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Show Cowiirdlv uiitrntro on the 1'eople ol' iruiulH. Richmond, 4, midnight. Governor Kemper has just issued a proclamation proclama-tion stating that information has just been received that a detachment of the United tim es army has been this day quartered at Petersburg, under orders to remain till after election, to bo under the solo direction of federal oiliciala. Tho governor says the troops are introduced with the design of intimidating the people and controlling con-trolling tho pending election for partisan par-tisan purposes, and characterizes it as an act of flagrant usurpation and un-granted un-granted authority, designed to incite and foment domeolic violence, which is falsely pretended to be threatened. He enjoins on all such moderation and sell-denying forbearance as will preclude the possibility of any disturbance dis-turbance of the public peace. |