Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-06
LANCASTER, Penn !
Tuesday. MAY %. 81. {

aid newspaper;
LANCASTER, Penn,
Tuesday, May %, '67}
DEAR SIR Short as your letter is,
fear l cannot answer it without violat-
ing an injunction of my medical adviser,
not to become excited. You live in
region which was two or three times in.
vaded by the armies Of Jefferson Davis
In the counties of Bedford, Fulton,
Franklin, Cumberland Adams and York
they visited almost every farmer and
other inhabitant and plundered them Of
their horses, cattle, provisions, wagons
and money, when found besides some
detached cases. They laid in ashes one
thriving village Of 5000 people, and
turned the inhabitants hOuseless into
the streets to seek shelter in fence cor
ners. No provision has ever been made
or is now making, to reimburse the
plundered citizens. BY the law Of nations
a Government makes no compensation
for damages done by an invading army
unless such Government be victorious,
when it always provides by treaty for
the payment by the vanquished enemy,
A Government, which negleCts to make
such provision on behalf Of its plum
dered citizens is basely negligent Of its
duty. A quasi peace exists between the
late belligcrcnts, the terms Of which are
dictated wholly by Congress. which is
under the control of the Republican
Party. Nothing but the proceeds of the
confsCation of a small portion Of the
property of the wealthy rebels can be
applied to pay the damages inflicted by
: bo 4 q ba NaiH ont hvr
the Treasury Of the United States. A
few Republican meteOrs, always erratiC
in their course, are fitting through and
exploding in the Republican atmosphere.
They attract sufficient public attention
to enable them to assure the amiable
rebels who inflicted this injury that they
need fear no conflscatlon that nobody
of any note in the North is in favor Of
imposing such punishment for the sake
of remuneration or of justice. They as
sure them that nothing shall be taken
from the Aikens estate Of millions, from
Hampton, Davis, Orr, Faulkner or from
a thousand others who are still worth
their hundreds of thousands, to REIN
burse the loyal men, North and South,
who were plundered on their estates
and to aid your poor neighbors to re-
build their humble tenements. 1t is
scarcely to be endured that Congress for
two sessions should sit Indifferent to
these sufferings, and take no steps to en-
force these rights. These remarks ap-
ply to large portions Of Maryland, OF
West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and Mis-
souri,, as well as to the Slave States. He
who can patiently listen to that potent
humanity which we now see propagated,
has more command Of himself than |
have. Indeed, it looks as if we were
still to add to the burden Of our taxa
ton to defray the expenses Of trans
portatiOn and the ovation of triumph
ant traitors. But must stop or l shall
commit the fault against which | have
been warned.
With great respect, your obedient ser
want, THADDEUs STEVENS
BIsMARK ON THE DEATH OF MINISTER
WRGHT.-Scarcely two hours after the
death of Gov. Wright, our late Minister
to Prussia, his son received the follow
ing letter:
BERLIN, 18th May, 1867.
SIR: I have just learned with I'M
feigned sorrow that your father has sue
cumbed to his protracted malady, and ]
would not delay expressing to you my
participation in the profound mourning
into which this sOrroWful event plunges
your family.
OF the relations which l have had the
privilege of maintaining with MIR.
Wright during the period of his sojourn
in Berlin, cherish the most tender re-
membrance.
Be pleased, sir, while accepting for
yourself the expression of my personal
esteem, to communicate the same to the
government of the United States, and to
signify to it that the government of the
King shares fully in the national sorrow
which will be excited in your country
by the loss OF a citizen who has Loyalty
served and worthily represented his
fatherland. Accept on this location,
sir, the assurance of my distinguished
consideration. V. BIsMABK."
Mr.. Wright, &C., &c, &c.