South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-04-30

tTWe clip the following paragraphs
from n letter from Charleston, under
date of the 2lst inst, published in the
Wheeling Hteliigeacer: :.
Coming up on the train yesterday on
the Chesapeake and Ohio road | had
quite lengthy chat with Judge Ward
who was on his way to Raleigh Court
House. where he commences court to-
day. He was the last man ON the train
who would have been taken for aJudge
He ia about fiity-fiye years of age, about
six feet high, spare built, with ragged
grey mustache and long, shaggy beard
of the same color; he had on an old pair
OF army blue pantaloons over his black
ones. slouch hat, threadbare coat and
vest, and carelessly tied cravat As he
sat coughing in the seat with me thought
lie much; resembled an army chaplain or
surgeon. lie is a very pleasant and a
greeabie talllcr, and, although | was sn
entire stranger to him, he spoke freely
of matters in general and the Capital re-
moval in particular. He said that he
resided at Guyandotte. about fifty miles
from Charleston, on the railroad. and as
he was SO easy of access he had been
applied to for the injunction, the petition
ers preferring not to 90 away round to
Ravenswood to Judge Smith, of this cur.
Gait, that he suggested the idea of send
ing Governor Jacob a.Te9WeSt instead of
an injunction, but the petitioners thought
the Governor q man of firmness and as
he had said he was going to Wheeling
be must be enjoined the Judge said the
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were Lot political, but clearly ,ministe-
rial and judicial that the Injunction
would prevent any movement whatever
until the courts had decided. the CUES
ton. | asked the judge if lie had said
he would put Governor Jacob in Jail if he
failed to obey the injunction, when he said
that he had issued the injunction in good
faith and with the best intentions, and
now he was done with it. If the Wheel
ing friends did not believe in the in
junction and it was Of no account, they
could have it dissolved in ten days. if
the injunction was not so dissolved and
the Governor was arrested by second
Judge for contempt, it would be difficult
TO find third Judge who would grant
writ Of haJeds corpus. Judge Ward
holds that under the present Consttu-
ticn the Capital cannot be removed tern.
porariIy; that when it is moved it must
be to place of permanence, and ms this
act contains the word temporary it will
not hold. lie hoped the courts would
be respected by every citizen, high and
low, and then there would be no trouble"
Il Il
Governor Jacob to-day received adj
vices from Samuel p Hildreth, ESQ.
that the funds 30 defray the expenses
of removing the Capital to Wheeling
were in the Commercial Bank. subject
20 the order ofthe Governor. The Gov.
ernor will obey the law, and on the goth
day Of May will proceed to enforce all
its provisions. lie claims to have no
/ option in the Inatter-as the Executive
officer Of the state, he will execute this
and all other laws.
Treasurer Burdctt says he can do
nothing but his duty; Wheeling having
been made the Capital, he will proceed
| there with his State papers. &c. 49,.
The injunction has not as yet been
served on the Governor Officially he
| has received no notification whatever Of
/ It, Probably IL will not be brought for.
| ward at all now, as IL Is certain the Gov.
/ ernor will not respect it, and il is said
/ Judge Smith, OF this circuit. will have
nothing 10 do with &C.. His Honor. Judge
Smith, will have 20 try the cause, or in
\ yitc some Judge 20 come here and do so.
/ II il be true that lie will have nothing
I TO do with II, the matter Is 10 an end"