Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-24
YEARS AGO.
A GLANCE At A COPY OF THE WHEELING
DAILY UNION
The Marriage Of Its Editor ChrOnieled-LOcal and
National Political Matters Discussed
in the ISSUE

a REGISTER reporter yes terday ran
across 4 copy Of the Wheeling Daily Union
of January u, 1861, and found number OF
interesting things in the old paper. Mr..
p. H. Moore, now editor of the Mdnufde-
t,trer. was the editor of the Union, and the
Office was at NO 1876 Market street, east
side, - a location near the corner of Eleventh
street, and afterwards occupied by the
REGISTER. One Of the paragraphs
catching the reportorial eye, on the second
page, was the announcement Of the mar
riage lat St James Cathedral, by the
Rt. Rev. Bishop Whelan, Philip II. Moore,
TO Miss Octavia Sprigg Chapline, daughter
of DIR. II. w Chapline, all OF THIS city. IN
the local columns, or rather column, Tor there
is only one, there an is interesting article on
local politics, the city election being but four
days of IL was stated that our people
are grooming under the present heavy taxa
ton and il is recited that Judge Thomp-
son had issued peremptory mandamus TO
compel levy TO meet certain bonds OF the
city. In the same column there was also
an interesting interview with Mr. W. =.
GOshOrn, regarding the case OF the celc-
brated cOlOred woman, Lucy, whose ms
tory the REGISTER presented in detail a few
years ago.
The news from Washington was natu-
rally quite interesting, Jan, loGl, ana
there were many signs of the approaching
conflict between the North and South.
telegram recited proposition. signed by
Hon. Sherrard Clemens, among others,
which had been circulated, calling upon
Congress 10 resign in body, and appeal TO
ba ,,anf,1a to tho orrpuf questions
struggling TO the front, and especially that
they might pass upon certain measures OF
compromise which had been proposed
Regarding Mr.. Goshorn's interview, the
paper says:
''Nm. y. Goshorn. ESD. called upon ~ yes
terday and directed our attention 20 certain
statements made by the Cleveland papers 10 the
effect that the most liberal Offers had been
made him for the purchase OF his negro woman
Lucy. and that hc had refused them all. Mr..
Go>horn, fearing that his not accepting the pro
po,als might Dee attributed to wrong motives,
gave u, the following reasons for the course lac
pursued. In going to Cleveland and taking the
steps he did toward the recovery of his servant.
be- was influenced principally with the desire 10
put to % practical test the much-yaunted con
srryaiiVe sentiment M the North; to see
whether the fugitive slave law would hc enforced
with the expedition and impartality 81 which
We hay" lately received so many guarantees.
This il the ground upon which hc wishes his
action viewed by his fellow citizens. and it Was
FOR these reasons that Mr. Go>horn refused the
offer, made him for his save. He Will take
them into consideration only when he has his
property in Virginia. The case will be- deter
mined to-day. and IL will De- seen whether lac
has been successful IN the matter. so boldly
brought To- an issue. In sustaining the posi-
ton hc has assumed, Nh &. will sacrifice ten
timc- the value of the woman and hazard every
RISK in obtaining possession of his lawful prop
erty.'
The election for delegates to the Conyen
ton, called to meet in Richmond, and
which afterwards passed the ordinance Of
secession. was an exciting event OF the
near future, and large share of space in
the paper was devoted TO communications
upon the subject The list OF superintend
ents Of the election We're also published
over the signature of "John McCulloch,
Clerk" and the list included many well
known names. among them being John +.
Sisson, Peter Delaplaine, Samuel McCul-
loch. Thos. Sweeney, \. j. Pannell, Hiram
Young, T. II. Logan, John knote, Benz.
EXley, +. W. Bassott, and James NJ.
Wheat. nearly all since deceased.
\. B. Caldwell was a candidate for dele
gate to the Convention; \. j. Sweeney, for
Mayor; and =. l.. Kimberly for City Ser
geant, among others
Some of the advertisements are very in
tercsting reading, at this day