Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-09-15
JUDGE THoMPsoNls CHARGE.

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~ We have not for sone years been in the hab-
itofpaying any attention 70 the Welsburg Her
aid further than to defend the people Of Brooke
and Hancock counties from the SANDERS it has
from time to time heaped upon them, and we
shall not now notice the attack on US, but pass
it by andlet Il take It's place with the petty and
loss HinEs we have from time to time received at
its hands But when public fnnctionary is
attacked and belied, when Judge Of our State,
for performing his duties as patriot and State
OH :sr, Is subjected to the miserable snd low
charge preferred against him by ouch sheet
as the Herald. It is the duty of the press to de-
fend the officer; for his act is the act Of the
public. Hence, NC notice email part only of
an elaborate attack of two columns upon the
Judge and his charge to the Grand Jury of
: Brooke. Passing by the heaps of calumny and
low detraetion Of the Herald, we come 70 the
following
1--WE Of course expected that as the charge
was delivered tc Brooke county Jury, and for
the benefit Of citizens thereof, that Il would be
published in Brooke county, Ia accordance with
tho request, &c published at all; his Honor from
;Eotne auseknown best 70 himself or his friends,
preferred the Wheeling Intelligencer as tho ye'.
hiele Tor expressing the law Of treason. Aecor-
dinghy in the Inteltigenesr OF the 9Th, and 9Th
IL duly appeared, the letter OF request altered
from the original, the names Of several OF the
parties appended 10 Il, expunged, according ~
their political preferences differed with those Of
= the judge, and others substituted"
Il would be hard to An5 paragraph Of the
same length containing = larger number Of false
hoods we.neme them ssriatim:
aai@ LIST tits false that the publication was asked
to be made in the Herald.
"a. It is false that tho letter Of request was
obtained from the original.
3d. It is false that siusle name signed 70 the
letter was sxnunged.
4th. Il is false that other names were sabsti-
tutels
"a This Is fair sample Of the reliance 70 be.
placed in the charges Of the Herald, and whea
We show the fssts we may ,sell leave the Herald
10 BE 10 the pit It has unfortunately dug for
d ITSELF taR
The simple facts are these Tho Judge re-
ceived sso lottsrs asking Tor copy Of bis charge
i3f pu6lieAsion Every pRpaS to the Letter pab-
Iishod was put there by tbs partias except one
which was aigued 70 it by ths writer at the re-
quest Of the party. The judge very properly
selected the letter published, and this is the
head and frons Of his offending, and this the
ground Of too faiss charges OF the Herald.
wehere icsve The mas knowing that Judge
Thompson needs not this yindicaton, even at
our hands his character and his ability stand
above tho reach pf the shafts Of the Herald
wehavO rarely seen 4 paper more reckleSs in
SIS course. It Is eoEesous OF potoriety and 1t
win lksly secure is aim. Not satisasd with
paper notoriety, the editor courts personal no
S torioty and Is ambitious to DO indicted he
would then mount the platform Of persecution
With Smith aRd others and likely move to Ohio
on It, we hardly thsak Re win be gratihod,
though his offence be Of q good grade for
punishment we trust he wa be spared and he
certainly win be e the Grand jury arc na4iie to
fsslshs force u tbs legal saassiH'.lLs hsinis,is
s.es earat Ter
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