Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-06
SrArENEYT OF TnoyAs B. CoLLIS.

STATEMENT oF THOMAS b. COLLINS
lam native of Kentucky, and a commission
ed officer OF the army Of the Confederate States,
now at war with so-caled United States.
served upder command Of Gen. John Morgan,
and become separated from il at the battle of
Cynthiana, Kentucky. Having eludcd the YAM
kees Joined Lieut.. i9urg afterwards at Chi
cago, knowing 1t to be my duty to my Govern.
ment, as we'll Us 10 myself never to desert it,
cause. | owe NJ alligieuce to the so-called Unit
ed States, but am foreigner and public the
my to the Neukye Government, The Yankees
dragged my ta,ho7 from ispeaceul ireslde and
ianuy circle, gnl Imprisoned him IN Camp
Chase, where ha suilerIngs impaired has health
and mind and my grandfather bias been Danish
ed from Kentucky by brute Burbrdge. They
have stolen negroes and forced them into their
armies, leaving their women ami children TO
starye aud DIE. They have pillaged and burned
private dwellings, banks villages, and depopu
lated whole districts, boasling OF their inhumsn
acts as deed, of heroism, and exhibiting their
plumber IN tbs northern cities as trophies OF
Federal victories. have violated no laws Of
Canada or Great Britain. Whatever may
have done at ST. Adams, did as Confederate
soldier acting under Lieut.. Young. When
leit st. Albans came to Canada for protection
! catered II hotel at StAnorldge, uDarmed and
alone, and was arrested and handcuhed by a
Canadian Mag sirate, " hitnaa, assisted by
Yankees. He had no warrant for my arrest,
nor had any sworn complaint been made TO him
against me- About $4,000 was taken fr m me
wnen | was arrested, par. Confederate booty,
lawfully captured and held by me rs such, and
part OF my own private funds ask the res;o-
"a he Ia an irAn nd la
charge as demanded by the rules Of internotion.
al law. Th9 treaty under which my extradi.
ton is claimed applies to robbers, lnurdcres,
thieves and lorgers. | am neither bnt sol
der serving my country 10 war commenced
and waged against US by barbarous foe in Vi
olation OF their own Constitution, IN disregard
OF Ill the rules Of warfare us interpreted by civ.
ilIzed nations and Christian people, and by Yam
KEGS too wise to expose themselves to danger
while they can buy mercenarles and steal ne
gtoes to fight their battles for them-who, whilst
pratIng u neutrality seduce your own people
along the border to violate the PROCLAMATION OF
your august Sovereign by joining their armies,
and leave them, when elptured by US, % Ian
gush 10 prisons, IN climate unwholosome to
them, and in which theg are almost sure 10 die.
II ! aided 10 tho sack OF the 81. Adams Banks,
II was because they were puolc institutions,
aud because knew the rocket nerve Of Yam.
keas to be the most sensitive that they would
suffer most by It's beng rudey touched, cat
ed nothing for The booty except to injure the
enemies OF our country, Federal soldiers are
bought op at the rale Of 5 900 head, and the
capture VI 100000 IL equivalent to the des
truction Of 2U0 OF said soldiers. therefore
thought that the expedition would pay. 81
guess /; did, in vieS Of the fact that they have
wisely sent several thousand soldiers from th,
bloody 'front.' TO protect exposed points in
the rear. For the part took am ready K
abide the consequences, knowing that II ] b.
oxradiied to the Yankee butchers, my Govern
ment can avenge, II not protee. it's soldiers
At the conclusion OF the above statement ,her,
we're loud bursts Of applause IRON all par o
the Court