Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-02-20
CoWAaDLY AyD UxAASLY.


In the House of Delegates Wednesday af.
tsrhpon dis. racefnl scene waS presented
= aud which must be deprecated BIZ all lovers
OF law and order As will be seen by the re.
port of the House, which appears elsewhere
F, charges were, Preferred against Judge n.
! Harrison, oi the Ninth Judicial Circuit, tor
| dtsloyalty to the Government of the United
>ta'e, mal-administratinn of the duties OF
his office and perjury. These charges were
preferred by Mr.. u. S. Hounshell, of Green
brler, who pre- ented the names of number
OF ofprOminent gentlemen, some of whom had
! held Office of high rauk in the Federal army,
as witnesses.
AS soon as the charges we're ;Ftad ii the
House, Mr. Henry c. NPWhorter, OF Ka-
i'awha county, said he hoped the House
Would not entertain them the charges had
been preferred by rebel bu:hwhacker, and
1t was an insult to this body to have loyal
men arraigned by rebels. When the Huu:s
sij"urne Mr.. HOunshell came forward and
introduced himself to Mr.. NJ WhUrter with
Sir, am Mr.. Hounshell Of the Confederate
army, aud Il soldier. desire to know Your
authority t. r calling me bushwhacker."-
Mr.. NJ w hOrter said he did not know Mr. Ii
and IL only heard that he was n bush.
whacker; he did not know from whom he
had btalned his information. aud of course
could hot vO"vh for the assertion. This ex.
planatIon appeared to be satisfactory to MIR.
ii aud the two gentlemen were talking to-
gether when MIR. j. 5. WItcher, of Cabell
county, who was S'. lding near by, remarked
that MIR. lI"uushell had let er leave the
House. Mr.. II. replied. - SIR, stand upon
my own legs, realty to meet YOU here ur any
place you may name upon any condition you
t"ay designate" W., lie this conversation
was going on, Mr.. David Cunningham, of
MARION county, passed by, and remarked to
Mr. ii. you had better leave here" to
which MIR. II. said. "yOu had better go
h me. AT this juucture, Mr.. George
h"once. OF Jefferson county, cane up aud
said to Mr.. llUuushell, " so you feel yourself
aggrIeved. do you!" Mr.. H. responded,
T. S;T. when man insults ME, lie has to elevate
h m-elf to the dignity uf u geutlemau''-
Quick Thought. Mr.. Koonc. struck Mr..
hell III the face, when Mr. John Z.
Bal a'd, OF Monroe. Mr.. Mitcher, of Cabell.
aud number Of others jumped upon Iluuu>
shell Ike 80 many mldmen. Mr.. HUunshelI
was thrust from the rUu,m, aud a desperate
eH0It was mate by his Hssailants to thruw
hrm down stairs. This liuunshe!l prevented
y h",d!ng on to the railing. While COM
ing nut Ut the House and down the stairway
Mr. II. received number Of ugly blows aud
kicks from the attacking party, aud So close
ly Was he surrounded that he could not have
dealt out blow if he had been 50 disposed
When the outraged man reached the foot Of
the sta RS he was taken charge Of by the ser.
geant-at arms of the House. Mr.. s. c. W.
Morrison, and Mr.. joseph Bell, of this city,
who kindly intreated hun to leave the place
to prevent further trouble AT the rect
corner below the Capital building, Mr.. Ii.
was aga accosted by some half dozen OF
the assailants. but when several OF the by
saunders declared that but one man ut u
time should pitch into him. they left, and
Mr.. Hounshell repaired to his boarding.
house. Wheetimy Register.