The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-30
Is This the Way immigration ls,GOIn


IL This the Way Immigration Is-GoIng
TO be Encouraged in West virginia,
Cincinnati Commercial,
The reasonsof Judge Tourgee for leaving
North Carolina, after a trial Of seventeen
years there, were recently published. 1t
was not because he had failed Of success,
for he rose to the topmost round Of the
bar in that State, but because his Northern
birth was remembered against him, and
made life there unpleasant to him. Now,
an old gentleman named Taylor, and
formerly Of Philadelphia, has been obliged
to leave Greenbrier county, West Vir.
ginia, where, in 1872, he located on a tract
of 300 acres Of land which he had
purchased, and on which he had built q
fine house, large grist and saw mills, es.
tablished o store, postofEice, church and
school house, and erected several dwell.
ings and machine shops; in short, he had
founded and developed the village Of
Salem at an expenditure Of more than
100000 He took no active part in pol.
itics, but it was not forgotten that he was
"a DID Yankee, and they had no use for
him!n 't"us rl'''' ~
Ina letter to the Attorney General, Mr..
Taylor. explains some of the reasons why
he has become convinced that in the
South neither Northern people nor
Northern capital are wanted. The rea-
sons, which seem to be pertinent, arc as
follows: t.#a..f
"on December I, 1873, 0 p. NJ, while
myself and family were attending divine
service in the S. s, room over my saw.mill,
my residence was fred and it and contents
totally destroyed. Loss, $4,000.
"On March6, 1870, they fred and utter
ly destroyed my mill, and almost It's entire
contents. Loss about $4,000. No insur-
ance on either.
"on the night Of the burning Of my
house an anonymous letter was dropped
in the post-ofice box at my store profess.
ing friendship, and warning me Of GER
tain individuals, with the palpable pur.
pose OF throwing the onus Of tho fire upon
them. On Wednesday, April 90, 1 re.
ceiyed the following drop letter: !.
"'MR. TAYLoR-l am sorry to hear Of
your late burning Of to-day. Carpenter
shop, tools, lumber, carriages, Shedding.
&c, accidentally caught from burning
brush; loss about $1,000. Now for yoor
house II 700 don't be getting away.
warned yoo the night that yoor house
catched, but 700 did not take heed. Now
700 have nothing left but yoor house
and barns, which will not take long to 90.
l have but few words this time. 4 lover
Of Truth. Take heed from me lS79.'p
2 Although he traced the letter to neigh.
Dor and laid the facts before the authori.
ties, they refused to cooperate with him
in making an arrest, nor would they
afford any protection to his property, He
says:
Msince the burning Of my mill, and
failure Of my application for help 10 The
authorities, l have been obliged at con.
siderable expense to guard my buildings
with armed watchmen. Have been clos.
Ing out my personal property as rapidly
as possible, but It would seem by
the last Communication NOT inst
enough for them. Succeeded In rent.
ing my store and arranging for the
transfer Of the postofice to native, ten.
Gered my resignation as Postmaster to the
department., and named my successor.
Before the requisite papers came The new
incumbent became frightened and threw
up his lease and his position, packed nm
his goods and LEFT, leaving my Stool again
In jeopardy. I Immediately packed nv
store goods, which are now In wagons ont
In the weather awaiting Opportunity fos
disposal, and abandoned lie store and
contiguous dwelling to It's fate. AZ nv
lie had been threatened I arbikfarily
transferred the postofIice to a neirhbor
and informed tho Departmental my &C.