Wheeling Daily Intelligencer, September 8, 1865

"Federal Court"

The article refers to Edward Jackson Colerider (#29). Following the article is a transcript.

 

"FEDERAL COURT." -Immediately after the opening of the Court yesterday morning, Judge Jackson proceeded to deliver his charge to the Grand Jury. We are only able to give a very imperfect outline of its general scope and _enor. His Honor briefly reviewed the history of the past years, directing attention to the fact that rebellion and treason have been overthrown, and that the glorious flag of our country now _loats in triumph throughout the limits of an unbroken Union. The enemies of the republic having been subdued, our great government has shown that it could afford to be magnanimous. The President, acting in this spirit, has offered amnesty and pardon to those who would come forward and renew their allegiance. This was now the policy of the government. It should now be the object of all good citizens to stand by the authorities and assist in restoring harmony and good feeling throughout the land.

As an officer of the law, he felt that it was his duty to aid in carrying out this policy. This he could cheerfully do. The Judge also referred to the resources and prospects of West Virginia, pointing to her vast mineral wealth, which exceeds that of any State in the Union.

This, with her other great natural advantages, should make her the greatest State in the Union. We are now happily relieved from that policy, which had caused Old Virginia to fall so far behind her sister State in the march of progress. Let our citizens now give their attention to the development of our resources, and so act and work, that the interests of the State would be secured. In referring to those who had been in arms against the government, and had now returned and obtained pardon, he remarked that this pardon was conditional upon their good behavior, and preserving inviolate he sacred obligation which they have taken. Should they at any future time violate this obligation, it would be the duty of the officers of the law to arrest and prosecute them for the offence; and if such offences should come to his knowledge, they should be prosecuted to the whole extent of the law.

The attention of the Grand Jurors was directed to the various acts of Congress in relation to the Postoffice Department, the Internal Revenue, &c.

The charge, which was quite lengthy, was listened to with much attention, and this general notice conveys but a very imperfect idea of what His Honor so well expressed. At the conclusion the Grand Jury retired to their room.

Names of the Jurors Summoned to Attend the Present Session of the U.S. District Court in this city.

GRAND JURORS.

Dr. Thos. H. Logan - foreman.

Thos. P. Shallcross, Oliver J. Crawford,
Alex Heyman, Thos. G. Culbertson,
E. W. Paxton Lewis Lunsford,
P. C. Hildreth, Campbell Tarr,
Robt. Gibson, Jno. G. Jacob,
John Bishop, James S. Porter,
Robt. Morrison, Leonard Lamb,
W. A. Turner, J.C. Sullivan,
Alex Turner,  

 

PETIT JURORS

David Armstrong, Wm. B. Logan,
Robt. Hamilton, Jas. McConnell,
W. J. C. Anderson, Thos. Wykert,
Wm. Carnahan, John Roemer,
Thos. L. Taylor, Jno. M. Mathews,
A. H. Chapline, Mark Lester,
John Muirine, A. Handion,
Theo. N. Gorrell, Wm. H. Oxtoby,
N. C. Arthur, T. P. Agnew,
M. Edwards, Thos. B. Davis,
F. M. Brooks, Jesse Maneypenny,
L. D. Ferguson, Noah Dunnington,
Wm. Pritchard, S. B. Philllips,
John Love, E. J. Colerider,
Frank Cozad, Wm. E. Wetzel,
Geo. Cooper, C. Shrewberry,
Edmond Sehon, John Winder,
Jno. M. Phelps, E. J. Senters,
Randolph Bukey, Jas Rollston,
W. H. Crothers, B. Jackson,
M. C. Hall, M. McWhorter



[Note: John Love, listed above, was probably related to E. J. Colerider through his mother
(Eleanor Love #58). Eleanor had a brother named John E. Love.

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