| From The American Union
(Martinsburg, Va.) |
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| July 6, 1861 |
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| Wanton Destruction of Property |
| If evidence were wanting to
prove the insane wickedness of the leaders of the present Southern
Rebellion, it could be found in abundance by visiting that portion of
Virginia through which the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. passes. The wanton and
useless destruction of property in this region is so great as almost to
baffle exaggeration. Splendid bridges have been utterly destroyed, and
locomotives by the score have been burned. We are confident that we do
not exaggerate when we say that it will require ONE MILLION of dollars
to replace the property thus destroyed within the limits of the borough
of Martinsburg alone; and in other localities the destruction has been
equally as great. |
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