The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-31
Iudga n. Uarrison,s Case.

Judge N. Harrison's Case.
During the recent session of the Leg
stature, Colonel D. s HOUNsHELL, OF
Greeubrier county in this State. came TO
Wheeling for the purpose of bringing
IL the notice of the House of Dele
gates grave accusations against the per
r sonal and official integrity of Jndge n.
HARRISON, of Monroe, presiding ~ Judge
in the 9th Judicial Circuit The charges
were reduced to writing, the specitca'
lions particularly set forth and the
names Of witnesses by whose testimony
the truth Of the charges might he 7"S'
taiued were furnished to the representa-
tive body having the power ofimpench.
ment and removal AT The same time
the charges were Of such nature as 10
render him who was guilty of the alleged
offences totally unfit to occupy judicial
position in the State The charges,
specifications aud names of witnesses
we're read by the Clerk OF the House Of
Delegates and, amid disgraCeful coufuS-
Lion, summarily thrown aside. After the
adjournment OF the House, and while
the members were still in the hall Colo
mel HOUNsHELL was assaulted in a most
brutal and cowardly manner by mum
Der of the Delegates, aud elected from
the Capitol which is the common proper
" Of the citizens OF the State When
the Delegates assembled the next day,
after sufficient time had elapsed for the
Subsideuce passion, they deliberately
resolved, without investigation, that
the charges against n HARRISON were
"slanderous aud false. and refused to
r hear the evidence that was offered IN
their support For 40 other reason than
that Judge n HARRISON was member
of the radical faction, and plant tool
Of his patty and that the gentleman who
preferred the charges against him had
Deen, soldier IN the Confederate army
the House of Delegates voted to shield
him from ceusure. ia SUPPRESS the ey.-
J9nce Of his unvorthines> foI judicial
position and to protect Kim IN his per
Soual aud official career The members
of the House Of Delegates thus bound
their OWE reputation to his and became
aiders and .abettOrs in his crime
To show to the public what manner
of man n HARRISON is, and to exhibit
tie true character of the Legislature
that has given him its favor and thrown
around hum ITS protection, Colonel
NoUNsHELL ha, collected the letters and
afidavits that are herewith submitted
They will he followed ana corrobOratcd
by Others tending equally TO establish
he truth 81 the occupations made last
winter and So shametUiiJ Suppressed %
the House Of Delegates
In >pPp'r, II the charge that i E3F.
RIsoN was guiitv of iislsyaity to the
SoYernmeut Of 1he United States. The
following letter Erom NAY TYrEF Esq,
the distinguished aud ioduea,sI editor
of the Richmond Enquirer, has been re-
eeiEri
RICHIoN4, w, March , leo
Col b ). HoraskN
DEAN SIR: | have received i10ur re
quest and hasten to reply. \ Harrison
uOw a Judge in West Virginia. came To
Richmoad during the date war and called
upon ne in the EaqHirer office Ell.
Qnired Why he had remained So long j..
the North after Virginia bad seeded
Tie impression left np0n my mind By
2Ir Harrison was that he remained 10
Philadelphia attending To the interests
# the Southern cause, and doing all iu
L!s power ior rs ala ahi assistance that
he tad been Az object oi suspicion be
.iuSe 1t his tuowU >ymrathy With the
Confederate cause aud thai he had lit
erallyr escaped tiom that Surveillance
~,fh great Ian. aud danger The con.
,erSation satisfied me that Mr Harrison
"as "a good Confederate. and never
doubted that be was until heard of his
appointment 10 Judge Nj Harrison
asked aud obtained from iIc Il letter Zee
ommending him for IA position under the
t"nfedrrase Government cannot NOW
~p"sHlNely say what the position Was,
h't NV '"tpre>s,uh uuW - that il was in
the Ehl can OF Exchange, OF The Njtre 4
.Mulng Burtan lwas greatly snrnris ei
when | learned OF his apnointms,,t az
Judge, Tor | Vas Grmly iInnrassaj that
all has sy mPattieS had Geeo I'll 10
Gpnfederacy
- / am sir, veTy IeSpectfuny
60 C--G Your obsdieut servant.
---- Nat TYLER.
In further proof of the fact that judge