Union Meeting at Hancock, Maryland
Summary
At a meeting of the citizens of the Fifth Election District (Hancock) of Washington County, it was agreed that the recent presidential election was conducted in a constitutional manner, that the result should be respected by the citizens, and that the election of a sectional candidate is not a sufficient cause to justify secession from the Union. Chairman of the meeting was Jos. Graves; secretary, R.E. Taney; and the Committee of Three consisted of David E. Price, Joseph Harrison and Devalt Stottlemyer.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: December 5th, 1860
Page/Column: 2D
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Pre-War Events
- Politics
