Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-06-28
[FOr the Intelligencer.1
The Difficulty ut st. JOscph's
SCh00l.

Editors IntelliQenceT:-I was much surprised
at the communication which appeared in your
paper of the 21st inst, signed "An Old Line
Whig," charging that "promincnt Know
Nothing had made grossly exaggerated state
meat published in former issue of your pa
peri, in regard to the chastisemcnt of boy by
teacher in the Catholic School. Conceiving
myself to be the person alluded to rs ''PrOmi-
nent Hn0lo Nothing" have taken the pains to
learn the facts of the case, and here lay them
before the public, that they may see and judge
for themselves Of the deception which was at.
signs himself "An Old Line Whig;" for what
purpose, or for the accomplishment Of what
end, have not been able to determine
Instead of the mangEing cold Limo Wing"
calls it c6dstiSement,) of the boy having occur
rcd upon Friday, the 18th, as stated in the com
munication of "Old Line Whig," it was on
Tuesday, the 18th inst, that the most attrocious
and barbarouS punishment have ever heard or
read about, was inflicted on lad only thirteen
years of age. The lads statement is, (and he is
corroboratcd in it by his SChoOlmateS,} that he
did not have his lesson upon that day, for which
derelection OF duty he was chaStiSed by his
teacher. After which he remarked that "he
Uhe tcacher) would not get the chance to whip
him again." At which remark the teacher took
offence, and grasping the lad dragged him forth
into an adjoining room, and there beat him with
a heavy strap, upon one end of which was n
buckle and billett) not minding. or caring
where he hit, or how hard he laid it on
The consequence was, that by the time this little
1t;tir (Old Line Wing, says chHsti&emCnO was
through with, the lads back was beaten almost
into jelly. 1t was not only 6LTcG and bLWC, but
intcrningled with green and yellow and in sepe.
rat places the blood was ready to hurst through
the skin. There was great L,r,n1, on his head.
His elbow was very much bruised. And there
was quite hole in his arm, made presume by
the tOngne.of the buckle. One of his arms was
so much injured that he could not use il on
Wednesday last, (22nd) at which time he was
examined by several gentlemen and his back
was found TO he ChiS was eight days after the
''chdstiSement,') perfectly green. The lad did
have spasnS, was Eighty during the night after
this outrage was inflicted upon him and would
frequently call on Mr.. Gallagher not to hurt him,
that he had not d nc ything, &c. All this cod
Line Wing" says he richly deserves and that
the lad received no greater punishment than
discipline in The school," He (whig) deserves
to be publicly rcbnked.
There is one other little circumstance l
wish to notice. An Old Line Wing" says,
'' the boy was examined to-day, and says,
that of course, the whipping hurt him severe
had he spasm-al this was the creation
of Know Nothing virulcncc." How and under
what circumstances did this examination take
place? How and by whom was it cOnducted2-
The lad was taken to certain places and asked
some few questions. His clothes were not taken
down. His arm was not examined, ,inor was he
asked if it was injured, or if he could use it or
would ask ''old Line Wing" what prompt
cd him to publish such faIsehood2 How did
he know it was from "Know Nothing" that
the local editor of your paper derived his infor-
mation' lie did not know it. But he did know
that it was false when he said call this is tho
creation of Know Nothing virulcucc." The local
editor did not derive his information from q
''Know Nothing"
Nothing was charged against any one except
the teacher who inflicted this infamous outrage
upon the lad. The Church was not complained
of, nor any connected with it. On the contra
ry, the prompt manner in which the authorities
acted in discharging Mr.. Gallagher, as soon us
they learned the truth of the mnttcr, was spo-
ken of in the highest terms Notwithstanding
all this "An Old Line Whig" says "the snake
is only badly scOtched and that if the times
should become propitious, Know Nothingism
will be as viOlent and dangerous as ever, there-
fore, lcarn dit opposed to prescription for con-
science sake to be on their guard"
Amt that funny9 Tho fnlincnt of the
pr0phesy depends upon a contingency. lwonld
suggest that IL the "timas shOuh became pro
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