, 1863-10-30

The Way S1aves arc Punished in the
South-Sou1e OF the Beauties of The
lseUf.n Institution - Iron Collars,
SlacElcs, Chains and Gags.

Long previous to the breaking ont Of the
war, It was fashionable for editors, orators,
and other literary characters IL the interests
OF tie b1ayeocr1cy to advocate the cause Of
slavery On tie ground Of tts humanity q and
Of the superior civilization III the States where
It existed, and for this reason. and because Of
its harmonizing aud benign influences upon
the white rice, they were loud In recommend.
Ing its adoption, not only In the new terrific
ries, hut Throughout the civilized world
They scented the idsa OF there r. being 1 anything
it was regulated in the South. They pro.
nounced the narratives published time and
again Of the brutnlfties Fracticed by planters
and ovsrssers upon the unfortunate African,
~ Abolition eanards' havi1g NO ex, +
New Ergland Eanatics. The Legree and
Uncle TON Of Mrs, Harriet Beecher Stowe
were myths, and no counterpart to either had
e1er been seen tn the Sunny South They
petaistent]y denied that anything like torture
or harsh treatment Was eyer 1esorted to BY
wou1d triumphantly point you to the many
humane laws on their statute books for the
protection Of the slaves against acts Of CRUEL
II on the part Of the dominant race.
So unanimous were these admirers Of the
pecu1iGr institution, In their testimony on
these points, that people abroad, who were
unacquaiuted with the real condition Of
to believe that their crednlfty hnd been I'M
posed ppcn by the fnghtful pictures Of
Southern s1aye life that YVES every now and
then prs scented to them through the North.
trnprese, They lost sight Of the fact that In
the North freedom OF speech and liberty Of
Of IN Institution upon which the entire su-
1,e1etructure Of its 6ocin fabric had been
rea1 ed, s1d that thoEe who ought to be the
expcnents Of public opinion, we're merely the
paid apolcgists Of the shareholders; that any
editor who da5ed 70 esp1sss E ~ op!s;ioan, ID 3D.
been strung up to the first tree Offering,
withou: Judge or jury, or eyen the benefit
q Gere e III aware ss''' Il the % tsrrs6le ! cru.
elites practised By many planters and
oyerseeIs upon their slayes In the rnral dis.
one Of them dared to expose these evils, or
even admit th1t they e1ieted. Tbs SIX hun
dred thousand slaTeoWners Owned every
thing in the South. Including the press and
The pulpit, the courts, the public forum and
the non slayeholding class ; aad, consequentr
| II, were the manufacturers Of Southern sent1-
! ment, Southern literature, ard Southern pub:
| lie opinion consequently, truth was bAnished
| from the Land, and talsehond reigned supreme.
| finder these circumstances, it Was not sur.
| pr4ait z that nany good people In other parts
| Of the world were prone to d1sbeueTe o.
doubt the many reports carried abroad b5
travellers from England or the North, who
hsd penetrated iEto the inner temple O.
| Southern society, and grown sick upon the
horrors Of it's rottenness and barharlty.
! The rebellion has been the means Of shed
ding flood Of light upon this subject, ani
| the RESEARCHES Of gentlemen connected witt
our victorious army have unfolded thss ground
md brutality, that Will put to the blush ths
deeds Of the tyrants who ruled the world II
the DARK ages, aud csuse humanity to WeeI
for the terrible wrongs suffered by IN unfor
tuLate race, at the hands OF nation Of Peo
ple claiming to be Christians and advanced
| higher in the tcale Of civilization than thsl
neighhoEs. .,,
Col Hants, who has had much to do rftl
the plantations iu the neighborhood OF thi
city. 4ud hAs, In the line of his duty, pal
many yi.its to them, has discovered many in
st,ruents an1i 1implem oftorture, which s
farto thow That the chiTal1ic Southern planter
OF those debased creatures, their o7ersseIf
srspish iuquisition. Many Of thes
implements prove them to have been adep.
IN the rrdncmeuts of cruelty-a1d
some Of them they have displayed an IL
yeptIye genius worthy Of even the gre
Yankee nation. From among thes
| rumercus implements Of barbadty, hs has 81
iected few Of the least burdensome, whic
|
First, there ID ar iron collar made to it Il
| neck, which is tatteoed with screv. To tn
are listened three upright pronKs, about eigl
tocn inches In length, to eacl Of which Is q
taehed small bell The beauty of this !.
| strun,ent Is, that the peraon wearing It c.
never rest his head upon the gronnd-tt
rrongs ktepirg It always, when ii a reclini1
position, certain distance from auy sup7or
and tie bells keep him awake by The
contInus1 Thrilling. This was ..
upon the neck Of young woman by order
her master, and she wss condemned to We,
= t for li.e. Fortunately the arrival Of Il
Yankees relieved her eufsIfngs c:c dea'
came to the rescue. Another article ts
heavy iron collar With mouth Pisee, zee, Or "g,s :g
the chin, and is tmmuyably fixed In the noat
In order to speak, eat or drink 1t must be !
: moved. The hated King Of Italy never had
more effective instrument In his torture ROOF
4 piece Of iron arnor, Of Ingenious workma
. slfp, to be wurn upon tue leg, forcing T
J victim to limp, and preventing his runni
! away, was next exhibited It must ha
bctn extremely palnfol to the wesrer. The
. was very thick iron ring, to which v
attscled by heavy chatn squs