The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-08-12

deserved punishment, it deserved imme-
diate punishment. The Judges postpone
ment of BRApLEY's Dismissal until the
final action Of the jury, was contempt
ible trap for ectat, and proves him to
have TO official dignity worth preserv-
ing. Without regarding this arrange
rnent of the Court to create stir, it is
plain that Judge FISHER has used his
judicial authority to redress his pri.
vate grievances, and has thereby shown
himself to merit little respect either in
his personal, or his official capacity.
y
N Harris n Juror.
4 The Intelligencer of Saturday con-
tends that T. NJ. HARRIS, i'll voting to
bang Mrs. SURRATT, acted as a juror.
Has its editor no common sense, or does
he suppose his readers have none! Al
most any schoolboy can tell him that
Mrs. SCRRATT was not tried by jury.
Her tribunal was i'll no sense civil one.
Trial by jury" was just what was denied
her. An irregular Commission, compos-
ed of soldiers selected for the purpose,
acting without reference to legal rults,
or judicial precedents, or constitutional
provisions, pronounced her doom. r.
VI. HARRIS, as member o: that Com
mission, was no more of juror than
were the brutal blood-hunters who beset
the judgment-seat of PoNTIUs PLATE
with cIies of Cruelty Him! Cruelty
Him"
A recent decision of the Supreme
Court Of the United States settles the
illegslity of Military Commissions.
Their death convictions are held to be
murders. Such being the law, what
have we do with the 'oath" or econ
scientious verdict of Ton HARRIS,
more than with the conscientious YER
Dict of . Star Chamber, or the "oath"
of its hired assassins' SAUL on his way
to Damascus, filled To the lips with
bloody purposes, WAS perhaps as ''con-
scientious" is the a majority of the
apostles Of murder, aud SO, for that
matter, is the Oriental Thug, but we
are not advised that the convictions"
of either, are allowed, in morals, to
consecrate their crimes. Admit the
IatelligeHRey's plea for HARRIS, and every
infamy will have its corresponding and
excusing OATH" and every villain will
plead his conscience" in Justification of
his villainy.
1t is charitable to presume that if the
editor of the RtelIgencer has thought
of his article since its publication, he is
heartily ashamed of his argument on
'the question of jurisdiction He
thinks it was not HARRIS province TO
raise that question. Nevertheless it
Wds raised, and argued at length. The
Commission made its final action dOubly
infamous by insisting upon exercising
a jurisdiction which, the defence claim
ed, did not beleng to it. Did our CO.
temporary never hear of this part of the
proceedings! We think not. Indeed
his general discourse is that of one who
treats of an unfamiliar subject. We
advise him to master few of the main
facts, before lie proceeds with this dis
cussiOn.
As to HARRIS reputation for cruel
ty," We would refer the IatelligeRcer
to the Doctors brutality in arresting
number of ladies in Beverly, for refu
sing to crafty his vanity by listening
to his disgusting rantings upon a GER
tain Fourth of July occasion. Such in
stanSes, we ale advised, were quite
common in his military career, and
should his prominence ever justify it,
we shall devote some special attention
to their discussion. We can assure our
readers that there is no lack of interest
ing facts. The following extract from
o sketch of HARRIS, now in Onr posses
sion, written by soldier who knows
him, will indicate his standing as can
officer and gentleman"
'Decked in the paraphernalis of a rank
he never deserved and always disgraced,
he strutted and sv ggered through
camps and posts; a COnceited popinjay,
servile to his superisrs, harsh to his sub
erdinates, hated by the men for his tyr
amy. feared by the women for his out
RACES, and despised by all for his utter
worthlessness, meanness, and inhuman-
ity."
Why the Intelliqencer has introduced
BohgMAN's name, we cannot tell, unless
il is to have US give the Governor ben
eft. We suppose this would be accept
able, but We prefer to select our own
time for criticizing public characters. 1t
does not suit us just now to further the
epvious purposes of our cotemporary.
The Radical editor is welcome to all the
capital he can mako out Of discussion
of our malicious intent" Ifhe thinks
he can screen the leaders Of his party
by attacking our motives in denouncing
them, we shall not concern ourselves
about his defence. Whatever our pur-
poses may be, they will hardly divert
public attention from the exposure of
current Radical infamies. So long as our
cotemporary avoids contesting our facts
and thereby admits their force, we shall
not be disturbed by his Interpretation Of
our motives.
A Methodist minister named Axley,
a resident of Dongola, ILL.,. and fire.
ouent visitor to Cairo, some months
ago, while in that city, met one of the
social evils who rejoices in the name
of Nellie. She was as handsome as