 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 . 
