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Editorial
May 10, 1871
The Greenville Enterprise
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
The editorial publishes President Grant's proclamation on the Ku-Klux Bill, expressing reluctance to use its powers, and criticizes the unnecessary suspension of habeas corpus in peacetime, arguing Congress lacks authority to grant such powers to the President. It highlights denunciations of the bill by leading Republican journals as a threat to state and individual liberties.
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President's Proclamation,
We publish this important document. It will be seen Gen. Grant expresses reluctance to exercise the tremendous and despotic powers given him by the Bill. We shall see how he will act in the future. There is not now and has not been any necessity for the suspension of the habeas corpus writ: neither had Congress the right to confer the power on the President in time of peace-the Constitution gives it to Congress, and one department of the Government cannot confer its powers on another. The Ku-Klux Bill has been denounced by leading Republican journals and statesmen with more severity than it has been by the press of the South even. They pronounce it a measure calculated to destroy the liberties of the States and of the people as a whole.
We publish this important document. It will be seen Gen. Grant expresses reluctance to exercise the tremendous and despotic powers given him by the Bill. We shall see how he will act in the future. There is not now and has not been any necessity for the suspension of the habeas corpus writ: neither had Congress the right to confer the power on the President in time of peace-the Constitution gives it to Congress, and one department of the Government cannot confer its powers on another. The Ku-Klux Bill has been denounced by leading Republican journals and statesmen with more severity than it has been by the press of the South even. They pronounce it a measure calculated to destroy the liberties of the States and of the people as a whole.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Crime Or Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Habeas Corpus Suspension
Ku Klux Bill
Grant Proclamation
Constitutional Powers
Republican Denunciation
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Grant
Congress
Republican Journals And Statesmen
Ku Klux Bill
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Criticism Of Grant's Proclamation And Ku Klux Bill
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Executive Overreach And The Bill
Key Figures
Gen. Grant
Congress
Republican Journals And Statesmen
Ku Klux Bill
Key Arguments
Grant Expresses Reluctance To Use Despotic Powers From The Bill
No Necessity For Suspending Habeas Corpus
Congress Cannot Confer Its Powers To The President In Peacetime
Constitution Assigns Suspension Power To Congress
Ku Klux Bill Denounced By Republicans As Destroying State And People Liberties