Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-19


al West Virginia. sent the following dispatch
10 President Hayes -
WHEELING, II. Va. July IS.
10 lis ErcfIlfncy. II. g. Hayes. President Of
the United StateS:
Owing 10 unlawful combinations and domes;,
tic violence DOW existing at MartiDs6u!E aud
at other points aioUg the lice of the Baltimore
ccd Ohio Railroad, it is impossible With any
farce at nv command 10 execute the laws Of
the State therefore call upon your Excel!
l,rcv Ter tie assistance Of the United States
military 20 protect tic Law. abiding people Of
the Stale against domestic violence aud to main
taiu the supremacy 81 the Law. The Leglsla
turc is not uow 10 session, aud could mol be as.
scmLlcd il time to take any action 10 The encr-
ceycy. 4 force ct from two to three hundred
should he sen. without delay to Marllosburg,
whc-o my aid, Colonel Delapluoe. will meet
and cou!cr with The officer in command.
Henry NJ. MATTHEW'S
Governor of West Virginia.
After consultation with the President. it be.
lug decided that the dispatch was not explicit
enough to warrant sending troops luo West
virginia, Secretary MrCrcry sent the iul!lH-
lag -
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
WAsuISGToN, u. G., july Is 1877. J
r. tioruao, Henry .Natfhc~}. Wheeling.
u. Ia.
Your dspa;ch t. the President askiog 10.
trhoIs is received The President Is .vetsts 10
intervention unless 1t is clearly Sh"wa that stio
State is unable to suppress the iUsurrHttlcn.
Please furnish. iuli statement OF facts. What
force eau the State raise How strong are the
insnlgrnta?? GEORGE ". McCREEl.
Secretary OF War.
WHEELING ". VA. July Is, 1871.
r. H,N. George ". .NCTcy, Secretary Of
Wa:
The ouly orgauized force iu the Stale consists
Of four companies Two Of them are at Mar
iinsbnrg and in sympathy with the rioters,
who are believed to be eight hundred strong;
another company is thirty, eight miles from
railroad only Que company oil forty eight men
efficient No organized militia in the State.
Will send COL pelaplaine to see the l'resldent
if desired lie is at Martinslurg | have
been reluctant to call on the President, but
deemed it necessary TO prevent bloodShed.
HENRY NJ. MATTHEWS.
lIron the receipt Of the last dispatch orders
were Immediately issued to have troops sent to
Martipsburg.
In response to dispatch from Secretary Nc
Crery. Vice President King Of the Baltimore
and Ohio road, sent the following -
CAMDEN STATION BALTIMORE, July Is.
liam. George v. MCrc,y. SccrttaWy War q:
have the honor 10 acknowledge the receipt
o! your dispatch OF this date, stating II is prob.
able that force OF two hundred or three hun
bred men will be sent from Washington TO
Martinstureito suppress the instruction, aud
to state in reply that IN anticipation oil this, and
that transportation might be required, l have dl.
rcctctl our agent at Washington to be prepared,
and am advised that we are ready to move
from Washington at q moments notice.
JOHN KING. JR.,
Vice President Is. l. y. II. II.
At $50 o clock Gen. French. commanding
officer st the Washington arsenal, received or
ders to proceed 10 Martiusburg with six bate.
rcs Of artillery. Orders were also sent 10 Fort
Mcllenry TO have Two Of the batteries posted
there sent on.
The troops from Fort Mcllenry arrived on a
special traio 10 Washington about 9 clock last
NIGHT. la the meantime the six batteries at
the arsenal were made ready and marched to
the Bal,iuorc and Ohio depot, where they met
the traio from Baltimore. Each OF the soldiers
was equipped with his muskct, knarsack,
blankets, cantccn and haversack, containing
two days .ra,ions.
The scene at the depot before the train left
looked like old var times. only there were 20
serious faces. The soldiers seemed to regard
the ,rp as a irolic. The six batteries from
Washington and the two from Fort Mcl1epry
all belonged to the 2od artillery. Gen. French
YES 10 command.
The formal proclamation CT the President 10
the rioters was telegraphcd so as to be in Mar
tinsburg and read to the strikers by the time
that the troops arrived. 1t is as follows -
Whereas, it is provided in the Constitution
of the United States that the United States
shall protect every State in this Union on APP.
rlication Of The Legislature or Of the Executive
when the Legislature cannot be conVencd)
against domestic violence;
Aud whereas the Governor OF the State OF
West Eireioia has represented that violence
exists il said State at Martlnsburg and at vari
Gus other poipts along the line of the Bali,
more and Ouio railroad, 10 such State, which
the authorities Of such State arc unable TO sup.
press;
And whereas the laws of The Uoitcd States
require that IN all cases OF resurrection IN any
State, or obstruction TO the laws thereof, when
ever II may be necessary, IN tie Judgment o.
the President, he shall forthwith, by prOclama-
ton, command such Insurgents TO dispense and
retire rcaceably 10 their respective abodes with.
IN limited tlDc;
Now, therefore. |, Rutherford B. Hayes,
President Of tho United States, do hereby ad,
nouish all good citizens Of the United States,
aud all persons within the territory and juris-
dc!on Of the United States, aiding, countc'
pancinc, abettiDg, or taking part in such I'm.
lawful proceedings; and do hereby warn all
persons engaged in or connected with said do
mcstic violence and obstruction Of The laws to
dispense and retire pcaceablY 10 their respective
abodcs on or before II clock, noon, Of the
18th day of July instant.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hani aad caused the seal of the United States
to he affixed
Done at the city of Washington this
H.. $. 18Th day Of Juy, A. d.. 1877, ani Of
Independence the lU2d.
K. Is. HAYES.
By The President.
t. w. SEWARD,
Acting Secretary OF State.
There has been 90 interruption in the busl.
uess over The WasLlogtor branch. The trains
arc IunniDg rs usual, and The officers Of The
brapch have no fear Of any disaffection or strike