inst domestic violence and to enforce the
due execution of the laws; and

Whereas it is required that whenever it may be necessary, in the
judgment of the President, to use the military force for the purpose
aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by proclamation, command such insurgents
to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective homes within a
limited time:

Now, therefore, I, Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States,
do hereby make proclamation and command said turbulent and disorderly
persons to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes
within five days from this date, and hereafter to submit themselves to
the laws and constituted authorities of said State; and I invoke the
aid and cooperation of all good citizens thereof to uphold law and
preserve the public peace.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.

Done at the city of Washington, this 15th day of September, A.D. 1874,
and of the Independence of the United States the ninety-ninth.

[SEAL.]

U.S. GRANT.

By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
_Secretary of State_.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION.

We are reminded by the changing seasons that it is time to pause in our
daily avocations and offer thanks to Almighty God for the mercies and
abundance of the year which is drawing to a close.

The blessings of free government continue to be vouchsafed to us; the
earth has responded to the labor of the husbandman; the land has been
free from pestilence; internal order is being maintained, and peace
with other powers has prevailed.

It is fitting that at stated periods we should cease from our
accustomed pursuits and from the turmoil of our daily lives and unite
in thankfulness for the blessings of the past and in the cultivation of
kindly feelings toward each other.

Now, therefore, recognizing these considerations, I, Ulysses S. Grant,
President of the United States, do recommend to all citizens to
assemble in their respective places of worship on Thursday, the 26th
day of November next, and express their thanks for the mercy and favor
of Almighty God, and, laying aside all political contentions and all
secular occupations, to observe such day as a day of rest,
thanksgiving, and praise.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.

Done at the city of Washington