The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-10-24
IIIscELLANEUU3.

Idc i7HHfshtoh III i<tHlHs IN Sltfru-
soa's IN srilve Of 4 Ttcny Years Re-
sdgnce in snath America" verAecently
puhl,led in ! ndnn. H. the FOLLOWING curl
ours account OF the IMPOSITION in Luna, at
,he I'm 1t was abolished by The Spanish
COrtes. Who, that re,ds IT, can wonder
NJ the degradation IL winch Snnlh Amer.
- was reduced. or at the 2pU for liberty
aud right, when has burst forth with 80
much power and effect throughout tbs
whole continent
The ael ol the Cnrtts Of Spain which
abel he'd the inqn,ition. and which, du.
rhs ~ discussion, produced many excel.
lent, though oyerheaied speeches, was pub
lished IN Lima ll1t after the above occur.
renee The Senora Dona Gregg. IA Gain
81, lady of Col. 6 iasa, informed me thai
she and some friends had obtained permits
500 Of thr Vlcrroy Abaseal to visit the cx-
tribunal and she invited me to arm NM
ny them ON the following day, sftes dl me-.
| attended, and WE went TO tisii thr mon
ster, as they now dared 10 call il. The
doors oG the hall hring opened, many en-
tered who WERE mol invited, and seeing no.
thing IN a posture of drfrnre. the 6rsi ,ic.
tins to ar flry were thu table and chairs ;
these ere som thmollshcd; after which
somr perseIlaid hnld of the velvet curtains
oftar canopy, aud dragged them So forci.
bly,, tha, eadony aud eruciiy came down
WIN hprrld crash The crurlfx was
rescued from the ruins If inqnisitoral
state, sad rs lad discovered To be mofra.
h'e. .ad II Vas found 10 have been 30
GREETED oef'ad the e4uor}. aud thus the
whole IN strry OF tins mraculnns image
became es1lalnohe and explained a man
was eoncelied On thr ladder, hy The cur.
Tara 81 thr canopy, and ny introducing hls
hand through hole, he moved the bend,
so as Ia n ke il nod consent, or shake
dissent. J. now many instances may ap-
peals a. this tuposture ha,e caused an in.
n1cenl nan 10 Own himself guilty of crimes
he ne'er dreampt Of Oyrra"ed BY fear,
and condemned, as was believed, by mi
rAele, falsehood would supply the place of
ruth, and innocence, If tima, confess itself
sinful.
Every one was now eXaspsratpd with
rage, aud "there are ,et victims in the
cells" was universally murmured.
search a search :" was the CIV. and TN,
door leading 10 the interior was quickly
BROKEN through. The next we found was
called dst secfeto; the word secret slimu-
lated curiosity and the dDor was instantly
burst open. II led to the archives, Here
were heaped, upon shelves, papers CON
tanning the written cases ofthesc who had
been accused or tried and here read the
name pl many friend, who little imagined
ihat hls conduct had been scrutiniz i b,
the holy tribunal, or thai his name bad been
fecorstd ~ 30 awful place. Some who
were present discovered their own names
on the rack, and pocketed the papers. |
put aside fifteen cases, and took them hnm,
with M but they were not of great in
porlance. -Four lol basphemy horr a sen
itnce, which was three months spcliisiop
IN convent, general confession, aud diff
iefent penaHoes---all secret. The other.
were accusnllnns vi friars, S0iicitantes IN
.coyesStone, two Of whom | knew, aud
though somr danger attended the disclo-
sure, told them afterwards what | had
seen. Prohibited hooksip abundance werc
IN tae room and many found future
owners. To our great surprise. we berp
met win gnaniity of printed cotton hand.
kefciaeis. These, alas had incurred ia,
displeasure of the inquisitinn, because a
hgnre OF religion. holding chalce in one
hand, aud a cross 10 the other, was stap,n.
ed in the centre placed there, perhaps. hy
some un"ary Manufacturer, who thought.
such devoui insignia would insure pcrcba.
sers, bat vino forgot the heiaousness of
blowing the nose Of splitting upon the cross
To prevent such a crime, this religious tri
bunal had taken The WARES by wholesale.
emitting IN pay their value to the owner.
who might consider himself forleaatr IN
not 'haviDg his shop removed to the sacred
hDnse.
Leaving thisroom, we forced r,,r wa,
into another, which, 10 our astnnishmeat
add indighaiion, Was that of torture In
the Gentle stood a strong table, about eight
feet long aud severe feet broad at Que end
efwtiich was an iron cnliar, opeuing ia the
middle horlzantaily, for the reception Of
tbe neck OF the victim on each side of III.