The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-29

on my arm, and with very demute and
holy look, sad, "My son, YOU must mol
take that with your pro.ane aud bloody
hand II is holy" Well, well, sad, |
waut something that is holy TO see II 1t will
not shed light on InquIly ! will bear the
responsibility" took the candle and
proceeded dow o the stair case. now dis.
covered Why lhe water revealed TO US this
passage. Uuder the floor was tight seal.
ing except al the irop-duor, winch could
no! be rendered close; hence The success OF
Col. De Li!e's experiment. rs we reach
cd the foot OF the stairs, We entered large
square room, which was called the Hall oi
Judgment. In The centre Of It was a large
block, and a chain fastened 10 II. Ga tins
they mad been accustomed 10 place the &c
cused, chained 10 his seat. Ga one SIDE
OF the room was one elevated snat, called
the Throne Of Judgment. This The lGqus
itor General occupied, and on either side
were seats less elevated for the holy faith
eis when engaged ia the solemn business
Of The Holy lnqJisi,iuu. From this room
proceeded 10 the right, and obtained access
10 small cells, extending the entire length
Of tie edl6ce aud here, what sight met
our eyes How has tue benevolent, religion
/ OF Jusus been abused aud siaHdered ~ It's
+ prolessed friends
The cells were places Of solitary con
fnemen,, where The wre,ched, objects oil III
qulsliorial hate we're confined year after
year, tll death released then Of their sui
terings, and there their bodies we're suiier.
cd to remain until they were cn!Ireiy de.
ca1ed and tue rooms had become h! tor
others 10 occupy. To prevent this prac
tee eng offensive 10 those cho occupied
tho lnqms,iur, there we're hles or tuhts
extending TO the open AIR, sufficiently ca
pacious to carr, Of the oduur from the De.
caylrg bodies. In these cells We found the
realains of some who had PAID The 6t o.
uailre; e"pe oi licn had been dead np
parcniiy bat a short uMe, While OF Others
noghins remained tut ,ueIr bonee, stu
chained 10 Tie floor Of their dungeon. In
others eve found the living sufferer OF Owe
u ago aud u both sexes from The young
prn and madeDs 10 those OF three score
and ten years, all as naked as when they
we're born into Tie world. Our soldiers
Immediately applied themselves to releas
ing ia@se captv Ct their CHAINS; strip
themselves 10 part Of their own cloth
lug to coYer these wIeiched beings,
aud were exceedingly anxious 10 bfng
them up to the light Of day. But aware
Of the DAGGER, insisIed on their wants b :
i ing supplied, and bsng brought gradually
to tho light as they could bear IT.
When we had explored the cells, am
opened the prison doors Of those VINO Je
survived, we proceeded TO explore ann'hei
room upon the left. Here VIC iound the
instruments of torture, Of every kind witch
4 the INGENUITY OF men or devils could lnveh''
Atthe SIGHT Of them the fury Of our soldiers
refused any longer to be res,alned. They
declared that every Inqwsitor, monk or
soldier Of the establishment deserved TO De
mt 10 lie to,,urc with the Holy Fathers.
remained Nh saS four different kinds q
torture applied; aud Ihcn reutod IRON the
awful scene, which terminated iH' WINE
one Individual renamed o. The lofmer gut
~ inmates OF liits aN'l-CHdll'oO' VI 49, "
" bonn they could wreak revenge. As soon
"a thr poor sufferers from the cells OF the
Inauisttlon could with safety he brought
out OF their prison to the light OF day
news having been spread far and neaf
TIM, numbers had been rescued from the
Iaoaisiuon) all who had been deprived o
friends by the holy office, came to inquire
# theirs were among the number.
O, Uhat meetin, was there about al
hundred who had been buried alive Tor ma
nv wears, were now restored TO the active
void. and many Of them found here son
and there daughter, here o sister an'
, there brother, and some, alas could re
rorn,ya ma friends. The scene was suel
ina, no tongue can describe. When ihI
work OF recognition was over, 20 comfla'
Tho bpsiucss in which ! had engaged,
; vent to Madrid and obtained large guam
= tly of gunpowdcr which | placed under
ocath the edificc, and IN It's vaults, and
II ve nrphed the slow match there vas J y
! fuI slrht to thousands Of admrnS eyes
;, on II would have done your hearts goo
;, 70 SEQ it the walls and massive lurrels
Tho, nrond cdlfcc, we're raised toward tn
bcoyens. aud the lnqulsitlon OF Madrid wa
+ no more. -