Holly Springs gazette., 1845-03-29


OF these marble slabs the water passed
through fast, as though there was an open.
| ing beneath. All hands were at work fol-
further discovery The officers wilh their
bayonets. seeking to clear out the seam and
pry up the slab. Others with the butts oil
their muskets striking the slab with all
;helr might TO break it while the priests re-
monstrated against desecraling their holy
and beautiful house White thus engaged
a soldier struck spring and the marble
slab flew up. Then the faces of the In
/ quIsitors grew pale, and as Belshazzar.
/ when the haUd appeared writing upon the
wall, so di these Snen Of BelIal shake and
/ quake 10 every bone, joint aud sinew.--
/ We looked beneath ihe marble slab, now
I partly uT, and we saw a staircase. Step
/ ped TO the table and took from It a candie-
stick one Of the candles, four feet in length.
/ which was burning. that might expire
what was before US: as was doing this. [
was arrested by one of the Inquisi,ors. Who
laid his hand gently on my arm, and with 2
very demure and holy look. said, "My
son, you must not take that with your pro-
fame and bloody hand, it is holy" "Well,
wei. / said Il want something that Is ho-
ly to see if II Will not shed light on iniqui-
~; | will bear the responsibility" took
the candle and proceeded down the stair
| case | now discovered why the water re-
veaied to us this passage. Under the door
was tight ceiling except at the trap door
which could n9i be rendered close, hence
! the success Of Col. De Lisle's experiment.
/ AS we approached the foot oftbe stairs, we
entered large square room which was
cal ed the hall of judgment In the CEN
| ire was large block and chain fastened
| to it on this they had been accustomed to
/ place the accused, chained to his seat. On
one side of the room was an elevated seat
called the throne of judgment. This the
Inqusitor General occupied; and on Ell
ther side were seats less elevated, for the
holy fathers when engaged in the solemn
business Of Inqusition. From tins room
proceeded to the right and obtained access
10 small cells extending the entire length
of the edifce and here what a sight met
our eyes! How has the benevolent reiig-
ion Of Jesus been abused and slandered by
its professed friends.
These cells were places of solitary con
faament, where the wretcbed objects q
InquIstorial hate were confined year alter
wear till death released them from then
sufferings, and their bodies were suffered to
remain until they were entirely decayed
aud the rooms had become fit for others tC
occupy. To prevent this pracuce beIae
offensive to those who occupied the InqaiSI
tion, there were flues or tubes extending tC
the open air sufficiently capacious to carry
of the odour from those decay ing bodies
Inlhese cells we founj the remains OF some
who had paid the debt of nature, some o
Them had been dead apparently but shoI
, time, of others nothing remained out thei
bodies sill chained To the door oftheIr dun
> geon. La others we found the living su1e
, rer ef every a ge Of both sexes, from tn
vaunp man and maiden to those of tire
score and ten, all as naked as when the
: were born in;u the world. Oar soldier
. Immediately applied themselves to releas
ing these captives of sheir chains, slrT
. themselves in part OF their own clottihg I
cover these wretched beings, and were eA
. ceedingly anxious to bring them tn In
!. light of dav. Blu; aware of the danger,
4 Insisted or their wants being supplied, an
- gradually brougt to light as they could bea
- it
,r When we had explored these calls an
> opened tie prison doors If those who y
/ Survived. we proceeded TO explore 10
4 o her room TO the left Here we found Il
~ struments of torture. Of every kind whlc
a the ingenuity Of men and devils could IL
- vent. AT the sight of them the fury OF OF
i. soldiers refused any longer TO be RESTRAIN
in ed. They dtciared that every inquisile
- monk and soldier of the eslah ishmeni d'
a. served to be put to the torture. We q
Ne not attempt any longer to restrain thet
~ They commenced at once the work OF to
j. ture with the holy fathers. remaind'
IA ,Ai saw lour different kinds ottorture
:, pli and ths n retired from the awful seen
,fe which terminated no. while one indiVidu
ta remained OF the former guilty inmates
- This anti-chamber of he'll on whom th'
- could wreak revenge. AS soon IS q
II, moor sufferers from the cell OF the inqal'
ef ton could with safety be brought oui
ire their prison to the light OF day. (news sfa
,qs ing been spread far and near that nunos
r. he'd been rescued from the inquistlSn'l
- who had been deprived of their irlenas
IN the holy office, came 10 inquire II thei
On was among the number.
ant % what meeting was there Aoo
a hundred who had been buried alive
a. manv wears were now restored to the
- tive world. and many Of them found here
- son. and there a daughter, here sisler.a
an there brothsr-and some alas could
,or coonize no friends. The scence was su
he that no tongue can describe. f" hen /,
-, work of recognition was over, TO comPi
- II l. Il nrrnrr az Al