The New York herald., 1863-05-20
EXTENSIVE OESTRvCUOa CT REBEL PROPERTY.

EXTENSIVE OESTRUCTOA CT REBEL PROPERTY.
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Official Report of Southern Senatorial
Committee.
TnR oUTRAGEs OF THE ENEMY
IFrom the Proceedings OF the Confederate Congress- FIJI
day, Myll
Mr. CLAY, OF Alabama, from the Committee OF ihir'oen
appon at the session TO collect ana ouases
persons and property committed by the pupc onemy
in violation o. tho rules civilized warfare, reported In
rt and asked leave continue their iabors during the
recess aiso asked ths vacancy in the committee oc
casoned by the death cf Mr.. Preston be aled.
Tho report was received and the vacancy OF the CON-
mltiee filed by tho appointment o, Mr. Caperton.
The following is the report OF the committee
The Select Committee OF Thirteen, consisting Of So
from each Of the Confederate States raised under
solution OF it's last session. 70 collect
report the evidences OF ourages committed by the enemy
upon the and property OF citizens In violation
OF the rules OF civilized warfare aud tho rights OF human
That they have received statements of wrongs, nju-
.es and ourages committed by tho enemy in only four
States Of the confederacyAiabama, Arkansas, North
Caro- ma and south Caiolina-and that these embrace
only small part Of what has been suffered BY our ci
inv ades have been utterly regardless Of every pn
cpo OF lawful warfare, precep OF the Christian
hsion ard every sentiment Of snighen,d humanity In
esprit OF wanton and vindictve malice, or OF robber
bko rapaoy, they hIpe roycd carried OF property
Whsch he sstimtss, made aimoa Invariably under OATH
ns. .r, ~ "e TX sy e.uAe s'0.t sioS"vv. ~
tho dwellings, and ou,bomscs srssar,ss Gins ana
mil houses the fancas snd cro,,s ths ,sniansn,s
Of brsb.ndrv and toos NJ trade and nrowis,ons Sor
sahssi,nr 10th man ana hsass have rnt do,Sn -, ~
destroyed the fruit trees and vineyards have
.vnc,rg inc 10 ana saws,e nnrnos ~ ,aLns rro,, on,
people all their Of present and future subsistence
their srncs and oS vsstInc and dssoat;nc tho land
that they NAV convert Il into desert. They have
burned or battered down puhlic edisce. devoted 10
civil or rcIisons SCHOOL honsss oomrt honass
snd hsxs either dss,rovsS a. Srsc r ~
pablic records the books and the saerame1a vessels
our mouumeus OF property our evdepcea az uarriags
and egitmacy our history and the vsry bonds OF 90
cietv and 10 resolve n inio CONDITION. of anarchv Ana
civil strife WHARF NO mana rioha are sacre ana ronc
nav be done with ,mpuntv They have not snare even
the memorials Of our dead or suffered their remans 10
ress und Tbev nave orn down ana utiIaed the
moaumons ,n cemeteyiss and have "xhumsS AMI osnsS
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vSe libra ,es portraits ana othsr sfatea ana
other works OF ars and taste pianos and other musOsl
instruments and All household furnifure Thev have
robbed many neraons M relics N dcessed narents
ohildre, or other rclatives or friends which wers
invaluable 70 them and value'ess 70 the robbers,
thair own man and Ynsevolent animoetv Thev hava
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