The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-06-06

ileI-Thc Judges Authority vs.. States
RightH-MOVemcnt 10 pnI II Candidate
into Office by Force.
CHARLESTON, June >, 1879.
Editors lntelliscnCcr.
Some enterprising, subsidized railroad
company Inns advertised its lands in the
Far West" under the laconic but express
sivc title, "As it was, MS it is, and as it will
be- and so rapidly does the region de-
scribed change from uninhabitcd, virgin
prairie to thrifty farms and floulishing
towns Nnd villages, that the "aS it will be"
OF last year becomes the "as it was" of this
year.
But was it necessary TO describe to your
readers this far famed HanawlIa Valley,
or its pretentious little city among its hills,
two-thirds OF the above expressive phrase
might he dropped. Here the las it is" Of
to-day is the ''was''o Of years ago, and is
likely to remain the will be" of years to
come, judging from any signs Of progress
observable in "the people or the place"
Returning from time to time to this pros
pective Capital City one always meets
about the same faces, hears about the same
voices, and sees the same painless and
weather beaten houses, the same unkempt
streets, and the same score or more of
gentlemen OF leisure" gathered under the
shade trees in fr3nt Of the Hale, "disrant-
ing upon the signs OF the times. discussing
the merits Of favOrite candidates for the
county offices AZ the next election, or
growing eloquent over the results Of the
next Presidential campaign.
But once in u while the quiet surface of
kauawha Valley life is disturbed bv IN
thing from beyond the hills, and while
your Capital city, 'h i,Icto, has been stirred
by the smoke and roar and "hot throes"
OF sham battle, this Capital CITY, dc jrr. Inns
lust had its %srmi.annuAl awakening by the
advent OF Judge JaCksOn's United States
Court, with its retinue Of officers, lawyers
and jurors, and its usual cloud OF wit.
%nesses,' mwaShed, from the mountains.
Owing to the long stay Of the Court at
ClArksburg, the term here will be ncceSSa.
rily short, but thus far it has been brisk
aud lively. More causes, criminal and
civil, have been disposed Of during the
first week just expired, than have ever,
perhaps, been heard and decided in the
same length Of time before.
As somewhat unusual occurrences, the
Court has had bcfOrc il at the present
time. several eases Of '~buIlio1ing'' OF in.
timidating witnesses by persons indicted,
or fearing indictment, for crimes against,
the laws OF the United States. The train
which brought the Court here from Hunt.
ingtOn, was boarded Il few miles ont bv n
constable with Il posse OF mountain bows,
for the purpose Of taking oil under charge
OthOlSe breaking, Il witness on his wav to
Court to testify before the United States
Grand Jury. 1t was well understood tina,
the charge Of house breaking was "trump.
cd up to prevent the witness from M.
pcaring before the Grand Jury, anl judge
Jackson being on hoard with Il Deputy
Marshal ..0r two. nippcd the little bull.
doing scheme i'll the bud, and lett the
posse to wend their way back with less rx.
a!tcd views Oi the power il not the wis.
dom Of the doctrine OF States rights, than
they had ever before entertained.
Another witness cited to appear before
the United States tirand Jury was thought
by the untcrriiici lOr rather III. trrriIirdl
Of Lincoln county 10 know entirely too
much about cOuntGriGiting operations in
that meek Of the woods, and was him.
sell Irraigucd by the county authorities
"a for cOuntcrfciting ind"i States msDry,
and was imprisoned in the county iail.
There's States rights for you with u ven.
gcuCc. But alas for the schemes o mice
and men, \ United States Marshal.
armed with n writ OF habcas corpus, had
the tcmcrity to invade the sacred precincts
Of Lincoln county Jail, and carry of the
prisoner with dying COlors' il not with
cheating drums" As an appropriate re-.
bukct0 this insult to sovereign power the
outraged people should meet at some
cross roads, and sOlCmnly resolve tina,
the United States Of America has ~
rights which Lincoln county is bound to
respect
An anomalous case ri contested election
has ior several months attracted attention
here. At the last State election ihcr,
were three candidates in the field for the
office Uf Clerk ii the Circuit Court ul
knnawhn county, supported respectively
by the Democrats, Republicans aud Green,
hackers, The G~rCCnhaUkrr WIS elected
by Il large majority, hut his election wa.
contested hy the Democratic candidate
upon thcground that hruhcG rrrnbackrr
was IN alien. The contest coming before
the County Court, it wm decided that il
lacked jurisdiction. 1t was then lakrr
before the Circuit Court, which held tina,
the Comfy Cont hmi j"risiiciiou, hut ncv
crihrlcss proceeded to try til" case uIol
In merits, deciding in favor If the Demo
cratic candidate. The Grccnlackc,s car
rird the case Il the Court Of Appeals
which held that the County Court la,
Jurisdiction aud mmanl~l the ease thonn
10. In the meantime the old Clerk hold
the office, contrary To the custom that llr
|. party having the JriDI tTcjH right To III
" office shall hold ii ill the rontrs, l.
finally decided. \ few DAYS ngn til
Grcrnhackers gathered in mass ut til
Court House, with the nyuwch purpose Il
seating by i0rcc their candidate, who In
duly qualified within til" time prescribe