Speech of Hon. E. H. Webster, of Maryland
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Excerpt from Speech of Hon. E. H. Webster, of Maryland: Delivered in the House of Representatives, June 19, 1862 The House having under consideration the bill relating to claims for the loss and destruction of property belonging to loyal citizens, and damages thereto by the troops of the United States, during the present rebellion - Mr. Webster said: Mr. Speaker: It has been some weeks since this bill was reported to the House from the Committee of Claims, but owing to circumstances over which the friends of the bill had no control, although a special order, it has been necessary to postpone it upon several different occasions. It is now, however, before the House for consideration, and I trust that we shall continue that consideration until the bill is passed. It is a very important bill to a great many people, and especially to those who live in the border States, or more properly the central States on both sides of Mason and Dixon´s line. It is a bill, as its title states, providing for compensation for the loss and destruction of property belonging to loyal citizens, and damages done thereto by the ti oops of the United States, during the present rebellion. The Legislature of my State, at its last session, passed a resolution instructing its Senators and requesting its Representatives to use their utmost efforts to procure the passage of some such bill as this. The State convention of Missouri a few days since passed a similar resolution, and I think the Legislature of Kentucky did the same thing; I know a deep interest is felt by the people of that State in the passage of some such measure. The use and destruction of property by the Army in these States, as well as in others not mentioned, has been immense. Why, sir, on the eastern bank of the Potomac river, from one end to the other, is found one vast scene of waste and destruction. So, too, beyond the Potomac, in Virginia. Such, too, is the fact upon both sides of the Ohio river, and especially in the State of Kentucky; and such is especially the case in the State of Missouri. Destruction, of property necessarily followed the military occupation of these portions of the country, as it also necessarily followed the movement of troops through them. I say necessarily followed, without any blame being properly attached to the troops or the officers in command of the troops. The Army must have provisions and forage, and frequently the commissary and quartermaster cannot furnish them. Grain and grass are trampled down by the movements of armies; buildings are necessarily occupied by officers and troops and are injured, and forests are necessarily cut down and fences destroyed for fuel for the troops. While the loyal people who have suffered these losses do not complain, yet they look to the Government to give them that redress which is their right. The Government has always furnished the redress which this bill looks to. In 1816, after the war with Great Britain, a bill more comprehensive in its features than this was passed. I believe, also, a similar bill was passed after the Mexican war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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