whereas, the Legis-
lature of said State, is not now in session,
and cannot be convened in time to meet
the present emergency. and the Execu-
tive of said State, under Section 4 OF
Article 2 of the Constitution, and laws
passed in pursuance thereof, has there
fore made due application to me in the
premises for such party Of the military
force of the United Slater as may be
necessary and adequate to protect such
State and the citizen thereof against do
mestic violence, and enforce du execution
of the laws; and whereas, it is required
that whatever it may be necessary, in
the judgement of the President, to use
military force for the purpose aforesaid,
he shall forthwith by proclamation COM
rnand such insurgent to disperse and re-
TURN peaceably TO their respective homes
within a limited time;
Now, therefore, |, Ulysses S. Grant,
President of the United States, do hereby
make proclamation and command all
persons engaged in said unlawful and
insurrectionary proceedings to disprese
and retire peaceably to their respective
abodes within three days from this date,
and hereafter abandon said combinations
and submit themselves 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 the one hundred and
first.
IL. 81 u. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
loan S. CADwALADER,
Acting Secretary Of State.