The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-01-05
SelERighteousness, Illustrated

The n. Y. World calls attention to the
fact, that while Boston, or the Boston Abo
litionists, are breaking their hearts, ant
shedding crocodile tears over the otter
imaginary woes of the black man. away of
South. young women and boys of their OWL
race, and Of their own kith aud kin, are the
victims OF systematic cruelty, and at their
own doors, which puts to the blush tbe
worst that is alleged against the slave own
ers, South. The World quotes from an Of
fetal report Of the Inspectors of Public
Institutions in thecity in question, as ii
appears in the Daily Adratiser First,
with regard to the offenses against mod
csty, the report says:
With the exception of tue House of Re.
formation for Juvenile Offenders, and in the
bovS' department, which is furnished with
one spacious tub in which the froicsome
ness Of boyhood can disport itself with a
quite limited freedom, all the prisons are
provided with the ordinary bath tub, from
thee to Seoen in number, and placed side by
four inches apart these are all In open
rooms, without any screen or protection
whatever, and in these publicly exposed
tubs the prisoners, men women and girls, in
their respective departments, in groups Of
from three t. seven, are required to per
form their ablutions. Old offenders, young
offenders, girls of pine and ten years of age,
alike must disrobe themselves, and in full
observation of their feiu HG and officers, in
state of utter nudity, enter the bath, per-
form its duty, and partake its IeireShment.
Now with regard to brutality to young
women:
On the 18th of July, the day previous to
the visit of the inspectors, one of the girls
in the female department of this house had
been severely punished. The girl was II
years Of age, and coming Is in the ensuing
May, in stature woman grown; it is said
she had been very troublesome girl. On
this occasion she was charged with direct
disobedienne Of orders, and insolent Ian
guage; she frankly admitted the offence and
for it was punished by the Superintendent
in person, with rattan about half an inch
in diameter and 20 inches long, upon the
shoulders and back Of the neck-the number
Of blows no one can report. The Supern
tendent says: I" / struck her with all my
might-she would not yield; sent for
larger stick, and then she held out her hand
After this beating and this submission, she
was committed to the cell and the food Of
the solitary, where wo found her on the 3lst
day Of July. Upon each shoulder the flesh
was discoored, blue black in spots as large
as tue palm of the hand, and there were
perfectly evident traces of blows upon her
back and shoulders.
Then as to the whipping of boys:
In the course of this investigation we
were informed by this officer, that in the
boys department the punishments are some
times inflicted lcih an ordinary tcagon arhip
By the Superintendent in person.
But the inmates OF the institution are
starved also:
Another Glass Of complaints is an alleged
s@su9Fciency0f rations, These we have heard
known to the officers of the prison; and YET
at the present inspection, full one-third OF
the male prisoners, and many of the females,
complained 10 US tual IL w"s ih hPoss'oio io'
them to obtain food enough to satisfy the
natural cravings of hunger; it appeared re
quests for more food, to the officers immedi'
ateIy in charge, had, in some cases, been re
peated again and aeain without avail
Taken altogether (adds the World) this
account is one of the severest satires ever
penned against the slavery-abhoring, self
righteous Bostonians. ~ d.