Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-10-12

- - ~ WIZ fitstf " tof AHs angie OF
death to come.
" The worst torture of an however.
was the prisen itself, room into which
a few rays Of hgh, Struggled from above,
and the stencil Of whiea tfor il has been
used by ,he iailers as a privy) was as
bad as death. For three months l
suffered thus, and then, without any
reason assigned, vas taken from il and
placed, always alone. in room called
the salone del Preti. large airy room
aud was well fed and well treated for
twenty-ene months more. | was the
prisoner OF the cardinal secretary, An-
toneIli.
About the middle Of 1855. again
without any reason being given, was
sent of TO Naples; was placed first in
the Nicaria, and aherward in San
Francisco, IN small, close room, where
have been detained four and half
years. | was questioned on several
occasions, and al last refused to answer,
saying that my prosecutors already knew
what bad TO say; thar was uniustly
and illegally confirmed, and nothing
should COMPEL me to utter another
word.
'On another occasion was called
before Bianchini, the director Of police
who interrogated me. Iappealed against
my sufierings, and all the reply Treoeived
was, Va beasf Ia beas z from Chris.
tisn man to one suffering as Z was. I
have been asked to send sappiica for
my liberation, but my invariabe answer
was, win die; never will ask any
thing Of this government
When first J arrived here J had
little money, which for short time pro-
cured me better food than the prison
fare and then by degrees ! sold my
clothes. At last sold at times my black
} bread to have little salt TO sprinkle
over my beans, and sometimes to pro-
cure some incense TO relieve the horrid
stencil of my prison. As for water for
purposes Of cleanliness Il was never sun
piled me, and all That ] could do was 10
dip one Of my own rags into a jug Of
drinking water, and wash some portions
Of my body. During the day ! could
repose, but at night ! was covered with
black beetles, aeas aud lice, and ev-
cry conceivable species Of vermin. /
, expected death, and desired and prayed
for Il as a relief, bot il never came, Ny
i, clothes were at last SO reduced that was
all but nakid, and so have passed four
summers and winters, pacing up and
down my narrow chamber. / will show
yoa my prison dress, said he and going
out, returned in a few minutes. He
might have stood as n model for Lazarus
e risen from the tomb. The lower part OF
j his body was covered with a thin pair Of
. brown draws, nothing more; on his feet
we're pair Of shoes with the soles and
upper feathers all IN holes. He had no
3 shirt, but over The upper part Of his body
was thrown q rag, something like coarse
! kitchen lowell one corner Of which he
= bad placed on bis head, and as the long
elfin locks, which bad not been cut for
/ many years, hung down Ear below his
shoulders, be appeared more like brute
beas, than Christian man. See this
rag, said be, how ! boiebed II. This
was my dress, and 50 clad paced up and
down my solitary den When ! heard
Of his state, said the benevolent Arenare,
whose name should be known and honor
ed, I sent him some clothes, otherwise
be could not have left bis prison aud
{ when he entered my house / thought !
had never witnessed such sight. lie
was supported By two persons, for be
! could scarcely walk, aud stared about,
csclaiming, Where am r. lie was
evidently lost lie has somewhat recoy-
cred 10 appearance, lot his eyes are still
E haii-elosed, as though unaecBstomed 70
4 the light, and the indications Of suffering
, are unmisiakabe.' You we're astonish-
I % By shat you have seen. said friend
! who was nitb me, and yet in the Viea-
r.a have seen hundreds Of such sights
c. The Young Mems Republican
: Uuioa Of New York have issBed, for gra-
tuilons circulation. an edition Of 10000
copies oi a life q Lincoln 10 German,
With fise wood cass. II Is only a week
ago shai the Republican Union we're de-
j. sired By She Pennsylvania committees to
sei up ibis Iiie add not until the Ma
tsenal and State Committees bad declined
ior want of salIieisnt time.
2 e a saaall tsfass nannon has been found
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