The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-02-12

+ar aeorainted with the character pf N,
Harrison than befores and at thaftime
told the Governor That Harrison had
practical every speoies of fraud anu cor;
ruption, especially in relation to pardon
eases, and that his conduct was insutfer-
able and intolerable to the people OF tho
Ninth District. And there realso one:or
two other items which the Governor
seems to kavesuppressed from the record
furnished to the attorney fol, his defefse.
He has omitted mention of the tact that
rin reply to telegram from his Excellen.,
cy Hon. G.. W Summers recommended
the appointment of Samuel Price, now
Judge elect He also has omitted men,
|tion of the fact that the Billiards., OF
Monroe forwarded to him protest
against, the appointment OF HARRISON
(which protest was never recalled. tpIe'
Isume that like the papers puplisnea on
saturday morning, thesstoo-may 10
Hound con file, in the Executive 1epart
lDepartment Of the State iY9lLJt Ell !
Il The statement that, / am pursuing
/ .tndce Harrison because he refused TO
II npointI me Prosecuting Attorney OF
6Greenbrier county i lrecognize as false
hood of Harrisen's own coinage. never
asked an Office from Harrison, but when
Solicited bu him to accept the office OF
Prosecuting Attorney I refused to comply
Nth his seqleat. He Actually tried to
explain away the obvious meaning OF
1 The test oath, and promised that if II
\ would take it he would appoint me
| States Attorney for all the Counties in
Il his Circuit. Ny conscience not being 90
elastic as that of the Judges / declined
i to take the oath, and told him that dld
| not want and would not have the ottce
rendered, even were no oath necessary
| Harrisons assertion Is no more correct
i than that which the lntelligencer says
'the Governor states"
| Bat Notwithstanding the action Of the
1 House of Representatives and the weak
apology made by the Governor, am not
vet done with Judge Harrison's case. In
presenting the charges and specifications
4 for the impeachment of Judge Harrison
| it was no part of my duty to present
/ also the afidayits of the witnesses whom
| named, nor to summon them to testify
before the House Of Delegates. Tia
duty deyolved upon the House, and
/ would have had no authority'to execute
it myself. But now, the situation Il
4 changed, I have appealed to o highel
! and more honest tribunal than the West
| Virginia House OF Delegates-the people
themselyes--and before that tribunal
will endeavor to bring evidence to sup
port every charge I have made To en-
ableme to do this, some time is necessary
but before the case has grown cold upor
the public ear / will prote not only
that Judge Harrison is disgrace to his
profession and to the State, but also thai
the legislature that shields him hal
earned a title to the contempt of all hon
est men ~ 1880 .2"! '4d seine
! IZmight present evidence in'reiatior
Ito the moral and personal character o.
Judge N. Harrison which would show
him utterly unfit for judicial position, OF
leven for respectable rank In society
bat the details would be mainly unfa'
2 for publication, To the citizens o
Wheeling no other evidence upon thi
, point win be necessary than that afforded
BIZ several we'll known incidents tina
!. occurred during his recent visit to thi
! tcity,g and while sitting as one OF tn
JudgesJof the Supreme Court of Appeals
I'll Ii am resolved that the public shall
know Of the infamy Of our modern Jei
: | fries and mat visit with their indigna
4 ton both him and all those whose plan
/, | tool iheis - g ~ E.-'' q; ri SJ--' .
II have the honor to remain, very re
specifically, your obedient servant, T'
II '.-~E-T .1'a. r" d. 8. HoUNsHEJL Q