Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-10-19

| Dat we had seen ALL anu prepared I'D give
up the search, convinced that this lnqusiOn
was different from others OF which had heard.
But Col. De Lille was not so ready as NY
self TO give up the search, and said 10 me, Col,
YOU are commander to-day, and as YOU say so
i, must be, bu if Won will only he advised by
me, let this floor be examined more. Let some
wafer he brought In and poured upon IT, and we
will watch and see if there is any place through
which 1t passes more freely llau others. re-
piled TO him do as you please Col" and or
dered tho wafer 10 be brought accordingIv-
The slabs of marble were large and beautifully
polished. When the water had been poured
over he floor, much TO the dissatisfaction Of
lhe Inquisilors, a careful examination was made
Of every seam in the floor 10 see if the water
passed through. Presently Col. De Lille ex-
claimed that he had found il. BY The side of
one Of these marble slabs the water passed
through fast. as though there opening
beneath. All hands now We're at work for
farther discovery. The officers with their
swords aud the soldiers with their bayonel.
seeking 10 clear out The seam and pry up the
slab While thus engaged, soldier who was
striking wiki the but Of his musket, struck
the faces Of The Inqusitors grew pale, and as
Beishazzer, when the hand wiring appeared
on the wall, so did these men of Belief shake
and quake in every bone. Joint and slnew. We
looked beneath the marble slab now partly up
and we saw staircase. stepped TO the can
dles,ick and took one OF the candles four feet
in length, which was burning, that | might ex
piore what wss before US as | was doing this
| was arrested by one Of the lnquisllnrs. who
laid his hand gently on my arm, and with
very demure and holy look said, My son YOU
mu- not take thai wiki your ptoiane and bloody
hands; it is holy" We'll, well" said, 81
want something that is holy 10 see if it will not
shed light on iniquily; will bear the Tespon-
sibity." took the candle and proceeded
down tbs staircase | now discovered why
The water revealed TO Us this passage. The
trap door could moi be rendered close; hence
the success Of Col De Lhe's experiment. As
we reached the foot Of lhe stairs we entered
large room which wa. called he Hall of Judg-
ment. In The centre OF 1t block with
chain fastened 10 II. On this side of the room
was an elevated seat, called the Throne Of Judg-
ment. This the Inqul,or General occupied,
holy fathers when engaged in the solemn busi-
ness Of the holy lnqulsitlon. From this room
we proceeded 10 the right, and obtained access
to small cells, extending the entire length Of
the editice and here, what sight met our eyes.
How has the benevolent reli g0n of Jesus been
abused and sandeEed by his prolessed friends
These cells were places Of solitary confine-
meui, where the wrc!ched objects OF lnquI,ito-
rial hate have heen confined year after year,
I'LL death released them Of their suf'enngs, and
there heir bodies were suffered 10 remain un-
nj they were entirely decayed, and the rooms
became fit for otAers 10 occupy. 10 prevent
This practice being offensive TO those who oc-
cupied The InqulsHIon, there we're fues or tubes
extending 10 The open air, sufficiently capaclous
10 carry off the odor from those decaying bod
les In the cells " found some who had paid
tie debt of nature some of them had been
dead apparently but shor, lime, while of 9TH
ers nohIng remained but their bones, suIl chain
ed TO the floor OF the dungeon. In others we
found The living suiierefs oil every age and Of
both sexes, from the young man and maiden 10
those of three-,core and ten years. all as naked
as when they were borne In the world. Our
soldiers Immediately applied themselves 10 re-
lease these captIves OF Their chains strip them
selves IN part Of shelr own clothing 10 cover
these wrelched beings and were exceeding
anxious TO bring them up 10 the light of day
Being aware of danger, | insisted on their
wants being supplied, and being brought grad
aaiIy 10 The light they could bear ii.
When we had explored these cells, and
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