Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-05-06
White Citizens Wrongly Inn
prisODed.

pEISOneus
The editor Of the Rochester Daily Union
writes to that paper from Washington as
follows
THE report of the Commission appoint
ed TO examine the cases of the State priso-
ners confined in the prisons of Washington,
BSl'imore, New York, Boston, ETC., if it
shall ever be published, will make a pro-
found sensation. The readers of the Union
VIII remember what a Tremendous noise
was recently made by Senators Trumbull.
Wilson and others because, as they alleged
negroes were retained in prison here,
against whom no crime vas proven, and
who could obtain no redress.
But It now appears that large number
Of white men, quite as guiltless as the
honorable Senators themselves, had even
then lain in the prisons of the metropolis
for months, and, having the misfortune TO
belong to prescribed race they might
have rotted in their loatbsome cells, had
not their cases arrested the attention OF
somebody else than these champions of
human freedom. The Commission have
CONF leted their labors in this city, and
gone north. 1t has transpired that one
man, an freshman, was imprisoned here
seven months, under these circumstances
lie had been very active in one Of the
northern cities in getting up recruits for
the national armies at an early day. Then,
as matters were rapidly coming to crisis,
he set out for the south to find a sister who
was living in South Carolina. with view
to bring her north before all communica-
ton should be broken of.
lie was arrested by the military author
iues, who supposed him to be spy, and
was thrown into prison, where he has lain
ever since, or until few days ago, when
ne was released by the Commissioners-
mus Is but one of a large number of cases
OF the general character; of innocent men
thrown Into prison on a vague suspicion Of
some subordinate Cfhcer, and lying there
month after month without the possibility
OF procuring trial or getting the ear of
any public officer whatever.
There was another case of clerk in one
oil the departments, who was charged 5y
an enemy who wanted his place, with
aiding and abetting the enemy. lie was
arrested and thrown into prison as matter
of course.
Alter lying there for goodly portion Of
year, II is ascertained that the accusation
purely malicious, and that loyal man has
been punished for an imputed crime, while
many who are really guilty still enjoy the
patronage and abuse the confidence Of the
government. 1t is WORTHY of remark that
the military authorities have been more
unfortunate than the civil; a much larger
proportion of persons arrested at the in
stance OF the latter having been found
guilty OF aiding and abetting TIE rebels.
a
coach clergyman, lawyer, and a res
nectahle looking elderly person. The
lawyer, wishing to quiz the clergyman.
began to descant pretty freely on the adj
mission o. many Unqualified persons into
the church.
AS a prOOi,' says he, what petty rar-
sons we have. once heard one read in
stead Of-'And Aaron made an atonement
for the sins of the people, And Aaron
MADE an ointment for the shins Of the
people
Incredible exclaimed the clergyman.
Oh replied the lawyer. L dare say this
gentleman will be able to inform us of
something similar
That j can said the old gentleman.
while the face Of the other passenger
frightened in triuInph-'for | was once
present IN a country church where clergy-
man, instead of-'The devil was a liar
from the beginning actually read, The
devil was lawyer from the begiuningv
Sar Apropose of marriagetle girls, thus
says Jennie June in the New York Sum
day Times, Girls are none the worse for
being little wild, little startling to yery
| proper nerves and much less likely, 10 that
case, to spend their time gasping over
sentimental novels, and imagining tina;
| every whiskered specimen they see is their
hero, and that they are destined to become
! heroines before they have learned to make
q shirt or pudding, or cut slice OF bread
smootbly. 1t they can run, jump, skate,
swim, and mend their own torn dresses
they are in better condition to be mar
RED, though the idea had never entered
their heads, than if they had confined to a
daily promenade in the most fashionable
OF bonnets, and had spent twO-thirds Of
every night IN discussing with dear Maria
the prospect Of Mr.. Simpsons proposing
NIGHT.-llOw absolute and omnipotent
is the silence of the night And vet the
stiffness seems almost audible. From all
the measurelesss depts of air around us
comes a sound, half whisper, as if we
could hear the crumbling and falling ayay
of all created things, in the great miracle
of nature; decay and reproduction, ever
beginning, ever ending; the gradual lapse
and running of the sand in the great hour
| glass of tune
A little girl, after icing out some time
trying to eDsDare the little fishes in the
neigh5oring stream with crooked pin and
thread and line, came running into the
house, out of breath with excitement, and
exclaimed:
oh mother, I've got ii?'
Got what, ehildP
why got the fish,
But DON'T see any fish,
Why mother, answered the little angler
her voice suddenly changing to muurnful-
ness, i got it, but it unbit and divedv