The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-02
OF JUDCEHARRIsoN,
WHER1rNa. Jan. 81, 1e7O.

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the7th tdiclSl clrcNi WI eoI de that
II my GofSidettble portion OF tliem az
true, he ought to be removed. The read.
ers Of both the public prints Of this city,
with an interest stimulated by The note
rietY that, Q -yeaE=Or two since, Judge
Harrison acquired here, have read the
plea addressed. 70 the Legislature In his
letter Of the 97th instant, It strikes me
that most readers, considering that letter
in connection with the CHARGES and speci,
fications, there1ndet win CONT, u the con;
Clusion that li6 let ef &6htAiIS an admls.
sion Of the truth oiltli6 charges, and a beg.
gtng Of the question, mot YGrJnCredftAble
tol6ny Judge. thus driven 10 alreohfeSSidn
andrGyOidAnce" on charges affecting his
public and official acts land character,
For one, without prGudgingi this case, the
writer Of this Is free TO confess that inh ta
opinion; the s.infam0us sufIenoe93Ss,san
must ibGr heldjt6S9ch limitations only as
the law provides Tor fGlonies and INSIDE.
mcanorSs ,andiitI never bGf0reI entered
the cOnceptions Of the writer, that
any Judge ii this land could be
lbahd,, who would publicly resort to any
plea 6f Limitations, in bar Of proof Of acts
and charges, affecting his character and
fitness for the Judicial ermhle, In this
country, private acts, and character Team
didateS for Office, for time"WhereoC the
memory Of man runnetL not to the con
trary," DecomoprOpef subjects for public
discussion and investigation, gnd shall
they DO shut out from examination and be
suppressed on charges Of unhtneSs, iticom.
potency, or general .depravity, contained
In memorial for d, removal from office
The charges In question, date! from the
timO Of his appointment ubyd Governor
Borcman. Having STOPPED % con-
qucr" by implicitly confessing The truth
Of these charges, and craving the benefit
6rG limitation to their effect upon him, II
would seem, at least, that he had prom
ised reformation butsit will be observed
that he had not done so. We are inform.
ed tliat he says these charges result from
rebel persecution. II SO, why avoid the
issue, and seek to liGterpoSe liInitatlonsS
IL IucI ue bupuIu' Do TGuIutCub GUulG
whence THEY bh1Ay:aH But : tho truth
Is, these charges originate with
Union Hen, Of whom are each one Of these
memorialists. The 'sherif1s Of GreenbFier
and Monroe counties, elected by the same
expurgatCd vote that gave to this Judge,
hero Boosting Of in election, o bare, nu-
merical prep0nderarCe over q competitor
not claiming to be a lawyer, certainly can
not be held Us rebels. The President Of
the Board Of Registration Of Monroe
county, Baldwin Ballard, tho apPointee Of
Governor Stevenson, cannot be held rs q
rebel. In short, the writer Is d Republi.
can, aud was such, when It will appear
that this man was seeking public en-
ploynGnt from the Confederate leaders j;
and he believes, IN common with his Eel.
low Republicans, that the party should
no longer suffer discredit through this abb
normal judicial morstroSity. WG,Calmly
invite proof Of these charges, In the event
Of which no party.will be found vile aud
poor enough 10 own, Nat. Harrison. Ii.
deed, we have no doubt that Governor
Boreman painfully recognizes the mis-.
take he made in appointing lin, and has
long since washed shis hands Of him, not
without much Of that internal solicitude,
felt by Lady Macbeth when she exclaimed,
"Out, ont, damned spOtF On behalf, too,
Of. Gov. Foreman, we would remind our
Democratic friends, that lis original ap-
pointment Of Harrison, was IN part made
ON the Recommendation Of at. least ono
gentleman, as high in reputation with
them, as formidable to tho Republicans Of
this State We do not refer to this as a
charge against that gentleman, or his
party, but as an excuse Tor Gov. Boreman,
as an unintentional error. We have that
filth in both these gentlemen, that pre-
cludcs any superstition that either could
anticipate to what foul evils their recon-
mendation and appointment Of this man
would result. For once, let us waive
party taunts and recriminAtion and abide
the proofs Of these memorialists. IL Weare
confidently assured, and therefore hazard
the prediction, that tho details to- be
elected, when made public, will forever
quenoh on the part Of tho people Of this
State, any further zest for . continuance
Of the ByrOn.StOwe controversy. T'sO
b. 7 Etr b Co6NosCTUs.
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