The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-18
CONGRESSIONAL.
spEEGu OF HON. J. A. BAYARD,


Delivered il the Senate, March ~, 1854
Tie Senate having under consideration the bill for the
lief of Hodges Landsdae, and the legal representatives
OF Rinaldo and Ann T.. Johnson
Mr. BAYARD said;
Mr. PRssrpGsr: When this bill before the Senate
in former day, made few remarks in opposition TO H.
bot when the hour OF O'Clock arrived over
consequence Of the lndsposon Of the Senate delay the
conaiderndon Of the Nebraska bill. then precuded
from giving et length my reasons ~ opposition 70 The bill
shalt now however proceed to state them briefly as the
subject will admit.
Before doing So no viewer, will observe, why
shall discuss the principles Of this class of claims at
large Than otherwise should well the facts Of this
particular case hist when frat became member Of the
Senate, wes appointed The COMMITTEES Of Claims and
this cusc together with others Of the class which
usually called tobacco Claims for dpredetios committed
by the enemy the Of lsl2-l5, were assigned TO me
for the purpose Of uvesg In the performance Of that
duty supposed thar the proper 10 take 20 con-
slider myself Judge sitting Of equity, aud that
had hrsl ascertain the prnere upon which ef ought
be granted and efcr hsving asceninci that found
ito Of facts which the petitions brought
the within The principle then consider the iesmon
order whether would support the aegst
of the petitions In oiher words viewed the whole in.
vestgaton judicial investigation, and viewing IT,
did lake ge PANS ascertain the principles Of relief APP
pcabe IN this cas-. and in all that clase Of cosc for they
constitute very large Glass; and the claimants living
merely IN the State Of Maryland but on the northern
frontier and other parts Of the Union, and their csims have
often been rejected by Congress Il would necessarily fol-
Others when pesesed and proved should be passed also
The amount which suppose fren the best information
obtain the subject of these claims would be Involved
IL between half million and million Of dollars shall
therefore probably have
the patience o the Senate IN discussing this and hs
general principles which apply to the whole class Of claims
and II the decide against my views the ecnern
principle, shall conten, myself with brief Statement, o
the facts &c the other which upon N,
principle. II tho Senate detemnes the principle
relief In this ease of shall make opposition
their dcci'o in the subsequent cases
These divide Themselves into classes. There 1
class W which The demand ot relief is made for persona
properly destroyed by the enemy the fthc Ches
Hpeake during the yeer 1914, the claimants slege, Il
Of the buildings in which situated bein
occupied BY the United States places Of military deposit
which are numerous, though probably not 80 great
amount, for injuries real estate, which The claimant
alege have been destroyed injured CONSEQUENCE
Of occupation by the troops Of the government for mill
tsry purposes
The esse which IL before the Senste il claim &,
pssona property alone The evidence Of the claim
Ia ths holding by the parties Of tobacco noics which
certificates gwen by officers under the law Of Maryland
that a certain number OF hogsheads OF tobacco bad bee
deposited in warehouses destroyed by the enemy an
ceri6 presented for the purpose of
ius the party who tho holder OF them relief from n
government the ground that ihs tobacco dcstroye
in tho warehouses ~ which il depositcd-nsmeIy
Magruder's warehouse, and At Nottingham, There wa
also n small portion at Cedar CrcAk warehouse.
Tho Committee have made them report fsvorabyro II
claim aud understand The prihcirc Of tho report the
contend that distinction made properly beiwee
me relief 10 extended for the destruction Of personal pre-
perty md the relief for the destruction of real
that on the fsc Of this case they consider that prove
that the destruction took place IN rsequeuce q tho
patton Of the buildings by the troops Of The United stste