referred simply weekly newspaper published july august virginia west_virginia paper circulation copies second highest south branch virginia ceased publication following closure union_army american_civil_war revived documented pursuit fugitive slave parsons family ensuing dispute parsons family legal fees time dispute member united_states house_of_representatives virginia 8th congressional district later served united_states minister france member united_states house_of_representatives west_virginia 2nd congressional district newspaper prominent lawyer previously served member monroe owner left newspaper serve american_civil_war following war monroe represented west virginia house delegates legislative session speaker west virginia house delegates history founded democratic weekly newspaper july educator new_orleans louisiana moving newspaper billed family newspaper devoted politics agriculture education amusement october published reverted published edited published newspaper seven years limited success meet expectations sold operation smith operated newspaper sold turn sold younger brother months ownership experience parsons sold newspaper prominent lawyer member monroe continued serving editors publishers outbreak american_civil_war joined newspaper closed union_army august revived war following service war monroe elected represent west virginia house delegates time served speaker represented delegate represent circulation copies distributed week second largest newspapers published south branch weekly circulation copies west_virginia weekly circulation copies offices virginia housed old stone north previously served home affair series articles published issues resident col chronicled arrest nephew attempting capture col parsons fugitive slave resulting dispute parsons family legal fees august green escaped parsons plantation slaves neighboring plantations october year returned col parsons plantation persuaded slaves neighboring farms owned parsons family relatives escape pennsylvania party men including col parsons went north pursuit course pursuit captured escaped slaves sent information obtained recaptured slaves col parsons went hoped intercept green headed west pittsburgh intercepted green local thwarted attempt capture green arrested kidnapping learning arrest col parsons sought assistance prominent lawyer united_states house representative virginia 8th congressional district united_states senator virginia mason offered legal services defense pledged support parsons virginia defending constitutional rights protect prosecution virginia governor appointed attend parsons trial special commissioner virginia dispute virginia pennsylvania escalated january article published new york herald read threatened civil war virginia pennsylvania col parsons tucker traveled james parsons trial provided parsons legal defense leading having acted legally provisions fugitive slave act september billed col parsons legal services parsons disputed charge series articles declared originally offered services cost lauded publicly denying working pro practicing deception trying win reputation district acts later served united_states minister france following american_civil_war served member united_states house_of_representatives west_virginia 2nd congressional district brother later extant issues extant issues maintained known institutions worcester massachusetts maintains issue newspaper west_virginia maintain issues dating charleston west_virginia maintain issue dated july durham north_carolina maintain issues dating library virginia richmond virginia maintains issues virginia dating
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