The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-05-12
From the Boston Atlas.
Report Of the Pnul pIY HIiyade.

A 7hriU,ng Tale in adrance Of tie Mail
True Narration Of the Variation.
Through the considerate kindness, not to
say Christian benevolence, Of the Chairman,
we are able to present to the patrons of the
Atlas part of the report Of the Committee
on Nunneries. As this report will not be
presented before the first day Of the session,
dee. 3lst, 1850 our enterprise in procu-
ring it will be appreciated. The reader will
find It full OF peppery patriotism, and una
dulterated, fourth proof Protestant opin-
ions. The American eagle scars triumph
ant, spreading himself to an extent perfect.
" alarming and dangerous The spirit OF
20 mngl.s with the spirit Of %, and Gen.
Washington in full rcgimcntals, with John
Rogers on his right aud Charlie, lIcid-ieck
upon his left, sldes gravcly before the eye
of the reader. The soft pop Of the cham
pagne cork tempeTs the roar OF the rcvolu-
tionary cannon, and blood and bitters flow
together in amiable fusion. Let Us not,
however, by untimcly criticism detain our
readers from the fascinating production.
IIorsE or REPRESENTATIVES,,
April -, 1855.
The Joint Special Committee, who were
appointed on the petition Of f.. T. Carpcn-
ter and others, to visit the converts and in
spect the nuns Of this Commonwealth, have
ATTENDED to the duty assigned, and accord
ngly submit the following
REroRr.
When in the course Of human events il
becomes necessary TO inspect nunnery, a
decent respect for the opinions Of the ladies'
requires that il should DC done in the gent
lest manner. lmputatons have been cruelty
and und,s1ryedly cast upon the committee,
and we think It right to state that every
member was wholly shaved [by colored ar
tist in hair before going to Roxbury, and
half shaved (by fluid in bottles) after his
return. The shirt-fronts Of the members
were in an average condition Of cleanliness.
and the assumption Of virgin dckeys was
general, without regard to expense. The
libellous statements OF a certain mean, low
lived. contemplate, stupid, anti.republican
print are thus fully refuted What we
done, We done as gentlemen, behaving per-
petually as such, which whoever says to the
contrary isa Jesuit in disguise.
Fully to qualify ourselves for our oncrous
duties, we purchased, at the expense Of the
State, complete set Of the works Of Capt.
Edward Buntlinc, "a regular navy who has
been pronounced by the ablest Of our papers
"a brick" and "the prince Of quill-drvcrs. "
In one Of these fascinating tales, "Thc Bloo-
dy Cart. Wheel, or The Pirate Turned Par
son, We found important statements, which
we think worthy Of the House There are,
according to this writer, in the United
States, 1851 converts, and 1886 hume
! ries, and they arc rapidly increasing, at the
rate Of 47s per month. In each of these in.
sttutions at least n virgins are annually ra.
Wished by cmissarics of the Pope, who are
principally natives of Kilkenny Co., Ire
land, and who have learned from the well
known and fcrocious cats Of that district, a
savage and uncxamplcd barbarity. The fol.
lowing table states these and other facts, in a
succinct form:
Number of converts in the U. s., 1881
Nunncrics " 1885
Total number Of such, 9o,9l6
Avprorr nlmbpr of VICTIMS nor onn,im in