The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-08
THE LATE OUTRAGE IN MASSACHUSETTS,.

The Boston Advertiser OF yesterday publishes cores
pondence between the editors Of that paper and the
mtee Of inquiry appointed by the Massachusetts, leg
slaturr investigate the charges made by the Adj
vertiser relative the recent visit OF legislative
committee the school of the Catholic Sisters of Noe
Dame at Roxbury. The committee Of inquiry ask the
editors of the Advertiser disclose the Of the in
formation which their charges founded and the ed
tors that il derived in the first instance from
the IL lies of the school The Advertiser, then in long
article repeats the charges of the rudenes Of the visiting
committee how they swarmed through the house at Rox
bury from garre cellar and adds the following
eation;
In small chamber in the house of the boarders,
young lady, whose parents believe reside in the island Of
Cuba, but who is herself American by BIRTH speaking
English perfectly lay in her bed ILL., During the day the
superior had been applying eeches TO this sufferer
and operation scarcely concluded when
the omnbuses drove up and the party aghted
The advent Of this masculine band caused terror the
school-room; the children literally screamed with fright
The superior first pacify them and to calm their
fears and next recoecng what effect this noise and the
unexpected arrv al must have upon her young patient up
stairs the superior proceeded to her chamber and bid her
be frghened warned her that she might be disturbed
and advised her to appear to be asleep On receiving the
party n the paror below the sister superior informed them
chat one Of pupils H. lying abed her chamber
them make little noise possible In approach
ing part Of the house We need tell readers
gentlemen Of ordinary refinement and dignity would
behaved in such business is to tell what
vsters did On reaching the chamber where the girl
ay the superior stated the fact Did the gentlemen shrink
back7 No, they pressed forward One, it believed
ay entered the and at all events several approach
within twelve inches of the bedside. The chamber is
scarcely larger than closet the bedsead is small iron
ructue and placed close the door that the nquis-
TORS without actually crossing the threshold could carry
heir into its privacy What were the feelings Of
that weak and suffering girl these rude hung her
shall not attempt to describe. They not content with
view obtained BY the ordinary door. She mems
heads peering into the by another door, which
pen the foot of the bed To obtain this view these
gentlemen must have leaned another bed which stands
the open doorway in adjoining We trust
the facts about this matter We heard them rst indirectly
from OF the supernumerary vsites We have since made
INQUIRY and have unqueonabe and direct evidence.
Further than this, have the young lady herself
girl of twelve thirteen years of age She has
PLY recovered her health and her spirits and have heard
her lips the simple story of her trial. Nobody
could look in the frank face of that young girl md
and blushng but with entire spossesson she answered
the questions her. and doubt word of the stoyand
be Of erontey Of which the
ngusors have the monopoly in Massachusetts not burn
With indignation think that such things not only told
have actually happened For ourselves confess that
hall abashed of the task had
ubere doiorenwhen found ourselves only
aearing the brief tale of what those men did,"
THE ELECTION IN RICHMOND.
The know-nothings endeavoring to manufacture a
little capital of the municipal election recently held in
Richmond The following explanation from the Richmond
enquirer will be apt crush the hopes Of the midnight
consprators
n view of all the circumstances attending the election
Wednesday, surprised that the majority against
small as it is The democrats made calculations
success they made effort to elect their candidates be-
there to hope for anything but defeat
twenty years experience has taught them the folly
attempting vanqush federalism in this city, They noi-
aated this OCCASION they have frequently done before
ticket rallyng point for friends, and TO
keep them from throwing their nownothingsm"