Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-02
Judge Thompson.

The case of ex-Judge Thompson has, in
all conscience, excited attention enough
considering the man in personal point OF
view. We wish he could have been dis
posed of without half the nOtoriety that
has been given him. Notoriety has been
the ex 5udge's very meat and drink these
many years, and the desire for it is
ruling characteristic of his nature. TO
gain tito gain place in print-to be
read and talked about-he has written and
said about as many weak and foolish things,
in prose and verse, as any man in the couns
try. Had he received the notoriety he
expected, when he made his "Barrier
State" speech in the winter of 1861, and
been promoted accordingly inIhe organi-
cation of the Restored Government, we
should never have had any trouble with
him, beyond that which would have arisen
from official relation to a man naturally
weak aud dogmatical. AS soon as he found
out that he was no longer to be the place.
man of faction and q family that had
long arrogated to itself rule or disorgani-
new order of things he was likely TO be
appreciated for just what he was, VIA
very incapable mamie experienced sud-
den change of heart, and flew off into
pan1phleting and TRADING against the Re-
stored Government.
No regard for principles or even seeming
consistency controlled his disappointed
ambition for day. One OF two Of his life
long oppOneuts-Gov. Peirpoint for one
were advanced over him, and that was
more than he could bear, and was an all
sufficient matter of revenge with him.
Added to this feeling of his own was the
disloyalty of his kindred, and the two to-
ge,her made him just what he has been
from June, 1861, VIA bitter hater of
the government, state and national, and
willing seeker after the honors of persecu-
ton and martyrdom.
We suppose now that he feels as If he
had gained the very "bloed- red seal" itself
of martyrdom, aud is ready to wait impa-
tientIy tor the coming of Jefs Kingdom,
when be, will be again returned to his old
ancient Judicial empiricism over the minds
of this people. For ourselves we regret
that such man, possessing no qualities of
either head or heart that could legitimate
ly attract people to him, has been able to
apparently achieve a victory over loyal
men through the instrumentality of
a loyal court. We feel bound to
say that we believe that Judge
jackson felt DESTROYS to do his duty both
to the technicslities of the law and like
wise to the necessities of our unnatural
and dangerous surroundings. While every
man of intelligence knows that at the
South such man as Judge Thompson is
dealt with bya public opinion more intol-
Grant than even the intolerant legislation
ofithat section, yet here he must needs be
allowed to evade both the loyal sentiment
ofthe people and the spirit of the law by
meeting the letter of it with specious pre-
lenses of love for the Constitution aud bold
denials of hostility to the Government
We have always commended that there is
but poe way to deal with such men, and
and not to let them remain among US to
plague and yex aud distract the councils
of the true aud loyal men of the State. We
regret THAT Judge Thompson could not
have been sent South months ago. BE
would soon have found his level among the
people there. such men::as him do not rise
very high in the rebellion, They are bet
ter judges down there ,::of the minimum
amount of sense it takes 10 make even a
common '.grea little man" than weare up
here. A few months of low diet and nom
appreciation among his friends would soon
have siekened. the Ex-Judge and he would
have been quite willing to come back here
and filled his stomach with even the hasks
of the old office which he held, and which
he threw up because he was not made the
dspanjandrum ofWest Virginia at the
time of the reorganization movement
The RemovaI orc Curtis Explaill-
ed--A Letter OF the Presidenl's.