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The ''Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser'', often referred to simply as the ''Virginia Argus'', was a weekly newspaper published between July 1850 and August 1861 in Romney, Virginia (now West Virginia). The paper's circulation of 800 copies was the second-highest in Hampshire County, after the ''South Branch Intelligencers. The ''Virginia Argus'' ceased publication following its closure by the Union Army during the American Civil War, after which it was not revived. The ''Virginia Argus'' documented the pursuit of fugitive slave Jacob Green by the Parsons family of Romney in 1856, and the ensuing dispute between the Parsons family and Charles James Faulkner over legal fees in 1857. At the time of the dispute, Faulkner was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 8th congressional district; he later served as the United States Minister to France, and again as a member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. Among the newspaper's proprietors was Alexander W. Monroe, a prominent Romney lawyer who had previously served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1850–1851). Monroe and co-owner Job N. Cookus left the newspaper to serve in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Following the war, Monroe represented Hampshire County in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1875–1877 and 1879–1883). During the 1875–1877 legislative session, he was the Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates. ==History== A. S. Trowbridge founded the ''Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser'' as a Democratic weekly newspaper in Romney in July 1850.〔〔 Trowbridge had been an educator in New Orleans, Louisiana, before moving to Romney.〔〔〔 The ''Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser'' newspaper billed itself as "A Family Newspaper—Devoted to Politics, Agriculture, Education, General News, and Amusement." By October 7, 1852, the ''Virginia Argus'' was being published by Trowbridge & Drinkard; on May 26, 1853, it reverted to being published by Trowbridge alone.〔〔 After Trowbridge had edited and published the newspaper for seven years, its limited success did not meet his expectations, and in 1857 he sold the operation to Samuel R. Smith and John G. Combs.〔〔〔〔〔〔 Smith and Combs operated the newspaper until 1858, when they sold it to James Parsons; he in turn sold it to his younger brother William Miller Parsons in 1859.〔〔〔 After a few months of ownership and experience,〔 Parsons sold the newspaper to Alexander W. Monroe, a prominent Romney lawyer and onetime member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and Job N. Cookus in 1861.〔〔〔 Monroe and Cookus continued serving as the proprietors, editors, and publishers until the outbreak of the American Civil War, when they joined the Confederate States Army.〔〔 The newspaper was closed by the Union Army in August 1861, and was not revived after the war.〔〔〔〔〔 Following his service in the war, Monroe was elected to represent Hampshire County in the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1875, during which time he served as the Speaker. He again represented Hampshire County in the House of Delegates from 1879 to 1883.〔〔〔〔 He was the first delegate to represent Hampshire County in both the Virginia General Assembly and the West Virginia Legislature. The ''Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser'' had a circulation of 800 copies distributed per week,〔〔 which was the second largest of the three newspapers published in Hampshire County; the other two were the ''South Branch Intelligencer'' of Romney, with a weekly circulation of 960 copies, and the ''Piedmont Independent'' of Piedmont (now in Mineral County, West Virginia), with a weekly circulation of 600 copies.〔〔〔 The offices of the ''Virginia Argus'' were housed in an old stone edifice north of the Hampshire County Courthouse that had previously served as the home of the Romney Academy before its 1846 disestablishment. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia Argus and Hampshire Advertiser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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