The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-31

sitien in the Quartermaster Det'ait
ment of the Confederate army;
This note, together with the sunse
ouent intercourse with Mr. II. during
the summer. induced me to believe that
whiIe he was not active he was sym
nath;ser with the Southern cause
Very respectfully,
Your o,edient servant,
Fl. Fl, HARRISON
Collaborating the above, we have the
following:
LEw1sBUgG, w. Va, March 20, 1866
COL d. s. Hounshen;
DEAR SIR: In compliance with your
raouest I will state that in the spring OF
1919, called at the house OF Major ID.
H. Harrison and was shown noI1 iaon
N. Harrison, of Monroe, soiicitlng MaJol
obtain for him the position OF quarter
master in the Confederate army
Very respectfully,
Yonr obedient servant,
A. BURNE.
As still farther proof of HARRIsoN's
nrnfessed adherence to the. Southern
canse and of bis anxiety to be thought
thoroughly identified Herewith, the iol'
lowing letter from THos. j. NICHE,
of Staunton, is submitted. That Mr.
NICHE has been on terms of personal
friendship with Judge HARRISON and IS
still associated upon terms OF intimacy
with some of his near relatives, tends
only to add to the weight OF the state
ments the letter contains:
STANTON, February o. Il866.
Colonel d. S. HonnaheH d:
| DEAR SIR: / have received request
| from YOU to state whether at the trial
of DIR. Rucker at Fincastle, during the
late war Judge n Harrison, now of the
Greenbrier Circuit in West Virginia,
then lawyer aud associated with me as
CONSUL for DR. Rucker rS. the Com
mon wealth, did not take the oath of al,
legiance to the Confederate States so,
called" and whether he did not at that
time profess attachment to the Sonth
ern cause in bis conversation.
Nv strong impression is that he. AS
we'll as myself and the other counsel in
the case. who for the first time since
the war appeared in that Court, all took
the oath of allegiance to the Confeder.
acy. But do not so distinctly remember
the fact as To state it with positiveness
| presume the records of the Court
would be the best evidence on that
question.
A % l.. nra 70 IN
the Southern cause and ofloyalty to the
SSouth. I cannot be mistaken They
were made to me and to others under
peculiar circumstances There was a
strong prejudice and suspicion existing
in the minds of the community there
that Mr.. Harrison was not true to the
South He had remained in Northern
State for considerable time after the
war commenced and some unpleasant
stories had gotten out about his recep.
ton in Richmond when he first crossed
the lines
Mr. Harrison labored to remove those
preudices and suspicious and satisfied
me entirely that they were unjust He
showed me, among other proofs of his
fidelity to the South, printed pam
phlet containing the proceedings of the
TRIAL of some of our privateers in the
North, prosecuted as pirates there, in
which he had appeared in the defence
and seemed to have stood up very boldly
and ably in behalf of the prisoners And
he satisfied me that his sojoprn IN the
North had resulted in benefit to the
South Thus armed by himself took
frequent occasions to defend him from
suspicion among my friends He and
myself had always been on very friendly
terms Among his near relations are
many that have always esteemed very
highly. and l should regret that any
thing which the cause of truth required
me to say should give umbrage 10 him,
for | have 80 cause now of personal
quarrel with him. But | think, under
circumstances which understand to ex-
iSt, YOU have a right to know what |
have stated above, and there is no good
reason why should Withhold it from you.
/ know not how you learned that had
any knowledge Oh the subject, and was
surprised TO find my name in the list of
your witnesses.
Very respectfully,
THOMASJ NICHE
That y. HARRISON voluntarily took
the oath of allegiance to the Confederate
States is proved beyond doubt, by the
following certified extracts from the off
Ct al record of the Circuit Courts of Rote.
urt aud Allegheny counties, Virginia.
and by the letter Of Mr SEEEN.
Al Circuit c art held for tue county
OF Botetourt at the Court Hou~ Dec
iuth, 1862
Thos J. Niche, NatLduiel Harrison
aud Henry II Roberts. who have beer
duly licensed to practice Law IN the
Courts OF this Common wealth Oh theft
moticn have leave to practice in this
Court, whereupon each took the oath of
fidelity To the Commonwealth, the oath
TO support the Constitution OF tn Con
federate States of America and the Oath