The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-11-22


ed .sa3 aed AY Cans IS nseis
tmt Whitman. assisted ~ Yaaf lees
He aad $ esrran e. s. arrest. nor
hai ans swr eamnl.dut teea nade
g hm Igsl mr Alsai $4,000
takea 'fam ms vhea { uas ar
rested, par Canle4etao bsAg. aa
ul3g artanl aud held bF me q. sart.
1ai part ct mF oau y yate fnaas
n5k iae restoration ~ ,he moasY
taken from me. snd my discharge ~
demanded by me uilcs Of ulera.
iIVnal hw The treaty under which
10y NtraailUH i claimed appTe rs
robbers. thieves, br3ers ana iorg
res ] am neither bgi a soldier
serving MY aaunty - wuf comm r.
ED and wa-d against us by 4 bar
harous ioc u violation of lfeir own
Constitution, 10 di-rssard of "a tbe
roles Of warfare as interpreted br
civilized nations aid christian poo
pies aad bg laak 10 wise TO ex
pose themselves 20 Danger while they
can bay mefeenarey or steal negroes
to fisat their battles Gr them -wbo.
whilst pratipg 81 rcuirslitr. scd9cs
our own people alUe Re border Is
violate d proclamation 81 your I'D.
rs. Sovereign ty joining heir armies
and leave them. wben captured by Us.
g lanaui.h 10 prisons, u a climaie un
wholesome 10 them, and in which
,bey are almost sure to die. lfIaid- /
"a ID the sack Of ST. ~Albaus Banks, il /
was because they were public institu-
lions, and because knew tue nerve 4
of Yankees % he the most sensitive /; /
tha, they would suffer mos by lis 10. I
ing ruedly touched. cared nothing /
for the booty except to iniure die En-
emies Of my country. Federal sol (
dIers arc bought up AZ the rate Of l..
00O dollars q head, and the capture Of /
SOS aD0 IS equivalent to the destruc-
lion Of 200 Of said soldiers. ] there.
thought that the expedition would
pay. II guess il did. in view Of the
fact that they have wisely sent sever.
al thousand soldiers from the "boody
front 70 protect exposed points in lie
rear. Fer tie part TOOK am ready
70 abide the consequences, knowin1 il
! be extradiled TO the Yankee butch
ers. my Government can avenge, If
not protect is soldiers. At Tie con
clusion Of the above statement here
were loud bursts Of applause from all
parts Of the Court
Statement Of 4, G Bruce.
lam native of the State of Ga,
and ciiizcuof the Confederate States
of Amerira, have been an officer in
Tie Confederate army since April,
1861. Tam not guilty Of the charge
brought against me. love no ale
glance 10 tie Yankee Governments
In Dee. 1862, was robbed BY the
Yankee yandals Of properly, valued
Il over $4,000; | have not violated
he laws Of Canada or Great Britain.
Am perfectly wiling to share the fate
i my country men and fellow sol ,
liers.
". H. Hachiasoa's Statement
am a Confederate States soldier,
nd a native Of Kentucky. My t-rm
ias not expired. was made prison I
7 il june last by Federal sand !
made my escape Whilst being convey :
d as such 10 Tie Yankee prison al
Rock Island, ] joined 1t Young 1T
3hitago lasl August. ! an told that :
am accused o. having shot Morri- i
on al ST. Albums. II ! had shot him
was MY dolly TO do so. lam taken
Dir a comrade who did do il, who is
i here Iiastify the act as an act
7 war, though Morrison was not aim e
4 At bat Tie prmed man who skulk- +
4 behind him. / have lost kindred :,
] tins war--a cousin brulaily mar
red il Camp Dougos, whIls unar- =
ed anl dong nothing T. provoke it. $
anaec plumbers and atrocities will d
u pa alIel, provoked the raid on ST. a
l5ans as a mild retaliation.
The statements Of the others are
milar to The above.