The Secession Convention
Summary
Review of a recent so-called "County Convention" at which, those in attendance were told to support the North or South, not Union or Secession; the "County Convention" was not a representative body. It had attendees from several districts in Frederick County, except Woodsboro and Jackson which voted to support Union. Protests appointment of committee to State convention in Baltimore.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: January 23rd, 1861
Page/Column: 2A
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Politics
- Home Front / Effects of War
