The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-19


started under the name of the Vir-
ginia Campaign Star. Its first is
sue was Saturday, Aug 9, 1856;
Marshall NJ. Dent. editor and pro-
prietor. A committee appointed by |
the Democratic party solicited sub
scriptions for it. The sheet was "a \
x33 inches, four pages, twenty four
columns. Its motto was, Eternal
Vigilance is the Price of Liberty"
On November 18th, 1856, it dropped |
the word Campaign" from its title,
and was issued at $3.50 per annum
as Democratic paper. In 1860 it |
supported the Douglas wing of the
Democratic party. Its motto after
December, 1860, was, The Federal |
Union--it must and shall be preserv-
ed" The last issue was January
4th 1862
The Vest Virginia Herald was
projected in 1862, by Joseph H. Pow
ell and W. t. Mathers. Only few
issues were made.
The Morganto1n Monitor was
started in 1868 by George C. Stur.
giss and William P. Wiley, as a
conservative paper. 1t was four
page, twenty-eight column paper. 1t
was undertaken by Messrs. Stur-
giss and Wiley, who were both
young men, at the request of promi.
nent citizens of the county, who gave
such assurances Of financial aid as
to induce it's proprietors to promise
its continuance for one year, at the
end of which it's publication ceased.
The Morgantown Weekly Post the
first Republican and the oldest exist
ing paper in the county, was estab-
lished Saturday, March IL, 1864, by
Henry NJ. Morgan. 1t then was a
four-page sheet, 26x32 inches in size,
with six columns to the page. The
subscription price, then as now, was
80 per year. Its motto was, THE
Union right or wrong;-right we'll
defend it, and wrong we'll right it,
1t completed it's first volume March
%, 1865, and then suspended until
May Doth, when it started again, Mr.
Morgan having associated with him
N. Nelson Hoffman. To the title of
the paper was added Monongoiid
and Preston County Gazette, which
was dropped June 2, 1866. The sheet
was enlarged June 9Th, 1866, to its
present size, 26x39, with "a broad
columns. On June s, 1867, the mot
to was changed to "Firmness in the
right, as God gives us to see the
right"
Henry NJ. Morgan, the senior edi-
tor Though junior in years }, is the
son of Enos d. Morgan, and is a ma
tive of Morgantown, and has for
over twenty years been connected
with the press of the county. Mel
son n. Hoffman is the son of Philip
Hoffman, who married Alethe,
daughter of the Rev. Alexander
Summers. Philip Hofman's par
ents, John and Sarah Hoffman, came
from Berks County, Penn, in 1876,
TO the vicinity of Smithtown Mel
son N. learned the "art preservative
of all arts" with Enos. D. Morgan.
He was soldier in the Mexican
War, and a Captain in the late civil
war; was a member of the House of
Delegates in 1866 Mr.. Hoffman has
been employed on thirteen different
newspapers in Morgantown.
The Constttution.-The first num-
Der was issued Saturday, April 4,
1868. 1t was a folio, 25x32, having
twenty four columns; price, 50; mot
to, Eternal Vigilance is the price
of Liberty" 1t was published by
the Democratic and Conservative
County Club, and was edited by
Joseph H. Powell. September 18th,
e, Shisler became editor and propri-
etor, and, after passing out of his
hands, soon went down. 5.....
The University Bulletin was
monthly, sixteen pages, each 6x9,
printed on BREWER type, at so cents
per year, by William L. Jacobs and
Julian E. Fleming. 1t ran from
1874 to 1876.
The New DOMINION, the Democratic
paper of the county, was established
April IL, 1876, by William L. Jacobs
and Julian E. Fleming 1t was first
issued as a quarto, 26x40, forty col
umns, at - year. In October,
1875, Mr.. Fleming became sole pro-
prietor, and changed the form of the
paper, April l, 1877, to folio,
24x36, with twenty-eight columns,
and the reduced the price to $1.50.
Since then it has been several times
enlarged and greatly improved.
At Kansas City, in 1875, Messrs.
Jacobs and Fleming discussed the
; projection Of Democratic paper at
Morgantown; and, in faith of a great
future for West Virginia, selected as
the name of their paper the title of
"New Dominion" reasoning as Vir-
ginia was the "Old Dominion" why
) should not West Virginia become
the New Dominion. Julian E. Elem
ing was born in Morgantown; at
tended the West Virginia University,
and engaged in 1874 in publishing
the Bulletin. and in 1876 embarked
in publishing the New DOMINION.
In 1876, the New DOMINION lin
size 1920 inches, four pages and
twenty columns was issued daily
during commencement week. In
1880, it became the University Daily,
24x36, four pages, twenty eight col
umns, and since then its Commence
ment editions have been issued under
the editorial charge of the students.
The Vest Virginia Journal of Ed
ucation was started by the Rev. ]. R.
Thompson. Size, 24x36, four pages,
twenty-four broad columns; price
81, so per year.
= Wooden presses Mahogany were
used until 1852, when the first iron
) press was brought into the county.
, The first papers were published on
! the trust" system-so much if paid
in advance, or so much if not paid
; till the end of the year; and they
generally died by having too many
q trust subscribers. Beginning
/ with Enos D. Morgan, great i'm.
, provement in the papers of the