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

AL . anu OSE1LsAOAlAA AltAAAo 81
made at per cent. A good deal OF
'icapital Is locked up in stocks but the
"dnily wants Of the street are small.
Commercial pa per does not increase N
favor, and lax is had upon nre-
dprooF names;, good sells at sag, and
"opdiuary at I0aL5 per cent.
InCfncinnati and Chicago money is
frequently quoted NJ 10 and Is percent.
Suppose the laws Of these States were
ike ours, and probited business men
from supplying themselves with money
from day 10 day according to their ne
cessides, how would the trade of those
cities compare with its present proper
tionsl We Jnustsdo as others dOin this
matter, unless we intend 70 fall behind
and give up all idea of competing in the
business struggles Of ohr day and gem
erations. We hope the Legislature viii
take npthe subject promptly.
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The Case OF HaErisod versus Houn-
she'll tf ri
We publish this morning the charges
against Judge Nathaniel Harrison ofthe
9th circuit, which were read in the
House OF Delegates last Wednesday at
the instance OF a person named Houn-
shell, of-Greenbrier county, who ac-
quired some notoriety the same evening
at the capitol. immediately aftsr the nd
journment of the Legislature, and who
has since turned out to have been a Col
oneI in the rebel army. He came here,
as We are told, \ volunteer, 10 arraign
Judge Harrison. for high crimes and
Inisdemeanors, and among other things
for having been a. rebel like himself
Tho same person IL seems was here Inst
Spring for the purpose OF getting the
Judge appointed to the very position
from which he now seeks 10 eject him.
There may be milk in the cocoanut--7
We are told that there Is, and ttnt it
consists in the fact that Judge Harrison
rerased to appoint this man Houpshell,
who ii seems IS a lawyer, to BIO Prose
cutting Attorney of Greenbrier county.
1t seems strange that the late Colonel
should have been so much in the dark
ns TO Judge Harrisop's antecedents, on-
III few months ago. And II he was
not in the dark, but was acquainted
with him, and with his fitness for the
position to which he recommended him,
why does he now think SO much worse
OF his record than he did then? AS to
the record itself we know nothing
Judge Harrison may be in all respects
as charged In, the Specifications. But
there is nothing proved to show that
he is. A rebel Colonel, who was his
hackers little while ago. is not the man
to bring forward unsupported allega-
tions. Extra proof is demanded from
such an individual. Any rebeI
might come here lin the SAINT
way and arraign any OF his
Union enemies against whom he
had u personal point to make, and refer
TO an infinite number OF rebels, rs well
as to other peoples far oH, In suppprFo I
allegations. But That would proys
nothing. Why not adducs certificates
from the parties referred tot Why mo-
have mentioned that certificates wert
on hand from them and could be pro
duecd, il called fort
IfJudge Harrison has beena rebel, Xix
the man who arraigns him, he lcertainl.
Is not fit to be Judge in this State, ant
for one we should be entirely willing q
see him hoisted overboSrd very nncere
inoniousiy. Butt is due to him TO sa.
that his friends and neighbors here ii
the Legislaturedeny the accusations G
the rebel colonel entirely. They nls
furnish us some extracts from a reeor
which they think should go 70 Tho pull
lie along with the colonelts charges.
In the spring of 1866 Mr.. Hounsbel
visited Wheeling and waiting upon
Gov. Foreman, presented him nm opei
letter by Col. b. ii. Smith, United State
District Attorney for the District q
West Virginia. From that letter W
are permitted to make the fcllowin
quotation: i.lilisis'is' a -. Az 'sl{
sI,have thought it would be we'll I
'tappoint Commissioned, III That set
"non OF tho State (havingi preViousl
Preferred to the counties OF Greenbrie
land Monroel TO superintend the Mor
"ofreoFganiERtion in the counties there
t'about. II you concur IN opinion wit
'.mc thenSit Will DO necessary to see
s'out suitable Commissioner. Ma
"thaniel Harrison, OF Monroe, highl
respectable lawyer of that county
''hns sustained throughout the war hi
Loyalty to the United States. / cheer
"fully recommend him as a, eompAteh
"person for that or any other duty Il
'.the restoration OF the county, To IlaN
land order. He was here a short fin
..sinoe and promised me to perform an
"duty assigned him"
Gov. Foreman states that at the tim
OF presenting this letter Mr.. Hpnpshe
fully endorsed and Recommended judy
Harrison. =, -; . -,
Under date or Charleston, Junei1,
1865, a protest was received by Goxernc
Foreman in the following language:
"Allow the undersigned loyal cit
'.2ens OF the countysof khnawha,tO Ell
t'ter our solemn protest against the nj
"pppointment Of Nathaniel Harrison
"of'NIonroe county, as Judge of the dis
strict in which Monroe county forms
'.part."9 se r..
Tie paper then proceeds to recon
mend Joel McPherson, OF Grcenbriel
for the Same position. This protest.
signed by about dozen gentleman
with none ofwhose names we are nc
qNaIpted. 1t Will be observed that the
assign no reason whatever lor-enterin
the protest. Two days amer forward
ing the protest, that is under date .
18th, two of the parties signing 1t, ad
dressed n letter to the Governor with
drawing the protest ON their part, sim
ply saying they had g evidence that w
acted hastily" and transmitting III
following letter.; az
s.-.,i. ,sssLRwLsnURG, May 81, 1865.
ssHoN. b. II. Smith, \ VI .,aItg
"DedF Sir:
III Fs-T1ftf fIfE - A. consultation
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