Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-04-19
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Editors LnteRigAer:
Your -radient correspondent Argus
who appears in the EnteLigeaesr of the I4th
inst, 10 reply TO my .remarks,in relation to
Judge Jackson of the Federal Court, must
certainly feel relieved, after being deliver
ed Of so great load from his intellectual
stomach, and no doubt uses the pretext of
replying to my article to vent his malicious
spleen agaInst the Judge himself "Ar-
gus, who Webster defines as a fabulous
being of antiquity, said to have hundred
eyes, Who was placed by Juno to guard 10.
may be favored with as many eyes as
his illustrious predecessor, which NAV
account for his keenness of per
cePtion, and also for his good taste (God
save the markl which he admits lac pos
sesses. His intimatiou that Judge Jack
son has done the author of the article
some special kindness, can only be the
production Of a sycophantic spirit, and a
graduate from the high school Of toadyism,
which have no doubt this s'honored
eye1" Arghs is a proficient. have never
even spoken to Judge Jackson, aud would
only know him when / see him. But
croakIng MeSsrs. Editore, has become very
fashionable since this war commenced.
There are several degrees of this animal.
lou will ind them 10 all classes Ofsociety,
from United States Senators down TO the
one horse petifogging would be lawyers and
my experience teaches me that RhereN er
they are found, high or low, there is al
ways some unsoundness in them, in some
phase or other. Argus, after belaboring
his disordered mind, at a wonderful rate,
upon Monongalia, goes into conYulsions
upon the conduct of Judge jackson, who,
presume, is able to take his own part,
and set himself right. both before the PEG.
pie and the Government. If the Judge has
been Guilty of what this " hundred-eyed "
Argus has charged him with; that is, TAX
ing what is understood as s'straW bails'
from those who have been indicted for
treason, and setting them at liberty, he
ought to account for it. This Is a grave
charge, and if Judge Jackson does not
bring the author of it 10 account, provided
the game be worth the pOwderJ there will
be a semblance of truth in the charge.
The policy of both the State aud Gener-
al Governments at the commencement of
this unholy war, in relation to prisoners
and all persons known to be disloyaI and
| offenders against the laws, was concilia-
ton, aud disposition to win offenders
from the error of their ways, BIZ holding
out a friendly hand TO show them that
the design Of the General Government was
to bring about a peaceful state of affairs.
| 1t Is true, experience has shown to a great
extent, that that policy was wrong, and
that twas necessary to change il and adopt
| more rigid one. The truth Of this posi-
ton every true Union man sees, and de-
sires it carried out. The pirates taken
upon the high seas aud tried and con-
demned in the City of New York, were
they hung Why was ". ]. Wiley suffer-
ed to depart from custody at Wheeling,
from the jurisdiction of the State authori-
ties, when everybody believed he was
guilty of the offence he was charged with?
| Why was this done, but TO carry out the
coneiliatoEy measures of the General Gov
eminent for reasons stated above, and
others that could be named
We all see now that this policy was
wrong and ought to be changed, and have
no doubt will be changed. And why all
the oblOqny (if such tits, should be cast
upon Judge Jackson, when other tribunals.
both State and National have been act
ing upon the sameIprinciples, and all the
officers Of the State and National Govern
ments, enjoying the confidence of the peo-
pie and the Government, that they were
loyal and had the good of the country At
heart, with the bare exception of this
wise AEgtS, this Hhundred-e eyed juno. /"
who has taken his seat upon the pinnacle
of liberty and issued his pronunciamento
to the authorities OF all this region, pro.
claiming that the judges of the General and
State Courts are minutes, and uusound aud
unworthy of the positions they hold.
Now, Messrs. Editors. a word, in con-
elusion. You are aware that the article
excepted toby this Solomon was written at
least two months since, and from the i'm
preston made by the course of Judge
jackson last fall, in relation to prisoners
brought before him at that time. 1 have
not heard that the Judge has varied one
iota from that course, and cannot believe
that he has, Notwithstanding the t.fulsome-
ly untruthful" crossings of s'Argus.n
irg MoXoNGALIA.