Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-08-10

fused 10 exempt him, and the overseer or
dered him 10 wheel heavy loaded barrow
up plank, which he failed in doing from
Weakness. A stout felon then wheeled up
the barrow, young Wright got his six doz-
en- on the naked back, and was sent 10
stone breaking.
Lynus w. Miller, a fine youth from
Chautauqnc county. was fed fourteen days
on brown bread, and cold VAC. in solita-
ry cell; because he absolutely refused to
do work assigned him on Sunday. He Of
ferred 10 work harder, if possible, any 9TH
er day; but assured his employers that
his education and his principles alike for
babe him from performing unnecessary
labor on the Christian Sabbath.
Owen w. Smith formerly agen. 10 Smith
and Mcrrick Of Oswego, was logged at
the triangcs because he had no, loaded our
hand carts heavily enoggAwih stones.
Elijah Woodman, formerly Of Maine, a
magistrate. and member OF the legislature,
more recently of Upper Canada, where he
had large property, has been cruelty
logged several times, and has at various
periods been confined in solitary cell,
and fed on bread and water. This fine old
man has KEEP, a journal Of the proceedings
of the British Government, giving It's cru
city and crime in detail, with the dates and
names Of his offences and refusal to give
il up TO Sir John Franklin, the Governor,
He wrote on slips Of paper, bat where he
put those strips the cell and the whip failed
to disclose.
The free emigrant settlers, and not few
of the editors were our firm friends; not
so with the conyicts. | am not frcc-ma-
son, out many of us were satisfied that 1t
was q real benefit to us that some Of our
number belonged TO that society. In what
way may not now state.
Mathew Whiting, salt manufacturer,
Liverpool, near Syracuse, brothcr-in-law
TO Chauncey Sheldon, was one day tied up
to the trianglcs, and most severely bastina-
doed for Il very trivial offence. 1t was a
humiiating sight, TO see an old man Of
good name and fame, with, | believe n
large family 5000 miles distant, thus dis
graccd and suffering. Many Of the youn-
ger prisoners would gladly have taken his
place, bu. had we spoken a word, our turn
would have come next, without mitigating
his suflcrings.
Alvin Sweet mentions the death Of Ly-
sander Curtis, Of Lyme, in Jefferson Co.
but he does not tell how he came by his
death. The particulars are these:
Curtis was sent to the convict hospital
in high fever. where the doctor told him
he was shamaning sickness, but that should
not serve his turn, and he sent him back to
the station to hard labor, pulling at the
hand carts. Poor Curtis implored the
cvcrseers in the most pteous accents, TO
let him lie on the bare ground, as work he
could not. But the overseers insisted, and
when Curtis could stand no logger, he laid
down by the roadside, was carried at nig ht
TO our miserable prison, and locked up
Next morning he was taken back to the
hospital, where he expired in great agony
in few hours.
VIM. Nottage, from Lorain Co. Ohio,
when injured severely by the accidental
blasting of rock, was carried at once in
to the infected hospital, typhus. or some
other deadly fever being then raging, and
although cured Of his wounds, he there
caught the epidemic, which carried him
off. Had they been humane enough to
carry him to another hospital or place, his
recovery was certain.
John Thomas, Il merchant Of Ogdens-
burg or Madrid, who had his toes and The
half of one of his feet cut off, was carried
into the same hospital but survived
| was educated IN the Prcsby terrain per-
suasion, in the Church of Scotland, but
there were none Of its preachers near us.
None are allowed but those of the church
of England. Mr.. Beasley, humane and
kind hearted methodist preacher, came from
distance to exhort several times, but the
established minister got jealous Of his po-
pularty, and he was turned off, much to
our regret. For such as Mr.. Bcaslcy there
is much needed. Van Dicman's Land is one
of the wickedest, most profane, immoral,
and degraded places on earth. | will en-
dcayor TO conclude my statement Of facts
in another letter, but as have alluded 10
some as being consumptivc, | may here
name, r. Marsh, brother Of the Rev. John
Marsh, methodist preacher, formerly Of
Chippewa, Alvin B. sweet, Of Wingfcld,
Herkimer Co. Moses a. butcher, or
Brownvile, Aaron Dresser Of Alexandria,
Leonard Delano; Of Watertown, Andrew
Leeper, Of Antwerp, and Daniel Lescombe
of Chaumont, all of whom are wasting I'M
der that disease.
1t is probable that this letter will be cop
led on the frontiers. Let me earnestly ad-
wise all who may read it not tc do SO for
purposes Of retaliation, but 10 discounten-
ance all frontier movements and endeavor
10 influence the government, Of the United
States in the matter. In one Of his letters.
a copy Of which | have seen; Mr.. Steven
son, late American minister in London,
wrote from thence,"I see no probability of
relief, except through the Intervention Of
our government. You had better there
fore address the authorities at Washington