Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-09
The First West va. Legislature
: HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Sketches Personal, Political and BIZ
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RoBERTgIIAGAIa, from Boone.

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:. RoBERTgHAGARs from B6ons!9 81
Robert Hagay, the delegate from Boone,
was born in what is now part of that
county, and is 53 years CT age. Is of Ger
man and Irish extraction. & His grand father
on Ills fathers side of the house came from
Germany and settled in Maryland we'll on
to century ago, at thepresent site of Ha
gerstowu, which derived its name from.
him. Subsequently he removed to Virginia
and settled inoWhatis now Monroe county.
His grandfather on his mothers side came
from ireland to this country, served
through the war of the Revolution and set
tied in the same county. His father and
uncle, Philip eHagar, removed to the Guy
tatSlotte region and 6Wsre the first white
Il men 70 set foot in that part Of the country.
This was beautiful hunting ground and
here they killed great deal of game, upon
which all the settlements in that region at
that day-chiefy subsisted. His father was
also farmer and Blacksmith, in small
Way. Robert married at the age oftwenty;
and though the youthful pair began the.
world pretty much as BupYan says did,
they prospered SO well that at the breaking
out Of the rebellion MIR. Hagar was the
proprietor Of some 5000 acres of land of
which as many hundred are improved, be-
sides considerable personal property, aaE
3 Mr.. Hagar is Methodist and we'll known
as one of the pillars of the church in his
part of the moral vineyard. he has been
o Methodist 20 years-was class leader
aud, exhorter first aud has been licensed
preacher II years. Ten years ago he Joined
the Western Virginia Conference, aud has
since been active in defense of the N. =,
Church against the warfare waged against
IL in Southwestern iVirgiRia. When Mt.
Hagar was Riboyl schools were rs few as
angels visits in his part of tue country
He never spent but FIVE days inside Of
school house, and when he united himself
awlthIthe church could not read, but byen-
,ergy and the good hard sense of which he
possessed large share, he so improved his
education that he passed examination and
was ordained deacon by Bishop Morris
and elderly Bishop Scott, at Morgan
town.-+S-c q 4'@--.- - ra
Mr.. Hsear was a democrat but not in q
partisan sense. Voted for Summers for
Governor and for, Bellyin '60s because he
thought Bells election would save the
Union. Helabored against secession from
the time the calluwas first issued for the
Richmond Convention. All the profession
al and leading men and officers OF his
county were -rebels"but he (at that time
travelling preacher) andsa few others made
such a good; fight Of it that they held about
half the county to the Union. AT his place
of voting which he attended n votes were
cast for the Union candidate and 5 for the
rebel. Three counties voted together and
the rebel candidate was elected, bnt in no
wise disheartehed Mr.. Hagar kept on zeal.
otfsy laboring for the Unioa. Being active,
and exercising a good deal of influence he
became especially obnoxious to the seces-
sionists. and the day before the May cleo:
ton he was arrested for "treason to the
State,n He made his escape and fed TO
Ohio. While there the leading rebels OF
his county sent him word that II he sWonld
come back and remove the Notthern
Church, from among them and join the
IISouthern Church" and embrace the docs
trine of,seCesslen, he should be protected
in person and property and have any posi-
tiol either. in the. church or State they
could give him. Mr.. Hagar's principles
not being in market, he didu't go back. -
Then they began to rob his family and
farm OF. every thing they could carry away
and use, and waylayihg and shooting at
members of his faulty Mr.. Hagar him
self has been under their FIRE twice, but
having escaped so far thinks he is destined
10 outlive the rebellion. subsequently he
went to the 9Th VirginiR regiment typrocur-
ed An escort and returned to Boone county
IfeefuitinR. he also passed, some time
scouting, visiting the regiments giving Inc
formation to the commenders, and making
himself generally usefnl, When the cleo
tion was held for members, OF the Oonstl-
tntional Convention, our forces held milf
tary possession of Boone and, adjoining
eopptiss. Az election YES held ana Mr..
HaRar elected TO represent Boone, Logan
s.99 Iu..,,a,ais,r.r Ne -JCaa Ahas first man in
the body to offer a resolution looking to
the extinguishment of African slavery in
ithe new State, and was q warm. supporter
| of the Battelle resolutions! ssts s.' sss
Mr.. Hagar isyone of the straig ghtout, un-
fconditi6naI, men OF strong backbone. y He
takes q special interest in legislation
looking 70 the punishment of rebels and
knearly always has some uchproposihon
ON handss He. hates them as intensely as II
rs proper for any christian man to do, but
lust as every christian, or any other, man
oughf to-, He is large robust but not
| ieshy man, aboye the average height, and
Is q man of strong, rough, vigorous sense
I "a we'll assphysique! he speaks freqaent=
j wand his language is pointed rather Than
i elegant He makes no psetenslons 10 me
Il lgraces OF rhet0rio or o polished sty yle-inE-
II deed. Is sometimes quite Sr1et % the King
\ English, but then he has sqeh. an earnes
Eway of,saying things and d'intnses 90 muel
common sense into what ne says tnat NO
hind \ would think of ritieizing his way o
saying 1t. In fact he Is deelaeaiy .otlslna
snd seems auit6l indifferent 60 his excen
I ssci ~ n 5c6usEi Eiousfo of them! Has aver.
n ISrFg9at head. unusually well developed Il
me intellectual and moral regions-such
i head az under more favored circumstance