The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-02-13
Tho Printing OF the Code.

10 tne EultOr OF Inc 1nLelLRenCeT:
see in your issue OF yesterday, in &
letter from Mr.. Fleming, Speaker of the
House of Delegates, a most unjustitia'
BILE and libelous attack upon myself in
regard to the publication of the Code
He deems 1t important and proper tC
enlighten the public upon tho subject,
and at once rushes into the public jour
nails, charging that the chairman OF the
Judiciary Committee, and part ofthe
Senate "are guilty of tri1ling with the
wishes, the convenience, and the in
terests OF the State" Now l can inform
Mr.. Fleming that his letter in yester-
days INTELLIGENCER, so far as l am
concerned, is the result Ofstupidity and
ignorance, or wilful misrepresenta-
tions and falsehood. In factI believe
it is combination of both. What
have ever done to stir up the bile OF
this old SolOn, cannot conceive. Suf'
flee it to say his whole article is a tissue
OF falsehoods from beginning to end.
AT the last session of the Legislature
! was an earnest advocate of tue bill
providing for the printing of the Code
as it came from the House, but 1t is
we'll known this bill then failed for
want of q majority. | have also been an
active advocate OF the bill before the
present Legislature with the name OF
MIR. Ferguson in it as the proper person
to prepare an index for the Code.
This is well known TO all the members
of the Senate, and officers of that body.
Yet Mr.. Fleming has never deigned
TO enquire of me or the clerk of the SEN
ate as to the cause OF the delay in the
passage of that bill.
The fact is tho Judiciary Committee
were divided upon it, l being in favor
OF the bill with Mr.. Ferguson's name in
it, while the Senators from the gentle
mans own senatorial district were Op.
posed to it, and as a consequences, sew
erAl days since, Mr.. foreman of the Ju-
dietary Committee. reported back the
bill with substitute. This substitute
own Senators. This bill / opposed be-
Ing i'll favor of the original House Bill.
Thus without any foundation or rea-
son whateYer, Mr.. Fleming has seen tit
to publish about me three distinct, un-
qualified and unmitigated falsehoods.
First-That on my motion the bill
WAS referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
Second-That prior to his writing, 1t
never had been reported back from that
committee TO the Senate.
Third-That was responsible for the
delay in printing the Code.
These fAlsehoods I hurl back in his
teeth as unworthy of mun and dis.
graceful to a legislator.
am willing that the people of my
own district and of the State, should
know my whole record in regard to the
making and printing of the Code. am
willing that the people of my own dis
trict, and the people OF the State should
know the whole truth. But I will in
form Mr.. Fleming, when he attempts to
publish about me, for truths, unblusE-
ing falsehoods, he will hear from the
subscriber.
He is the last man who ought to say
anything about others faults. Those
living in glass houses should not throw
stones.
I have now nailed these falsehoods to
the counter, and will advise Mr.. Flem-
ing to inquire into the truth of what ne
asserts, before making personal at
tack again. Yours respectfully,
j. T. HoKE.