The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-11-25
JAS. A. Seldom.
DtC. OF WIZ.
Lieut. Bennett H. Young, &c. p. A. c. s.
YoUNG's RAIDINd COMMISSION.
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA, !
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Richmond, Va, June 16, 1864. J

Richmond, Va, June 10, 1864.
Lieut.. b. H. Young is hereby author
lied to organize for special service,
company not to exceed twenty in
from those who belong to the
service and are at the time beyond
the Confederate States
They will be entitled to their pay,
rations, clothing, and transportation,
but no other compensation for any
service which they may be called upon
to render.
The organization Will be under the
control Of this Department and liable
to be disbanded Mt its plea sure, and
the members returned to their respec-
tive companies.
JAS. A. Seldom,
Secretary of War.
STATEMENT OF THOMAS B. coIILNs
1 am native of Kentucky, and
commissioned officer of the army of
the Confederate States, now at war
with the so-called United States. /
served under command of Gen. John
Morgan, and became separated from
it at the battle of Cynthian, Kentucky.
Having eluded the Yankees, l Joined
Lieut.. Young afterwards ut Chicago,
knowing it to be my duty to my Gov
eminent, as well as myself, never to
desert its cause. | owe no allegiance
to the so-called United States, bot am
foreigner and public enemy to the
Yankee Government The Yankees
dragged my father from his peaceful
fireside and family circle, and isrpris-
oned him at Camp Chase, wlers his
sufferings impaired his health and
mind, and my grandfather has been
banished from Kentucky by brute
Burbridge They have stolen negroes
and forced them into their armies,
leaving their women and chEllren to
starve and die. They haze pillaged
and burnt private dwellings, banks,
villages, and depopulated whole dis
tricts, Boosting of their inhumnn acts
rs deeds of heroism, and exhibiting
their plumber in the northern cities as
trophies of Federal victories L have
violated no laws of Canada or Great
Britain. Whatever / may have done
at st. Adams, did as Confederate
soldier, acting under LieRt. Young
When left St. Adams / came to Can
ada for protection. entered a hotel
at Stanbridge, unarmed and alone, and
was arrested and handcuffed by Ca
madam Magistrate, Whitman, assisted
/ by Yankees. He bad no warrant for
my arrest, nor had any sworn com
plant been made to him against me.
About $4,000 was taken from me when
| was arrested, part Confederate booty,
lawfully captured and held by me as
such, and part of my own private funds.
| ask the restoration of the money
taken from me, and my discharge as
demanded by the rules of internation-
al law. The treaty under which my
extradition is claimed applies to rob
bers, muderers, thieves and forgers.
am neither; but soldier serving my
country in a war commenced and
waged against US by barbarous foe
in violation of their own Constitution
in disregard of all the rules of war,
fare as interpreted by civilized nations
and christian peoples, and by Yankees
too wise to expose themselves to dan.
ger while they can buy mercenaries
and steal negroes to fight their battles
for them-who, whilst prating of neu
trahty, seduce your own people along
the border to violate the proclamation
OF your august Sovereign by joining
their armies, and leave them, wher
captured by us, to languish in prisons
IN climate unwholesome to them, anc
IN which they are almost sure to die
II l aided in the sack of St Albans
Banks, 1t was because they were pub
Inc institutions, and because | knew
the pocket nerve of Yankees to be III,
most sensitive; that'they would SUITE,
most by its being rudely touched.
cared nothing for the booty except &c
inlure the enemies of our country
Federal soldiers are bought up at the
rate OF 81 900 head, and the capture
OF $1,000 900 is equivalent to the des.
truction of 200 of said soldiers
therefore thought that the expedition
would pay. Il guess it did, in view
OF the fact also that they have wisel,
sent several thousand soldiers from
the bloody 'front.' to protect exposed
points in the rear. For the part ]
took l am ready to abide the conse.
qaences, knowing that if 1 be extra,
a,ted TO the Yankee butchers, m,
government can ayenge, if not protect
i,s soldiers At the conclusion Of tbe
aeoVe statement there was loud bursts
Court VI the
W. d. HurcHISsoN's STATEMENT.
am native Of the State Of Geor-