New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-04
INVASION OF A CATHOLIC SCHOOL
NEAR BOSTON.

10 female Catholic School in Roxbrry neAr tns
BOstcn city Line The article Eas brought up in the
Legislature, debated q; length in that body, sni
grea, sensation has grown out 81 il. II is follows:
ON the Deohsm Turnpike. in R1xoury just be-
yono Oak ct, there l. an oroinzy b)uss In Fnco
ectool IL kept By ladies' CH,O.ic Sisters OF
Charity member. Of the Order Of Notrs Dane
Trey have twelve pupis-youny ladies' between ma
sees Of ten and hftses, al Americans bs orin.
These nineteen ladies form the whole household With
the exception Of an Irshmsn who II employed aoout
the premses servant. Tie house u locs;ed dppn
thOroughiare nueh Travelled; II Is not secluded IN
sIy wsy from 20 bic gsze; the grounds are not sur.
rouDdeo by barriers does II have any OF ne
ctsr7e,-risics Of uonsstc institution. Ih7 aii-s
vho reside there As teachers az nghly cultivated
ard accomplished, ara az much entitled 70 respect
aDd cOuIiery o. sDy 10 thu State. lnen pGSis are
hkesue, respecta6e, and thee is not the least ev-
6ence that ther sitenS AZ school IS forced mat
hey SUBJECTED 70 shy rigorous disci line, or
Obisec to undergo any sort Of III treatment
- lch oeiI the character VI this eets0 lmsnt the
severeen lsoies residing therein we're slrprIsei on
as Monday At 10 see two omnOises drive 10 IA
the doors, crowded wlth passengers VINO ahgh' ana
inquire for the Lady Superior ard, being met by the
head OF the establishment tbs spokesman OF tle 2rty
informs ter thst the crowd i. = Committee sppon.7d
by the IL .islAa 10 examine The houe NO ~ 1hcs-
% The visit 70 Be expected hss been serve upon
the snlts and they gec to tske fss stiten-h'
cf the me- bers Of the party their own authority.
We have srsscy seen tha' ~ Comm ftee actually
APPOINTED by TIE legislature consists OF bus an
IN. uhers We arr unable 20 state the number OF tbs
uarty prLes De 10 oct this COMMITTEE On ms occe-
eioo but, from the fact that two twelve sea- omni'
buses which appeared 10 be- tall, wsre required tOr
ih.ir transport OILY esilmste neir numo-r 81
twenty four. There may have been teS more Or less.
Nineteen lacies twelve If themisss than - yeNs
Of age could rot Of cOurse oppose aus esctla Obsts.
Gle To the eLtarce OF "a full grown men INTO com
mon house even had the la1ies known the nights
guraIt them by the constitution and laws OF 50
sacbuss,rs ana had they been disposed 10 lnanthn
nv
sumo must call members Of tie Legislature by thus
tille-rosmed the wloie house, from atac 10
cellar No chamber, no passage no closet, no cup
board escaped their vlgsnt searcr. No part OF the
house WAS enough sacred or enough prot by re-
90. for the common coureses OF civilized -, 70 BIZ
spared IT. The examination The laoies dresses hang
ine N their xardebes were tossed over. The party
inysceo the chspel, ana showed Their re-pect-ls
Pro,estsu,s We prssuDe-fpr the one GOD wnom 81,
ChrLaps worship, by talking loudly with their hats
on while the ladies sbrsuk IN terror a. the dssecra'
ton of a spot which hey believed hAlowed.
while in The cSape the ladies' declined holding
sny oopyers a.ion with their persecuorsi but IN sn
other part Of the house the principal expressed ner
perfect Willingness to answer any questions pro-
BOUNDED by the Committee. One OF the geh'ls'
'utp accordingly pas her etfsctioDatey on the oack
with ole band turns the rosary suspende round
her heck with The other and asks her II sne Is content
with her situation, whether she caa leave Then she
peases Tbs young iaoies were OF course suDjeceel
10 Questions even rude" htther there are ANY
tuys boarding 10 the estabsbment-Hhat PUNISH
unts they suffer for nisdemeanors Ac IL IS scarce
~ u,cessafy 10 oescribe sach conversation IN ceta
the reader can readily imagine what the scene must
bsVe been. -.
