Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-07
NUMBER 225
From the Correspondence Of the Boston Bee.
Miss Margaret May, the Nm.- Her Earl,
History, And Why she became Nun.
SAN Francisco. CAL. June Is Is55


SAN Francisco, CAL, June Is, 1855.
MEssRs. EoiroRs You will pardon one who i,
so far away from your midst, In spreading before
your readers and the public generally, some few
iacts IN relation to matter suggested by the Nun.
merry Committee affair, and several articles in rela.
ton thereto, which have appeared in several news.
papers published in Boston and other parts of the
Atlantic States. feel called upon to say some.
thing, from the fact Of my family being 30 often
alluded to, and especially the manner IN which nv
sister was induced to leave her home and family
and become an inmate of the institution at En-.
metsburg. In looking over Rhode Island paper
OF re ent date, my eye rested upon the following
| article:
/ NuNNERIEs.--A correspondents who afiirms
| that he is well informed the subject writes u
| that Miss May, sister of William b. Nav ESQ. OF
Roxbury, who gave his testimony before the In,
vestigatng Committee yesterday, was educated IN
| this vicinity. Her mother convert TO Cath
olcity, and Miss May was qualified for The office Of
Sister OF Charity before she left Boston Our cor
respondent says II is no fault of hers if the
brothers have not seen her since she entered tn,
Emmetsburg Convent, inasmuch as access il al.
ways had, In all countries, not Only to Sisters of
Charity, but to coistered nuns, by friends or rea.
| tives'
This fact cannot be gainsaid, and it is prepot-
ferrous to assert that the lady Is detained against
her will."--Bosto,t TRANSCRIPT ".a
Some of the above is true. 1t is true that NV
mother wasa convert to Catholicism but it Is not
true that my sister was qualified for the Office of
Sister Of Charity before she left Boston In statipy
the facts as they were and are, my mind is awaken
ed by the gross wrongs and deceptions practised
by the Sisters of Charity and Romish priests of
that day, the names OF some Of whom shall appear
About the year 1881 or 1882, my mother embraced
| the monstrous doctrine of Romanism. As neces.
sary consequence, she took with her two daughters
. H.. q .I.. p ~
not willing to be led by the " Beast and 10 th.
day--with the son first namcd---are without the
pale OF that Church, thanks To Him who rules tl,,
destinies OF men. My sister Margaret then about
six years Old was sent to the Sisters school Size
continued till she was clandestincly sent to tbr
place where she now Is, being then about sixteen
years old. The circumstances of her going ar.
these AS usual, on Monday morning, she went tD
school, but SCOT returned, aud bald tn my suou,ur
she had been sent to 20 to Emmetsburg, and that
she must go that week. This was ASTONISHING.
nows 10 Inc, for she was sister dearly loved l.
of course, made earnest objections, told my mothet
she could not go, and asked her If she knew any
thing of that matter; she declared she did not |
then went Immediately to Chclesa and stated the
case to brother William, and we together went to
the Sisters Of Charity and inquired the meaning ef
the matter, and were plainly told that our sister
was going TO Emmetsburg that Rev. Mr.. William
son-a notorious Jesuit--had written to the cor
for her, and now she must 60. / said she should
not If within my power to prevent it, As,the head
of mothers family father being dead il was their
duty to have mentioned the matter to me. OBJ
tanning no satisfaction from them, called ON Mr..
Williamson, who informed me he had of his own
accord, and unbeknown to my mother, written to
the institution, requesting place for my sister.
told him such proceedings were in violation of oil
the principles of right, and that | would oppose
the plan and prevent her leaving the home though
humble, of those who loved her betterthan others
could. With this he said it was none of my bust
ness, and that my sister must so, as he had arrang
ed matters to that effect.
have not seen her face since that time she
did not visit her home againl but was securely
housed with the Sisters of Charity. Hearing shr
was to leave on Wednesday for Emmetsburg II
party of friends, and among them several Roman.
lists, early in the morning Of that day repaired 10
the church in Franklin street, In order TO see my
sister, as she won't to mass and persuade her to
wait till she was Older, before taking step er en-
much moment; but she did not appear At noon
on Thursday she hurried away in close car.
rage unbeknown to her mother or any Of her fam.
lily. Such the facts Of the case, a little girl
not sixteen years Of age, stolen from her mother,
brothers and sisters, by the cruel, nexorsble hand
of Romanism. | am aware my mother did not
make any special objections to my sisters going
Il would have done no good If she had, she must
obey the law of the church at whatever cost no
other law is known among them but that OF impli-
cit confidence. Of the above facts, there is abun.
dant proof; some are living that can attest the
truth of what have written. No one pretcnds To
say my sister is detained against her win. have
many times corresponded with her. she has ex-
pressed for us the warm attachment of her lormer
days, when she was one OF our hreside number.
We do know one thing, however that no contnu-
nicaton to reform her, is read by her alone, all arr
| inspected by the Lady Superior who is called by
/ A.. l. hair,
be called Mothers God forbid. 1t is not to b.
supposed my sister prefers now the companionshp
Of her own aged mother, the affection OF her four
brothers and one sister, to the pleasures Dnd en-
| joyments of her present home. All her years OF
womanhood Of association, thoughts and habit'
| cluster round the spot where she now Is. The
latter part Of life (of thirty years) is full
of scenes Of anticipated happiness than any other
| period Of human life. That she is happy in her
vocstion NAV be true but that il was her free viii
| and choice 10 going there do not believe.
child of her tender years could not easily be in-
duced to leave forever the friend she loved on
| earth and be incarcerated within the walls OF
| coistcr; such a thing would be madness unnatu.
raj and contrary to all the feelings Of our nature,
| However besotted and degraded.
will pursue this matter no further would not
on any account have alluded 10 II now II Others
had not taken the stops they have. The recollrc-
ton Of the past is too painful to be often placed
b. fore the public gaze.
Before closing, however, I must say a word in
relation to the Nunnery Committee. On the whole,
regret that anything done in the premises,
simply for the reason that the Committee did not
fully understand their missiou-did not approach
the matter a. they should-were too ignorant Of
Romanism and its workings, deep and dark, TO az.
complsh anything-this Is Why regret Il. For
my life l cannot see when or how they ovcrstepped
in the least the common conrtesics !. everything
was gentlemanly and aboye-bosrd, q refer to tll"
Roxb1ry visitation,) such no Protestant would
have questioned. How intelligent men can uphold
and sustain, by their course, such institutions a.
Converts, Is past my comprehension. The teach
ings of Rome ought TO be known BY all men who
attempted TO ocontrol the public mind. Romanism Is
the rankest dolatry; the lie is better than truth
J, with them, when it best answers their purpose,
, To DENY this fact shows ignorance Of the deepest
!, dye, or willingness to sustain powerful body at
the expense Of the future happiness and prosper.
4 ty of our beloved country. would not give II
4 Romanist let him be an American or foreigner, 4