Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-20
WHARF MASTER,
osEPH FORSYTH.

zgrgrRAI CoURT.-The Federal
,..ge John j. Jackson, Jr., met at
o'clock. John Morrison, who
;,,si for treason, and admitted to
.,,lisalion to reverse the order adj
. bail VIM. R. Compton, was ta-
Miller testified that Compton was
niaent secessiouist, he had frequent
,ha. no Northern soldier should
Virginia soil to subjngate the South.
Onptonl went away with Bill Thomp-
company from Fairmont, but after
returned and said he had been to
array, and only proposed to remain
days when he was going back
ten said that nothing in Gods world
fought him back from the army but
wanted to see Miss Kate somebody.
sr witness corrobcrated the above,
ibe case was passed by to give the
Der farther time to furnish evidence.
plication WAS made for bail in the
Of one Hamilton, of Randolph county,
gcarcd that Hamilton is in very bad
b The Court announced that it
admit Hamilton to bail in the sum
QUO, with pledge that he would not
b 70 Randolph county.
District Attorney (Col. Smith) pre-
!! petition from many citizens of
d and Wayne counties, asking that
s,on L. Boon and james L. Boon be
lie! to bail The parties were exam
a4t Jefferson Il. Boon was admitted
Ri in the sum OF 5000. james Z.
said, if he had to vote again, lie
y vote for secession. He had not
3sel his opinions. "Wcll,' said the
a, Il have not changed my opinion
q you. You can 80 back to Jail. =
Richardson and Col. Smith suggested
4 the Court hal misunderstood Mr..
9. The Court replied that it had un-
.tool Mr.. Boen perfectly. At Il subsc-
p lime, however, the Court again
a;'oaci Mr.. Boen with more satisfnc-
results to that gentlemen, and he was
5aei to bail.
ts Court then stated that it would
a2 the case of Z. Jabob, against
p rule had been issued, to show
Ehy his name should not be stricken
ias roll of practicing attornies, be-
Of bis refusal 10 take the oath to
OH he Constitution of the United
E II accordance with a rule of the
squirting attorneys proposing to
VIZ n the Court, to take such oath.
.'si.oo commenced his argument by
r's The rule that was served upon him
3. he had taken the oath to support
''as'!tntion OF the United States time
G7'ni, and exhibited a certificate of
atr which he desired to be consider ed
= '''iten answer to the rule. By ia
las oath he had acquired a right to
$ iR this Court. Twas by that he
.'-'iTas by that he expected to sup
Us 'Amily, which was wholly female
NE called no in question his honor
.'l1'iy as practitioner in this Court,
~ right to enquire why am Thus
,.'aed' fit was intended by this rule
-''ge that he was in rebellion against
e'eFal authority, he denied it. He
never been guilty of, or couuselled al
y U'so0edience to the Federal Govern
- SO help him God. He had no OBJ
.'s1 70 taking the oath. but one could
=. .''sa IN position where his self-re
:, anu sense of duty would embarras
IP0n proposition to take an oath o
.Ia'ac'er. He contradicted the prop
.'a That the Court had a right to re
- counsel to renew their oaths at pleas
-u1 at the same time he desired it t
~, ,1'sFstood that he did not deny tn
'-o''ty ofthe Court.
a 0asn vas a religious obligation H
. ~. to believe in divinity and the oh
'u'as imposed by the Old and New ties
'u lie held that oaths are not to h
:. .I,.e':arily taken. The injunction
49,, a.'a, Swear not at ALL" was an a,
.'Oa n'ot to assume oaths unnecessariI
# "'eSeFeHtly. He had taken a
= :. 10 support til, Constitution {
t.. 'u''ed States, Gh,n he received hi
~ practice in this Court. Oaths d
j.. wear out when once assumed they a
:. = retain the same freshness and Wig,
y uen they first were administered. Nh
81. MS opinion, and not being consciol
, ,a.ing violated the oath, self-respe
, 'u OIL him, as he valued his reput