The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-28
DANIEL B. GOoDLOE, AUTHOR AND J0OR-
NALIsT, DEAD.

Long in Washin gtOn-0ne Of the Best
Known Newspaper Correspondents Of the
National Capital During Civil War Times
Served as Marshal Of North Carolina
During ReoOnstructiOn PeriOd-HistOrical
Works.
"GOODLOE-In Warren County, N. g., Dan
lei R. GoOdlOe, in the e~ighty-ninth year of his
age. A gentleman without fear and without
reprOach."
Thus quantity reads the closing
chapter in she career of one Of the
best known correspondents and his
torical writer's of his generation that
the National Capital has known,
and a man who, vas a close
friend of Lincoln, Webster, and
Clay. His death occurred Saturday,
18th, at the home of a niece in War.
rem county, after two years suffer
ing from paralysis. The funeral was
held Sunday, 18th.
Mr.. Goodloe passed the greater
portion of his life in Washington.
He was many years correspondent
of the New York Times and the
Tribune, and the editor of the
National Era, a publication issued
in this CITY during the sos, also the
Chronicle, an old-time, local paper.
During President Linco1n's term OF
Office he was often consulted upon
national subjects, and was nominated
by the latter as marshal of the Dis
trict of Columbia. Before President
Lincoln drew the papers Of appoint
ment, however, the Ford's Theater
tragedy occurred. President John
son thereupon named David s. Good.
missioned Mr.. Goodloe as marshal of
the State of North Carolina, then a
position of the utmost Importance,
owing to the serious troubles result
ing from the civil war.
After serving his term in North
Carolina, Mr.. Goodloe returned to
Washington and again took up his
work as a writer. He compiled a
valuable work upon the United
States Constitution, giving it's his
tory, origin, etc., and contributed
numerous articles to the leading
magazines, all the while industri
Ously keeping up correspondence
with several New York newspapers.
He was also named by President
Lincoln as q member of the commits.
sion appointed to determine the value
of slaves and took an active part in
the deliberations of that body. It
was found, however, that to carry
out the intended plan of reimburs
ing the slave. holders of the South
for their property loss' would cost
such a stupendous sum as to be en-
tirely out of the question, and the
work of the commission came to
naught.
Mr.. Goodloe showed decided liter
airy talent from childhood. Born a
son of a distinguished physician, DR..
Kemp Goodloe, of North Carolina,
he was educated as a lawyer, and Ad-
mitted to the bar of his native State.
He never practiced, however, pre-
ferring journalistic work. While
but a youth he came to Washington
and his articles attracted Immediate
attention. He became associated
with Mr. Bailey, the publisher of the
National Era and when that gen.
tleman sold out the paper, Mr.. Good
loe became editor of the Chronicle.
He also published the first edition of
''Uncle Toms Cabin" and wrote the
preface.
Horace Greeley took a decided
fancy to him and intrusted a large
portion of the Tribune's Washing
ton correspondence to his pen. Later,
when Greeley made his unsuc essful
run for the Presidency, Mr.. Goodloe
acted as chairman of the National
Executive Committee of the Greedy
party.
Perhaps the strongest character
istio of Mr.. Goodloe was his sincerity
and honesty of purpose. From boy
hood be abhorred slavery, despite
the facs that his family we're strong
believers in the system. Naturally
when the civil war came on and he
allied himself with the abolition ele-
ment, his relatives turned bitterly
against him. After the war, when
he was appointed to take charge of
his native State as marshal, the feel
ing OF bitterness became even more
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