Year: 1871




WASHINGTON, March "a 1871.


In South Carolina-The Military Power to
be Used TO Enforce the Laws.


By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..


Whereas It is provided In the constitution OF the
United States that the United States shall protect
every STATE in this Union on the application OF the
Legislature or OF the Executive, ewhen the Legis-
lature cannot be convened,n against domestic vic.
lence; and


Whereas 1t is provided In the laws Of the United
States that In all OF insurrection in any state
or Of obstruction to the laws thereof it shall be law
ful for the President OF the United States on appi
cation OF the Legislature Of such State, OF the
Executive "when the Legislature cannot be con-
vened," to call forth the militia Of any State or
States to employ such part Of the land and naval
forces shall be judged necessary for the purpose
of suppressng such insurrection or Of causing the
laws to be duly executed; and


Whereas have received information that COM
binations Of armed men, unauthorized by law, are
now disturbing the peace and safety OF the citizens
OF the State OF south Carolina and committing acts
extent which render the power Of the State and its
Onlcers unequal the task Of protecting life and
property and securing public order therein, and


Whereas the Legislature OF said State is not now
In session and cannot be convened In time to
meet the present emergency, and the Executive
Of said State has, therefore, made application to me
for such part Of the military force OF the Unirea
States may be necessary and adequate to protect
said State and the citizens thereof against the do
mestic violence hereinbefore mentioned and to en-
force the due execution Of the laws, and


whereas the laws OF the United States require that
whenever 1t may be necessary, in the judgment OF
the President to use the military force for the pur.
pose aforesaid he shall forthwith by proclamation
command such insurgents to dIsperse and retire
peaceably to their respective abodes within linn.
tied time.


Now, therefore, /, Ulysses 8. Grant, President OF
the United States, do hereby command the persons
comprising the unlawful combinations aforesaid to
disperse ana retire peaceably to their respective
'abodes within twenty days from this date


In witness whereof have hereuntO set my hand
ANA caused the seal of the United states to be
anlxed.


Done at the city Of washington, this oath day OF


March, in the year OF our Lord 1871, and or the


independence Of the United States the ninety


nth. U. s. GRANT.


By the President:


HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
New England Strategy SuccessfuI-Sumner's
St. Domingo Resolutions Before the Senate
New York Senator thanked.


Senator Sumner, with his accustomed perslstency,
brought forward his St. Domingo resolutions again
to-day, and finally succeeded not only in getting them
introduced and read, but an order made TO print
them. Senator C0nkling, who Is q very bitter oppo
nent Of Sumner and an equally active friend Of the
President led the forces against the introduction Of
the resolutions. He made the point Of order that in
view OF the passage by the Senate OF the Anthony
resolution, restricting legislation 10 "a bill for
Ihe suppression OF the Ku Klux Summers
resolutions could not be received, much less con-
eidered. Yesterday, when Sumner failed to get In
his resolutions, the chair temporarily occupied
by MI. Anthony To-day the Vice President was in
the chair He ruled that there was nothing IN the An
Shony resolution to prohibit the Introduction OF
Summers resolutions which were not In the nature
OF legislation C0nkling, who seemed par
1cularly averse to the reading OF the reso-
buttons, questioned the correctness of the
Vice Presidents ruling, wnereupon Colfax who
has all the parliamentary laws and precedents
ever framed or made at his tongues END, just as
school boy has his alphabet Immediately turned to
several precedents which justified his decision.
C0nkling was not convinced, but the resolutions
were read. This was one point for Sumner. The
next thing TO get them introduced, printed and
placed on the calendar Had Conkling maintained
the position which he took at the Ohtstart this
would have been difhcult Of accomplishment but
after the resolutions had been read he rose, and,
in sort OF sarcastic way announced that he had
objection to any particular resolutions peng offered
by any Senator He intimated that II Sumner had
asked unanimous consent to introduce the resolu-
tions he would, perhaps not have objected. The
willy Massachusetts Senator look COnkling at his
word, and, taking what the latter had said In good
faith, appealed to the Senate for unanimous consent
70 get IN the resolutions. Probably Conkng did not
expect this result, but. in view Of what he had
Just said, he could not very well object, and
the resolutions were introduced. Sumner sat down
and laughed heartily over his success. The people
tho galleries seemed to sympathize with him, for
they not only laughed at the discontinue OF COnk-
ling, but broke out into a hearty applause, which
was speedily checked by the Chair. Sumner gave
notice that he had speech ready to deliver In sup
port Of the allegations contained in the resolutions,
and that he would sustain every word OF them by
the testimony Of official documents. The speech is
quite lengthy, and is said to be very severe though
not personal, upon the Presidents course towards
Hayu. He will probably deliver it on Monday.
Republican Opposition to Comforting Addi-


tional Powers Upon the President.