The examining party, OF course, hsd everything
their own v.y ard when their searches ana Their ln-
suite had been protrsced to the e1tsnt oi taer pes
sure they took their leave II Is scarcely necessary
10 coy that they tOund-no matter "bht-t "ts nol
II at they sougbt-uness the Ootct OF the vIrt VAS
simply lark q, the expense or the STATE IL ~neh
case the OF ect was doubtless attained. There were
no uups umufed alive in contracted cells, nor shy
syioerces Of shuse of any sort calling Tor iegsisu'e
Interference or even inquiry
Now We ask the rejecting men and women OF
Ma sacf usets-we even appeal - the cAD1o' OF tne
Ell hty ihousspd who put the present Admins
trsiiou IA. pow ls euch record as the above NJ 10
form PAGE Ia the history o. the free aud enlightened
Cannon Attn of Massachusetts,, in the Ninsteenth
Ceptury7 Make any allowances you please tor extS,
eeratnns il the story, which may have been caused
bv tie bGiurAl fears of the terrified ~ltnessss aud
doe the record staLd fair and clear Is such tle
ire stneit q at detbcelets women OuSht - ret0lVe
l. such the eb ,yiO Of gentlemen in the Legl-lsture
II il only psraleieo by the stories thas nave CONE
down of the insults and excuses OF unlicensed So
oiers in time of war
On Monday The Advertiser reproduced the article,
with tie following additional remarks:
ave were BOT wiling 10 assure our readers tina;
the psrfy which oyeTran the ladies' school a. ROG-
hurry on Monday last protesting TO ect under the au
thoiy If a vote OF the Legislature, really was COM
poe. d. in whole or in part OF the Nunnefy Cpmmtee
uOu'C faib nave believed tuht som. rONdles
b. n on ffolic had assumed their name. There eau
no longer however be any doubt Of the facts. The
visit OF the Comuit'ee hes been publicly eyoTsd
More than this gentlemen not members OF the CON
uitiee have publicly stated IN tner plaees Dolh ia
the StLe.e 81 il the House that they were present
Oh the Occss Op. The committee consists OF seven
rnembers aud il il distinctly proved, by The eylieocs
Of Legislators themselves, that Al lssst ten men TOOK
pa,t IN rte examination Of TIE school under PrtendeI
ou, orify If a rote IF the LEGISLATURE 'c70 had no
fxpLf sL0ferer 10 do 80.
This - a most essential pont-and in this We are
entirely sustained by the most poeltive testimony %
tie part Of the Legislator, themselves We c.ted on
Saturday the language Of the Constitution ~th re-
osrd 10 The search of private houses aud u u there
fore OIL Unnecessary dwell upon the fact thar however
the fcines OF the ak members OF the COMMITTEE msy
be sought 10 be justified the uninvi'ed presence OF
n. - ten men in the house q nineteen detenssess
women was trespa-s the rights OF American cll-
zens 81 well a violation OF toe ordi1ary courseses
of civilized life for which trespsss the parues are
liable 10 suffer in tine tribunals of Massachusetts,
whore Justice Is si administered and the innocent
and weak are prot, cted from the insults and sse1s
of the strong and rude On this account, y hsse
gentlemen 90 rot fed Themselves d50re taki1g any
soyice from Us We should counsel them not 10 pro
claim roo freely their p3rtic patton in the scene OF
Monday. They may be called 10 answer Tor II, not
only IN newspapers.
The Other Boston papers have hand in the dscus-
sion, ero generally bold the tone Of Tie Adre't'ser.
tn. Bee on the other hand, defends the Committee,
ano gives the f,lo wing account Of the expedition;
"Tbe Comnttee. with these who were invited to
;oin th.m numbering sixteen persons, aligh'ed
rom tbe ouuibuses which conveyed them In'o .he
r,ounds adjacent T. the house described by me Al
80 End beaded BY the ChsrDsn, appro aebed
the coor ON ripgng the bell, lady dressed 10 the
sarb OF nun opesed The dosr, when the Chairman
s,Led - Sc the Lady superior 81 the sane tone
stating the object Of the yi-t and hi' sahgr'y me
I,6y very politely invited the party isto the p'ror,
xs1s they here soop Introduced 20 other lazy VINO
answered 70 the inquiry Of the Chairman, mat 'ns
wss the Lacy Superior. The Chairman sad 70 aer,