The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-02-10


Judge n. Harrison OF the 0tIl JudIc-
TAI Circuit In thIa State, as read In
the House OF Delegates ON W0dues-
5 day last ,saq rGaUAI asi9 psmsl
tPrsferred by d. S. Hounshell, Int n
Colonel in the rebel army, the same
person who few months ago urged
Gov. Foreman to appoint Judge Harri-
son to his present position.) aa Y
3ls 80 WHEELING, w. ", Jan. So.''S
70 z J, ne Hoat Speaker q 4e House Of
SIR.-I submit to the House of Dele
gates the enclosed letter to the Speak er
OF the House of Delegates, dated the
25th of December, 1865, and propose to
make good the charges therein against
n, Harrison, Judge of the Ninth Ju=
dicihl Circuit. Mine, however, is an
humble office in the Temple of Justice.
muster the witnesses to the facts.
But upon your body devolve the awful
responsibility of impeachment,s and
your action as a precedent descends to
posterity forever. - In conclusion. i in
woke prompt action in the promises,
and appeal 10 both Houses of the Leg
islature fora verdict on the facts. SIS
I have. the, honor TO be, very respect
fully, your obedient and humble, SER
want. s4,ii4i3 d.. s., AoUNsHKLL.i o
Charges and SPECIFICATIONS against N.
Harrison, Judge Of the 1Ni1ath Judicial
Circuit, Of the SAFE Of Vest RiTgiAiG.
LIST Charges Disloyalty to the Gov
ernment oflthe, United States.
Specification lst.-Thnt he, the said
Harrison, in the year 1861, in the city
of Philadelphia, avowed his sympathy
with those engaged in war against the
| United States and that his sentiments
so expressed, aus aforesaid, were so
strong andsso offensive TO the loyal men
| of that city ,thaei,he was compelled to
fly, by night, andYtake refuge in Rich-
monti. Gors i.!aa asi Elg9 90 4 ~
Witness, Hon. Joshua Randall, of
| Philadelphin., iCll ID t.,3 ilti-t! .yGI!.i-
Specification 2d.-That he, the said
Harrison, at the city of Richmond, in
the winters of7lS6I-'3, sought an intro
tductions to. Jefferson Davis, with the
avowed purpose of communicating to
him the sentiments, plans and combi-
| nations of persOns in the North, who
| sympathized with the said Davis, and
his cause against the United States
Governments. tis .r9lsI ier1 Fl ies-
| Witness, Hon. John w. Brocken-
brough- of Lexington, Nirginia5 and
william N. Peyten, of stanton, Viz
Specification sd.lThat he, the said
Harrison, during the. late war made
two distinct and separate applications
for office under the so-called Confeder-
I ate States, 1o-Wit: For 1.-THE Office of
commissioner for tho exchange of pris-
oneFs, with the rank of Lieutenant
Colonel; and for the office of Captain
and Aide on the STAFF of REig'sdier
Witnesses Nat Tyler, of Richmond;
Harry Harrison and Andrew Beirne, of
Greenbrier. ..--.--- ~ zs,..s,5s-s-
Specialization 4fhNThat he, the said
Harrison, in the year 1862, called upon
A. A. Chapman, in the toTnSof Union,
u formal retFaxit Of. d declaration sup
posed to have been made by the said
l Chapman, which declaration impugned
the loyalty OF the said Harrison to the
4 Of the so-called Confeder-
ate States. gzsF ~
Witness-I.. d. Ruffuer, of Kanawhsl.
4 Specification 5th-That in the spring
of 1862 General Crook defeated General
Heth at Lewisburg, and the said Heth
retreated TO Salt Pond mountain, and
the said Crook adRaneed 70 Salt Sui
phur Springs, where the said Harrison
I resided. That the said Crook, afler re-
nainihg at that point a few dkYs,ifeiI
back to the SKanawha Valley, and the
said Heth advanced to Salt. Sulphur
That he the said Harrison. met the
said Heth aud his army, with great
friendship and scordfIiity, and declared
that Crook had conducted himself with
great carelessness While at that point,
and had laid himself liable to total de
struction; that he the said Harrison, had
made grest efforts to give Heth intor=
NATION OF these facts, hut Crook had
watched him so closely that he WAS not
enabled 50 to do. ~ sc 5 seqs.ssa
Mitness, Richard Isaidleyi of K IA.
naNpha.- r.ret ADJ s1 - 'l-al.
Specialization 6th-That the said Har-
rison, voluntarily of his own free.wil,
on several different occasions took the
oath Of allegiance 70 the so-caIted Con-
federdte States. z 49, 81 {l.I5hA.s To-