The Washington herald., 1913-07-20
Steubenyille Readyto Celebrate Three Wars

woman who went to the assistance Of ths
wounded soldiers, was seriously wounded
by one of Morgan's men. She was hit
in the thigh during the skirmish. was
brought into Steubenville by cavalry
nan, and later recovered. and Is still liv-
ing here. She il. now known as Mrs
Margaret Davis. She vividly recalls the
stirring events Of Morgan's raiders.
Following the siirmish. at Winterville.
another was fought at Two Ridges. where
a Presbyterian Church cemetery Is now
located. This point was also further
north than Gettysburg. Following that.
Morgan attempted to escape from Gen..
Shackelford. He dashed across the line
into Columbiana County. where he was
informed that the Pittsburgh regiments
were Immediately in his front Seeing
that he was in a trap. Morgan sent for
Gen. Shackelford and Internationally
surrendered.
To Unv.i Many Portraits.
Following the tour of this historic
route and dedication of the monuments.
there will be an unveiling in the early
evening Of a gigantic portrait of all
the county oficers, and attorneys of
the county in the courthouse. The pic
ture is to be given a place of honor in
the Hall of Fame. which contains
''oils" of many of the city and county's
illustrious dead.
Thursday is scheduled as the red
letter day of the celebration. 1t will
mark the reunion Of the Wilson fam
ily. after the arrival Of the President,
in case he decides to honor the occa-
sion with his presence. In addition,
Gov. Cox and his staff, the Putnam
Phalanx. the Duquesne Grays. and a
host of other distinguished guests will
arrive.
The reunion of the Wilson family,
with its attendant features, chief Of
which will be the unveiling of the life
size portrait OF James Wilson, grand
father Of the President, will be held in
ST. Peters Deanery. Just who will do
the unwilling is not yet determined.
but the honor will fall to some MEM
ber of President Wilson's family in
case the invitations sent to them are
accepted. Possibly il will be the Presi-
dent himself.
History of the wilson's.
The history of the Wilson family In
Steubenville will be read by one of the
members of the Stanton Monument As
sociation. which organization erected
the splendid bronze statue of the for
w
met on the steps of the courthouse. A
brief history of James Wilson, the
Presidents grandfather. is most inter-
esting at this time.
During the winter of 1s0S-os ma
tive of County Down. in the North OF
ireland. named James Wilson, aged
twenty-nine. decided to seek his for
tunes in the New World. Subsequently
he sailed from Londonderry for Phila-
delphia. There was published in that
city then a bitter anti-Federal paper
called the Aurora, whose editor, Will
lam Duane, has been characterized as
the earliest muckraker in American
He also was of Irish de-
scent and had learned the printing
trade in the old country. afterward 60
ing to India, where he accumulated
fortune, only to be frozen out by the
East End Company. Here young VIII
son learned the printing trade. and
also took part in the editorial manage
ment of the paper.
He remained in Philadelphia until the
war of 1872 was ended, when he con-
cluded to "go West" Wilson first went
to Pittsburgh and thence to ISew Lisbon.
Ohio. from which place he proceeded TO
William Lowry and John
Miller had established a newspaper in
in 1906. under the name of
the Western Herald" Miller shortly re-
tired. and. going further West. became
the second Governor of Missouri. In 1915
the paper was published by Lowry alone.
The paper, however. was for sale. and
John G. Wright. prominent --epublican-
Democrat. as the anti-Federal party was
called in those days, having heard Of Mr..
Wilson and his antecedents, proposed that
he purchase the Herald. The deal was
and the paper remained In
the hands of the Wilson family for about
thirty years.
Wilson was a member Of the lower
house Z. the State Legislature, 1894,
and of the State Senate, 1885. He was
also associate Judge of the Common Pleas
Court. but managed to attend to the
weekly edition of the Herald along with
his other duties. In 1872 Mr.. Wilson con-
templated the purchase of the Philadel-
phia Aurora, but being unable to dispose
of his Steubenville holdings to advantage,
the deal fell through.
Tariff in the Early Days.
By 1924 the tariff had become a live
issue, the Southern wing OF the
party advocating free trade
and the Northern wing protection. The
Federal party was practically dead. That
year Andrew Jackson received ninety cleo
toral votes for President: John Quincy
eighty-four; Crawford, forty-one.
and Clay, thirty-seven. There being
no -,ajority the election went to the
House of Representatives. which chose
Adams, whom the Herald supported in
preference to jackson.
The latter was elected in 1925. but the
Herald always opposed that faction and
drifted toward the Whig party
which elected Harrison in 1s4o During
I. t celebrated campaign James and II.
G. Wilson published a political paper
called the Log Cabin" In 1882 Judge
Wilson started a journal in Pittsburgh,
called the Advocate" which he left in
charge of his four sons.
When Mr.. Wilson came over from Ire
land he met Miss Ann Adams. four years
his Junior, whose family had come from
the same neighborhood. Their acquaint-
ance subsequently ripened into love and
later resulted in marriage. After his re-
moval to Steubenvilie, Mr.. wilson pur-
chased quite large tract Of land on the
corner of what Is now Logan and Sixth
Steubenville. Here he erected al
spacious brick mansion, necessary to ac-l
his fast ppoutp1 family Ten