The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-12-29
THE I~NQUISITION.
Az INSTITUTION THAT EXISTED m
SPAIN FOR GENERATIONS.

90 lhS"NahoT
jews. Ancrward Hereto Christians
Were Tortured and Killed.
PERHAPS those who have accused Chris
tophcr Columbus Of marrow, sectarian
bf2otrv and Of cruelty have not sufi-
GENTLY taken into account the spirit Of
the age in which he lived. The intol-
rrancr. the bigotry and the merciless
cr.elry Of that time are sufficiently Illus
irat.l - that mO,a monstrouso Of iG>titn-
ions, ,Ie Spanish inqui>ilior.
NIu.i is called the modern inqui.ition
vas e-ao!i-hcd in Spain under the reign
II +, rdinand and lsabclla-sovereigns
who possessed many Of the elements Of
greatness, and who certainly brought
Spain TO a high position among the ma
the reign # thc,o Two soverei -ns that
the l.onstrous inquieition was e>tab-
Ii-heI.
This iuqU.-ltiou consisted Of a com
mission consisting Of several judges,
whose duty it was to hunt out heretics
and punish them. The primary object
81 Inc iuquisiti0n was to extirpate
every trace Of h~ctcrodoxy, and make n
Land where uonc but the orthodox could
.it". 1t succeeded in It's attempt, but
t.. history OF its proceedings fur
ni.hes one Of the most bloody mar
natives 10 which the race has ever lis
E, .a.
lHa attention of the inqTisition was
f., directed against the Jews. This
~. .ftv race Ot people then, as now,
we've conspicuous for their financial i'm
Iuritncc. In the course Of time many
Christians became their debtors, and it
j., probable that the desire to escape
these ju.t debts frequently occasioned
ia. srjZUr" Of these unfortunate Jews
for Hcrcsv. The Christian not only did
not Tee! il incumbent upon himself to
pay his debts 10 heretics, but even al
their property was cO~ntiscated.
The lercticS could be accused anony-
nOu y. and il was not considered neces-
say 10 bring the accused and the &C
cUscr face TO face. The accused hereto
Wa, seized without warming, conveyed
10 the chambers of the inquisition and
li2idly kept from all intercourse with
1h- outside world. No relative or friend
20 cOndoir with MIN or to advise him
was P'iII''''!' 10 COME ll'o MS presence
ne Wa KEPT III ignorance OF the chal5e
"r'" men liz was hCd'ccIate' N"uh-
81 wa. allowed lll1n' Dnt ms was mere
i"'l-ItIt'Y' ior 'hlS coullSti was not al
''"e' 10 CONFER win MN.
II INC PRISONER ltluSc" 10 confess Ills
S"'t.' "i was Ca"Sl' III tFaSIoh9 or con
''A"l'li"hN' ne was conveyed to the tor
lure '~iialhoeF' where ne was submitted
TO the lhtenSest agony which 1t Is pos
SlhIe Tor human nerves to sustain.
L'ooIle+A many innocent men declared
themselves S"'1'| "h"er IhlS eNqulalte
torture III oE"cr 20 escape the terrible
agony lil''eeH "rath was preferable TO
me torment.
Inc evidence upon W"lch The heretlcS
were '"i'''tcu seems I" us "htlreIy III
@uhl'I'I'' ne pftslilhHiiNe proofs,
S"I9 I'"'"''' ny Nh4tA lhe charEf rI
'"''a,Si'I was '''oh'iSne'' "SrlnSt the ac-
c"Heo are 50 curious mat l'" OF e
may deserve h"''Cr. IL Wae c"l~ld'red
" @"'l cN''t''l'' 81 me rae II the prs
'''t VOC ".,'t' ',''"'N 'i'"A"f Iln"A
- ~ - W." '''",'"'" '"'A "i o'"'t
Gays 81 me week; Il NJ tad 10
ne IN LIS mouse IN" p~t"'e"lr& even
lhN' Il lie ""' at ''hir Wl'A Jews
OF '.' the ''""' 81 ANIMALS HlaH%h-
''''' ny !A'.| iGlAl"' 81 Drank -
certain to Nt!dEt helu IN mucn >t.ni