The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-05-12

HAVING ,bps arrival n, , ..,;sf.c,orv rop.
c,ns;on 49, ma' ,.t,n. ~. .;si, ." Rnyl,S Srv
vomr Com,u;,,o" "n arr;v;rr there Ind ~
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ordered
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We passed safely to Roxburv In two Iro.
testapt omnibusses. driven bv two natSral
born coachmen, and drawn by four nslIve
mares. On arriving at the edihce, We disro.
vered no "indnbitable evidence OF crimineli.
tty' IN its construction. 1t was very smaA Of
us SIZE, from which we naturally inferred
that thc dungeons ana penltehtial cells must
De OF paln'uiIy contracted dimensions, ancr'
dlng little II any space ior tue Hops OF the We
'"hs "a careiu' e1amihauon OF the dopr,
mat oe''' anu nan lamp was had put' AMER
tue most n'hute inspection, we confess tnat
we were, SO TO speak, ga'ied as thcy appear
ed like sl'nlar Protestant articles. Keeping
a sharp lookout, as these folks are sly, We
Determined TO see Whatever met the eye.
The Lady superior (who was not, IN Qe
opinion OF one member oi the committee, >
most superior OF tne 'adies) when sue Nv
your august committee, hau the ioreign su'
dacity 10 laugh a. u.s. Incredible as II may
appear, she actually e'ggled' DE we ihsn'
anu suner TINS d'shohor VI course no,,
certainly by no manner OF means We ""
our position we were committee OF Ms
s'chuse,ts men we were clothed IN our
best. Nobody couid tell the diiierenie oc'
tween us ana real gentlemen. we rcPre,
4, ntcd q State numbering among lts past anu
present ,..'izens, Bradford, hlng fhiihp, Az
son Burlinpam-. Lady Arab'ia q Johhsg,'
John Hancock. William. ;. Damreil, LORD y
mothy Dexter. Timothy Da,,s ana hehIy
j. Gardncr. Yet we was laughed a.. to oSr
faces by a brnzrn. pctticoatcd minion Of ID.
Pope, who sets on his seven hills and is
worshipped IN toto, l. e. by kissing two
great toes! We really thought it quite time
to put something into the Constitution, ami
We d'u retlre ana put something INTO u very
soon. Inc woman pretended 10 aPo'os'@e'
Said she laughed TO see so many gentlemen
IN such small house ~ Was II our ianit
that the house was sInnllE Did we bulia "
were we cohs'Itcd respecting us cohs'ruc'
tom After consulting the carpenter VINO
erected the house, Mr.. Jeroboaln JACK.
plane, We can assert boldly, and without
fear of contradiction, that lie would have
made the building much larger il he had
been requested to do So Let them erect
their synagogues of Satan in a more commo-
dious style, and big enough to receive the
whole General Court, if It pleascs that hon
orabe body 10 make call upon body, 10
body.
In the chapel we found the poor beniehted
creatures actually burning daylight. Can
dies on the altar were certainly very wicked,
but We will not dip further into moudy
subject. In one Of the upper dormitories,
although the hour Of rising had long since
passed, we discovered young woman still
IN bed
"'Twas the VOC, Of the sluggard | heard
her complain,
You have walked me too soon, must sum.
Der again"
tn our surnr;sc sb, was ,lon. and M onc
was seen ~ make his csran, ,hrouyh a tran
door We cy,,oin,d everything with lively
curiosity bu, such was an. cunning Of ,bese
creatures ,ha, ~, actually discovered moth.
iny The instrument, of torture had eyi.
.den,lv be,n renewed before onr arrival
All the racks. whips, s,eei.boots, thumb.
screws. and utensils for broilinc. roasting.
stewing, fricaseeins. and par6oiling the
saints had been studiously concealed before
our arrival. We did not feel at liberty to
dig in the garden, and therefore We discov-
cred no infants bones, while Dr. Stop, with
keeping Of chirurgical curiositics, had ab.
seconded. Several spades aud hoes were,
however, found in an clubhouse, with other
instruments Of burial. In a low, dark room,
attached to the building, we found an elon.
gated hollow cylinder, composed of slaves,
strongly bound together will. iron hoops
Standing in this was a block Of wood with n
long handle attached. An unfortunate Pro.
tcstant.infant, placed in this utcnsil and
punched about its tender head for a sutIi
cicnt number Of hours, would inevitably be
subjected to pain. The attempt was made
to pass off this fearful arrangement for .
pounding barrel But you can't always tell.
One object of the Committee was to test
the moral character Of the inmates, To ef.
feet this, member was deputcd to flrt to a
limited and strictly Protestant extent with
several Of the prettiest His Establishments,
we regret to say, were coldy received, al
though his long experience in that depart.
mcnt had fully qualified him for this, the sof.
ter part of his duties. Gay, fascinating and
handsome, he made not the slightest impress.
sion upon these pale unripened beauties. If
he had been miserable, sallow priest, with
one green eye, one red one, aud hump like
Mt Atlas between his shoulders, we are coa.
tidcnt that he would have been received with
melting tenderness. Such are the evils
which conventual institutions cngcnder.
Failing to notice anything further Of the
slightest interest, as all the important points
were studiously covered up, we adjourned to
the Norfolk House, where another affair was
aoou' 70 " .,.' u"co'e1eu I'.re ] our hos' nau
P,eP"'.u ua'y n"e'.,"" o,"que'' wo''"!
y, W '"e u.st..''','s .n: VI '"e is'm. ra'"eIs'
we : o'ous;. W .n's p",' W ou' .u''es so',
posi,ion We were eating and drinking not
as mere men, but as members of the General
Court. The State provided these eatablcs
and drinkablcs-thc accepted viands, the
constitutional liquors ofthe country. Here,
too, were liquors. Were they intoxicating
liquors? They were Ought they to be
destroyed? They ought Should we dc.
stroy them? Certainly And we did.
MWWM tNaDlUeL SuuUlpuHVc WAS SeIeCteu.