Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-04
CONFISCATI0E.
Another lottor from Thadlcus Stevens.
LANCASTER, Thursday, Nav %. 1867.

EnOLNcE lCLLCI IiuHi I.i'tutCuS DLcNcuS
LANCASTER, Thursday, May %, 1867.
To the Chairman of the County Commute and
the Assessors OF the Townships Of the Coun-
tics Of Adams, Franklin, Fulton, Bedrord,
Somerset, Perry, Cumberland, and York :
GENTLEMEN: As | am about to prosecute
the claims for conliScatlon at the next session
Of Congress, il | should be permitted to appear
there, desire to ascertain certain facts viii
you aid me in procuring them in 4 small part
of our own State? Invite returns from all the
people in each township, of the amount Of pro-
pcrty which the rebel raiders, or the armies Of
the so called "Conlederate Statcs," destroyed
or appropriated to their own use during their
several incursions into Pennsylvania, and hand
the same to the assessors Of the different
townships, who arc requested to return the
aggregate for each township to the chairmcn
of the respective parties OF the different coun-
ties. May here ask that the various news
papers Of the counties above named publish
this notice for few weeks in aid Of The object
specified, as intend to press the payment Of
the damages done to loyal men ont of the con-
fiscated property OF the conquered belIicerents,
[ desire each and every person who resided in
the above-namcd counties to make out list of
the amount Of all property OF which he was
dcspoled by the rebel raiders or the rebel
Government, and return the same to the asses
sors Of his township, who, hope, will forward
the same to the chairmen Of The county COM
mittees OF each party who, hope, will take
the trouble to aggregate the same and return it
to me- I desire lair valuation to lie placed
on all the property, whether personal property
distracted, Or real property destroyed, except
Caledonia iron works, in the county Of Frank
lin, which will not be appraisal as no remune
ration is claimed for it. This may seem to be
asking our friends to take considerable trouble,
but as a small part of the labor only falls to
each person, it will be found light | hope it
may finally prove profitable 10 the injured
people, Yours, THADDEUs STEVENS.
7. S.-Were it not presunI ptu0us in lie, L
would invite all the loyal men of all the States
who have been plundercd by rebel raiders or
confscated by the Conf derate States, or either
Of them, to form associations and furnish stat.
istics, such as are above solicited. Claims SO
imperativey just must be finally allowed and
paid, but the funds to pa! the same will Ger
tainly be raised nowhere except out OF the fines
and confacation Of the richer and more afro
cious nalefactors Feeble as my powers are,
if | had five years more added to my lie |
should net doubt but hat this would become
an accomplished fact. Such Justice, urged by
a determined will, though feeble intellect:
cannot fail If I should be denied that extern
sion of life, Providence will raise up to the
work some younger and ADLER man, to whom
these facts would be OF great assistance. /
trust it will not be supposed that | have aban-
dohed the determination to procure small
homesteads for the freedmen, to be furnished
by the masters whom they conquered at our
queat-homesteada earned by the late slaves
and annexed to their masters estates Let
theui SOW be severe by partition.