True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-04-01

, The Louisville Democrat contains the
following:
ELoPEMENT FROM SCHOOL,. young
Lady, who was placed by her brother,
some years ago, in the Catholic School
at Nazareth, in Nelson county, near
Bards!own, for some reason became dis
satisfied with the School, and eloped one
day last week. She made her way to Mt.
Washington, Bullitt county, distance of
20 miles, on foot, where she was overta-
ken by one Of the faculty of the scheol,
who essayed to take her back to Nazar-
eth, but the citizens of Mt. Washington
inlerposed, and retained her at a hotel in
that place. Another attachee Of the
school subsequently, visited Mt. Wash
inglon, and demanded the custody of the
young lady, but did succeed in his
attempt TO relake her, the keeper Of the
hotel declaring that she should have his
protection if she desired it, The young
Iady's brother resides some place in Vir.
ginia. She still remains at the hotel in
MI. Washington,
The Louisville Journal says:
The young lady alluded to is Miss Ma
ry E. B. Miller, of Nashville, Tennessee,
who was placed at Nazareth, by her bro
ther, about one year ago. We publish
below letter from Miss Miller herself,
stating the reason Of her flight from the
convent. 1t appears she was left at the
school with the explicit instructions that
she was not required TO conform 10 the
requirements of the Roman Catholic
Church, but to be left to the exercise of
her own judgment and will in religious
matters. These instructions were alto
gelher dsregarded, and severe punish
ment, confinement for several days at a
time without food, and other penances
were inflicted upon young and unpro.
tected girl, to compel her observations ol
the confessional, the most odious and
Objectionable of all the practiSes of the
Roman Catholic Church. The letters tc
her friends were intercepted, and thus bel
complaints of the religious persecution tC
which she was subjected, were stiAed.
This letter reveals hideous picture o.
: wanton religious persecution visited upor
a protestant girl by the managers of the
Roman Catholic institution, to comPe
) her observance of the basest and most re
pulsive of all the rights of the Roman
Catholic Church. The following is tht
letter of Miss Miller:
Mt. WASHINGTON, March IL 1857. }
s HALL TAVERN, BulIitt Co.. Ky.
To the Editors ofth Louisville Journal
! i notice in this mornings Democrat al
article in relation to the escape of a ouni
: lady from Nazareth, a Catholic institution
near Barlstown, Nelson county, Ky.
J. | hope through your columns 10 b
J. allowed the privilege of correcting til
y statement, and giving the facts in til
case. am the fugitive spoken Of, VIII
escaped from that institution, the corruT
T. tions Of which, nothing but eternity wi
= disclose. | was placed in this institutio
Jan. 2S, 1855, by my brother, who re
J. sides in Nashville, Tenn, and not as sta
|. ted, in Virginia, with the instructions ths
he did not wish me educated in the prin
l. ciples of the Roman Catholic Religion
}. leaving that discretionary with myself.
% While attending since thattime, | hav
been subjected to the severest kind Q
l. religious discipline, contrary to my ow
: feelings. My reasons for leaving til
n school are these Il have been repeated
t ly confined in my room two, three an
, once five days at time, deprived of m
" allowance of food, for no other reasO
q than that Of refusing 10. go to confession
n This, and a variety of other punishment
e have been inflicted from time to time
% exhibiting a disposition like anything br
that requisite for a student far from hom
. and under the protection of the teachers
+ The regulations are such that no lettt
j. written by me could inform my friend
n of my condition, at length when the
E commands were past all endurance, l d'
termined to make good my escapn at tt
|" first opportunity, which effected Febr'
1t airy l6, at 8 o'clock, P. M. Havin
ic been all night in the neighborhood ar
;. between A and O'Clock next morning
- hastened on foot beyond the reach
pursuers. At 2 O'Clock l was overtakt
'e by the overseer, on horseback. 2 mill
l. beyond Mt Washington on my way
r Louisville.
h, He demanded my return proteste
II and told him plainly that | would not 6
N He then urged me 10 60 back to The h
m tel, at Mt. Washington, which | did, b
" ing first advised to do so by gentlemf
i'll who was accompanying him, assuring n
~ that I should be protected. On the mig
y of The l7lh DR.. Matlingly called for me
IL IL o'clock, but refused to see him, he r
re NAMED all night and the next mornil
IN urged me 10 return with him.
,ir 10 the people of Mt. Washington, al
particularly to MIR. Hall aud family, u
der whose kind protection am at presel
~ until the arrival oil my brother, L tend
nd my sincere thanks for their kindness a
re sympathy in my behalf
The intorposition of the inhabitants
my behalf, and DIR. Mating ly demandl
r.. me as under bis custody, and that +
o brother resides somewhere in Virgin
81. are paIpable falschoods.
:. The statements | have made afli
' of and declare, as God is my Judge to be
~ truth and nothing but the truth.
od Yours, with respect,
~ p" MARY E. b. MILLER.
oil A correspondent of the Youngsto
I'm Register, speaking Of the trial Of Da
pc. Muars ON an Indictment for nerinrY.