The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-08

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dent Of the United States, The very name
of lis county seat, UniOn, Is sufficiently
suggestive In itselt,
Jefferson county was formed In the year
1901, from Berkeley and Frederick, and
toOk the distinguished name Of Thomas
Jefferson, President Of the United States
Charleston, ita county seat, Ia named for
General Charles Lee, who, after the Rsvo.
luton, died In lts vicinity,
In 1904 Mason county received the Illus.
trious name OF "Wiss George Mason"
author Of the Virginia Bill Of Righta Of
l778, aud principal iramer OF her first
State Constitution. In that bill Of rights
he distribution Of the functions Of gov.
eminent into three proper, coordinate
departments-eEecntive, legislative aud
judiciaI-was FIRST distinctly pronounced,
and the United States Bill Of Rights has
drawn itR main provisions from George
Masop's Virginia draught. It's county
sea', Point Pleasant, beautifully situated
4tthe embouChure Of the Great Kanawha
river into the Ohio, was, as already men.
toned, the scene Of The battle OF Point
Pleasant, where Col. Lewis fell, though the
Indians were beaten.
In 1909 Cahsll county was formed, and
named Tor Governor and Judge Cabell, 81
the Virginia Court OF Appeals.
In 1874 Tyler county was called In
honor Of Judge Tyler, who wau the father
II John Tyler, since President Of the
United States.
Lewis county, formed 10 1915, common.
crates the illustrious name Of Charles
Lewis, the hero OF Point Pleasant, and his
brother General Andrew Lewis, Of emil
aent Revolutionary fame.
In 1878 Preston county was named In
honor Of Governor Preston, who had 80
highly distinguished himself as Q soldier
In our second war with Great Britain; and
Ia the same year Nichols county recelved
lie name p honor Of George Garter Mich.
Olas, an eminent Statesman and intimate
Iriend OF ThomRs Jefferson. He was the
msver, In the Kentucky Legislature Of
1890, OF bis famous HtBtep rights resolu'
ions (where the word qualification" Is
irst foundl, which were generally attrib
uted TO the pen OF Mr., Jefferson, who was
shortly aiierwafd elected President.
In 1920 Morgan county was named for
the glorious old Revolutionary hero, Gen,
Daniel Morgan, whose famous three hun.
drtd rilsnen contribl'edg 30 largely to the
s~uccetsipl lpsps Of the War Of lndepen.
dence. II was taken from Hampshire and
Berkeley counties, whence the name Of its
county seat, Berkeley Springs, which be-
came famous resort. even before the
Revolution.
In 1921 the Legislature houored the
memory OF the Indian maiden P%Ocahontap,
The nptive princess, Bayior Of tho lie Of
Captain John Smith, the founder Of Eng.
lish colonization. on this continent,
FAyette county was named, 10 1881, In
honor Of the gallant French Marquis, Gil.
bert Motier, de L. Fayette, q distinguished
Geperd In the American service during
the Revolutionary Warl i.
In 1924 the Virginia. Legislature named
the county Of Logan, after q famous Indian
Ohieftsin, both q warrior and an orator,
commemorated by Mr.. Jefferson In biz
notes on Virginia. The same Legislature
that erected Rayetts county, Blpo Male
Jackson, named for Judge John George
jackson, a distinguished member Of Con.
greRs and supporter oil the administration
In the war OF 1878, afterwards appointed
Federal Judge Of The West Virginia Cir.
cult, by President Madison.
In 1885 Marshall county received the
illuattiVus and honored name Of John
Marshall, The great Chiei Justice Of the
United States The wonderful pte.his.
toFic tumulus al The embouchureoiGrave
creek intothe Ohio river, elords lie county
seat the appropriate aud highly suggestive
name Of h~oanlVSillp.
In the year 1887, Virginia gratefully
0ommsmorRted the gallant and distln.
guished General Hugh Mercer, who fell 90
bravely, Leading the Virginia troops on
the bloody, holly contested field Of FRINGE.
ton, N. j., during the revolution; by
calling this county BY his honored name,
and this county seat most appropriately
by the name Of Princeton.
Bp3ton county, formed 10 1886, bears
the name Of Garter pta1ton, one VI Vit.
ginia's pigners Of the Declaration Of lnde.
pendence. lis county seat derives lie
name from John Davidson Sutton, one OF
The eAtly eettlefs on Elk river, q son Of
John Sutton, an Erglish jeweller, who re.
Ride1 at Alexandra, Va, and brother Of
Daniel ]. Sutton. q lawyer, who waS long
Receiver At the United States Land Office,
Monroe, louisiana, by appointment oil
President jackson.
In 1S42, Wayne and Marion counties
we're formed, respectfully concentrating
The names OF Anthony Wayne and Francis
Marion, two distinguished Generals oil The
Revolution,
In 1s43, Barbour and Ritchie counties
-... aa..al laktNNy N6n a. aaaNt.a a.
Of Philip Pendletoh Barbour, an asaociAte
Justice nt the Supreme Court OF the United
States; hence Philllppi the county leat,
and Thomas Richie, the ionndet and for
MANY years editor Of the Richmond En-
quittr and afterwards Of the Washington
Unior.
In 1874 The county Of Taylor derived
its name from the distinguished states,
man and author John Taylor, Of OaroliAe,
author Of "Cohstfuctinn Construed and
/ the Letters Of Aa,ot," and mover NJ Mad.
ison's ismous resolution Ii the LegiSlA.
Lute Of 1893 o.
In 1886, Doddfidee County was formed,
and received the name Of Hon. PHILIP
DUdd idge, long an eminent jutiet and
Representative In Congress from Yves
Virginia. Mr.. D was a wonderfully vigor.
nus dehatef, and bis speeches In The
famous Virginia Constitutional Conven.
lion 81 1899 take rank With the ablest and
beat delivered Ia that eminently distin.
gnished and able body oil FcholatS, philos.
OphefB, jutisls and statesmen.
th,hs ZANE year with Doddfidge, Gil,
mef County was called In honor Of Thotnal
walker Gilmer, pteviou'ly Governor OIL
Virginia, and whose deplOrphle death poi
long before by the explosion Of 0 greal
run on the steamer Princeton, which
vessel he was visiting % Secretary Of The
Navy, waet the occasion oil national mourn
Ing,