The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-04-19
The County Court Of Harrison
County.
Correspondence of the IntCllIgencer,)
ULARKsDUWG. April II.

County,
Correspondence of the IntellIgencGr,)
ULARKsBURG, April II.
This has been n lively week with the
"old iogles" Of Harrison. On Monday
that ancient institution yclcpt the County
Court, commenced Its police term Tor the
wear of grace one thousand eight hundred
and seventy.three. The Justices OF the
Peace conCeiviug that all OF their Wor-
ships in the county should be called in to
determine the police matters of the cOun.
" began coming into town carly in the
morning. His Chief Worship, 3 Tyson
Harmer, arrived about nine O'clock. At
ten o'clock Sheriff Monroe made the US
ual proclamation, announcing that the
Worshipful County Court Of the county
OF Harrison was now opened. Ills Chief
Worship Hammer arrayed in the finest OF
'store clothes" occupied the center Of the
judicial bench, on his right, tho Worship.
full Justice Long, representative oil the
court from Lumberport and the Worship
full Justice Carpenter, who represented
that renowned Democratic village, Bull
skin, occupied scat on his left.
His Chief Worship Harmcr, before any
business was transacted, announced that
their WorshIps from the couHty general.
", had come to this Court expecting to be
q part and parcel Of 1t; that he believed
neither the laws nor the Constitution re-
uuired them to do so. That 30 far as the
new Constitution was concerned, It was
all Greek to him, and he never expected
10 BIO able TO understand 1t; that he was
no lawyer, though per 50 Court OF law,
but that he could read plain English, and
that according to his construction Of the
law, the Court was 10 DO composed OF
three persons, one Chief Worship and two
subordinate Worships. Still he would
like 10 hear the opinion OF Judge Cam
den, Judge Thomas W. Harrison, and
Major A. G. Moore, the Prosecuting At
torney, on that subject. This was into
Judge Camden's hand. for he was never
known to refuse 10 talk. He arose, ad-
iusted his spectacles, looked wise, and
iove.like gave his curls shake, and pro-
CCeded thus:
"May it please your worship, l am
much broken with tho storms Of State,
having labored Tor the last four months
most assiduOusly as the chairman Of tho
Judiciary Committee in our State Senate,
and having secured the passage of law
TO restrain the owners OF hogs from run
ming at large. But nevertheless, worn
down as am, will try 10 give your
worships an opinion. Some law was
passed in regard to this very court, but l
have not the law with me, but l have the
proof down OF home."a1
He then read the Constitution In re-
gard to county courts, and said he thought
The President and two assistants were all
that were required 10 hold the county
court to consider the police matters oil
OF the county.
Camden was followed by T. W. Har.
rison, made o non.cOmmiIal speech.
Positiyeness Is not Harrison's forte. lie
was followed by Major Moore, who made
very logical argument in favor OF call
ing oil the justices Of the county
together for the purpose of arrang-
ipG the police affairs OF the county.
Alter he had concluded, Camden
again read the Constitution and repeated
ali he had said in his first speech. North.
colt Of the Telegraph then made short
speech endorsing. Maj. Moore's position.
Camden again read the Constitution and
repeated his speech. Col. Cyrus Vance
then propounded some annoying inter-
roCatories 10 Camden. Camden again
read the Constitution referred to the law
restraining the owners Of hogs in Harrison
county from running at large, and repeat.
ed his speech. His Chief Worship Har-
mer then arose 0H1neS ptr0S Superimst and
announced that he and Long and Carpen.
ter constituted the Court and that their
other Worships might go home and go to
ploughing, provided they had any plough:
ing 10 do, and this Court was hungry and
would adjourn for dinner.
After dinner the Court held q short
session and determined 10 repair some
bridges, but adjourned about three o'clock
10 give Judge Camden time to mako q
speech explaining his course In tho State
Senate, on tho Harrison county hog law
and other questions, but nobody staid to
hear him. The court dozed along until
Wednesday and adjourned.
The general opinion Of nil the people
here, without distinction OF party, b that
the County. Court system Is farce, and
that il is especially SO as organized in this
county. MIR. Harmer, the President Of
the court in this county is, personally, a
very clever gentleman, but he is one OF the
kind Of men who cannot steer without q
North Polar star to direct his course, and
It looks now very much like no has
chosen Judge Camden as his star.
Camden proposes using the County
Court as an institution 10 make speeches
to. Camden is much given to speech
making, but like GratiSno in the Mer-
chant OF Venice, he speaks an infinite
deal Of nothing, more than any man in
all Venice. His reasons are as mo
grains Of wheat hid in two bushels OF
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