The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-02-15
Crucltr In olden Tlmer.

Tho whip played very conspicuous
part In both tho public and private life %
the Romans. The lictora, always. attend
ing the consuls, wore their punches Of
roods not merely for state chow, although
il was not permitted to beat Roman citi-
xeus except in the case Of their being
thieves, but slavesw beaten with em0Osh
leather straps. called feruie; morU painful
were the rutip, made OF several stripa OF
parchment twisted together, and tho Hu.
perlativc was the eide called nagcllum,
often right Terrible Most terrible Of all
was an instrument imported from abroad,
the Spanish whip. used only by very Se-
we're masters. They had not only the.
right of whipping slaves at pleasure, bit
oven Of killing them. Some masters, not
satisfied witt tho plain Spanish whip,
made Il more terrible by fastening email
nails or bones and little leaden balls 20 II.
Slaves were stripped, their hands tied to
tree 0g post, aud their feet hindered from
Kicking by the clog of hundred-pound
weight. The most trifling faults were pun
ishod in this manner, and a poor fellow
| might be logged for the mere amusement
Of his masters guests. II was no rare oc-
currenoe that slave died under the whip.
aud there was no more regret than for the
loss Of pan or other piece Of household
4 property. The ladies were particularly
cruel 60 their slaves The poor girls IN
attendance, scratched aud bleeding from
wounds made with the long pins the Ia
dics wore as an ornament, sometimes hllet
the whole houses with their cries. The
cruelty toward the slaves increased 30
much that the empcrors made some effort
to check it, laws were mado, pursuant to
which such masteSs 40 would forsako tlS6if
slaves in sickness forfeited their rights IL
them after their recovery; and Roman
who would Intentionally kin slsve was to
be banshed from Rome. Any lady who
would whip or order whipping Of q slave.
to suclr degree that death ellsued before
the third day, was to be communicated
for from five TO seven years. The young
Roman libertines often choose the disguise
of slaves drege Tor their love adyens
| [tures. Rich people kept 80 great crowd
of slaves that thoy did not know them all
personally aud thus the Introduction into
, houses was made easy. Sometimes, how
) ever, the master OF the house got hint.
4 perhaps, from the lady herself, aud the in
a truder was hogGod as a runaway slave or q
, spy. Such an occurrence gave particulat
: delight to tive real slaves Il was Q ntis-
fortune tllut happened TO the celebrated
4 historian Sallust, who courtcd Faustine.
3 daughter of rulls, and wife to Milo. After
: having received u severe logging, Suliust
. was released on paying considerable sum.
i Caligula used the whip with his own hand
y aud on the spot ;even upon people who, by
u talking too loudly OF the aieater, spoiled
}, his enjoyment of the players. He did not
IS much care who tho offender was. Even
the vestas were not exempt from this pun
!, .hment. Tho vestal Urbi"ia was whipped
Q by priest, and led in pre- .ession throt'gt
h, the streets. Other vestals. we are told
e had been whipped for the same offense. =
ia The guilty one, covered with q thin vail
was whipped by a priest in dark room
n Even Expresses were not always spared
d at least in the Christian time aud in Con
ID stantinople, where the mother If Justiar,
II was so adm,nishod. 70 be. whipped
ne however, was, in tho. eyes Of a Roman tn
in lowest Disgrace, ahd for this reason judge
ordered Christians to bo whipped at thei
I'd irst examination. @ tf "