Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-19

less already appraised you of the passage
alarms between the Supreme Court and
the Auditor. The facts, briefly, are these
Ever since the election of Pilgrim Ashley
from his usurped quarters IN their cham
Der, the Supreme Court have tolerated
the presence of the imbecile old scaawag,
who was elected Auditor CT the State by the
negroes, in one nook Of the Clerks room
adjoining. On Friday, however, the Chief
Justice, his stock Of courtesy being exhaus-
ted directed notice to be given to Adams
to leave. Failing to do SO by Saturday
morning, and further failing when interro-
gated as to his compliance to give a
satisfactory reason therefor, the Chief JUS
tice, in high dudgeon, ordered the
Marshal to commit him to Jail for contempt
OF Court, and, at the same time, had his
" archives Of gravity" and official papers
generally, thrust contemptuously out into
the passages The Marshal started Jail
wards with his prisoner of State, but was
interrupted by the Governor and sew
eral of his attaches, including young
Douglas. who rescued the Auditor from the
not reluctant clutches of the Marshal, and
conveyed him into the milder durance of
the Executive office Holden is reported
to have been in burning rage, and lit
orally SOLDERING over old man Adams. TO
have naughtiiy sworn that "he'd be
damned if the Supreme Court should put
an officer Of mis- in jail ! This produced a
wonderful impression on a bevy of Mig
gers, who had been attracted to the spot
by the excitement and who, in their turn,
likewise swore that they would " stand by
de Gubner and ole Mars Adams as3in all dc
Judges il de world.
! Without multiplying the incidents, and
taking up too much Of yOnr spa,e, suffice
IN hat "a baG
the Legislature; that the temper of that
body was for the time. decidedly hostile
to the Chief Justice and Court, bnt that
no definite action was had on Saturday
that Adams did not go to Jail; that Holden,
when summoned to &c before the Court to
explain his impudent Interference, fatty
refused to do SO; that in the meanwhile
the Associate Justices of the Court began
to show the white feather and to leave the
Chief Justice with the bag to hold.
On yesterday the Senate passed resolu-
ton committing to the Governor the as
sgument of rooms IN the Capitol, but the
House, with q praise-worthy sober second
thought, refused to concur in PROPOSE
:ion which might be construed a. disre
spectful to the Court. Such is the present
phase OF the Radical imbrogIio, with the
addition that a rule has been served upon
the Marshal to show cause why he did not
obey the mandate of the Court and com
NIT Adams to Jail. This may open up the
whole question again.
Does this shameful and disgusting exhi-
bition need any comment While it is
enough to bring the flush of honest indig-
nation and the blush of humiliation 10 the
cheek of every Yirtuous and decent North
OarOlinian, yet I, for one, have but little
sympathy between the parties in contro-
versy. They are all tarred with the same
stick--they have all, Judges, as well as
Others, for the qualification OF mean and
mercenary spirit, dragged down our dear
old Mother from her high and pure estate,
and now that they are illustrating the
fruits Of their criminal teaching, / care
not in what attitudes of contempt Or ridi-
cule they mutually place themselves Il is
the old fight between Betsy and the Bear
The other affair, to which have referred
above, took place to-day, and was the natu-
raj sequence CT the iliustrions example set
in high official life. 1t was 10 less than a
fsticuff, in one Of the vestibnles OF the
House of Representatives, between O'Hara,
tic negro Expressing Clerk, and Edgar
Miller, the distinguished - friend and
brother" from yonr city, who consents to
serve his country and prostitute his shining
,ta!ontS in the subordinate position of door
keeper. The cause Of the quarrel was the
same as that which put the powers on the
first floor at loggerhe s-c0nteati0n OreY' q
Joona IN Ike Cuptloi' Miller got in one on
O'Hara's binkess. aud O'Hara felt for Mil
: lor's bread basket, when French rushed
franFically 10 the scene OF combat and sue
ceeded in parting The Governors two fiery
friends aud companions.
Hooray for Radical rule and reconstruc-
) ton Hooray for 'loilty" Hooray for
the Ring Edgar Miller against the
field
} have 10 matter Of moment in legisla-
tive circles to chronicle. The Revenue
bill is still ia h0asitu, and all minor legi5-
lation gives place to 1t.
| have already reached my usual limit. Or
/ might tell you of the famous excursion
Mp the North Carolina Railroad on Thurs
! day last, given by Extra Bi1iy-the occa-
| sion being the trial trip of new engine
named in honor OF Holden. All hands got
radically ''glorious,' like Ia m O'Shanter,
and the two Billys were transported at tho
performance Of the engine. None but men
| of the Governors favorite color are to be
employed about it in the capacity of en-
gineer OF fremen--which is as it should
} be. President Billy will name his next
: two engines after the two fGvorite dogs
with which be hunted deserters during the
war.
No news yet from the absconding Little
field, absquatulating Alden, Or the fugitive
ion of the Supreme Court in that Inlunc-
ton case. Dor.
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