The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-02

Insulting message to tho writer, rather
than order 1t made part Of the legisla-
This SsiaE Tue inyl6dous end Of this
case, there 8 no longer any need qfthe
Spartan reticencs'' which we have, main
tained hitherto, us q matter Of propricty
and Of forbearance toward this man,
who we supposed would submit himself
10 the judgment of a public tribunal. He
prefers to appeal without trial from the
bar Of the Legislature to the bar OF pub.
lie opinion. II win, therefore, be interest
ing Il. the. public, tosee,t the charges which
this Judgo,refused to meet before the Leg
stature, a majority Of whom were bis pO-
litlCal friends; and to crafty u natural
curiosity on that point we print them In
full. rs reported to the House by Gov.
PERPoNT from the special committee
whereof he was chairman. Our readers
will Judge, In tho light Of the circnm-
stances, how far these charges arc to be
believed. We can only say that when
the Senate was considering the resolution
embodying them, desiring to BIO assured
there was enough probability Of their
truth to Justify going to trial, It summon
ed before It q number Of gentlemen who
were expected to testify for the prosecu-
ton, and had an Informal examination
We were told at the time, by gentlemen
who heard the testimony, that the case
even then made out was conclusive us 10
some Of the most important charges.
One Of Blr. HARRIsoN's purposes in
writing this letter Is evidently to excite
sympathy upon the idea that lie has been
prosecuted as u Republican, md to saddle
himself more tightly upon the Republican
party. The prosecutors from his district
arc divided between Republicans and
Democrats. Tho majority seem to be
Democrats md 1t Is natural they should.
But this appeal to Republican Legisla-
ture to shield him from just punishment
because he claims to be q Republican, has
no force with us. A Republican, who,
during the carly part ofthe war, felt about
as much at home south of tho Confederate
lines rs he did north Of them, and whose
Rcpublicanisln seems 10 have dated from
his appointment to position Of influence
and power, had better say as little as pos
siblo about his political status. And one
who cvadcs opportunity to vindicatc
himself against such charges US arc
hero preferred and urged by Republicans,
has no right 10 expect to sustain himself
on mere party sympathy, 1t is as much
the duty of a party to put its condemns
ton on corruption, In its own ranks rs
anywhere else; and no party can long
maintain public confidence that does not
do It. It was the misfortune Of our party,
not only in his own section OF the State but
all over tho State, that this man fastened
himself on It like an old man Of the SEQ;
and that to some extent It was held re-
sponsiblc for his alleged mlsdccds and
abuses of power. IIc has done the
Republican party great harm even
in this city, and the rcproach he
has brought upon lis has armed tho Demo
Gratis with their keenest weapons all
over the State. Now TINT he has return
cd to private life, our party cannot longer
be charged with responsibility for him,
the moro SO since their representatives re.
fused to screen him from justice, and left
him to cvade It and fall by his own act
into merited retirement and obscurity.
Mr.. HARRISON Is not the "victinl " Of the
let-up policy, as he would like to make be-
licvc, He Is the victim Of his own act and
his own I" conscience" which F" doth make
towards of US all." M