Meeting at Smithsburg
Summary
A recent meeting in District No. 7 (Smithsburg) was held to consider the present national crisis. Chairman was Geo. Winters; secretary, Philip Oswald; committee to report resolutions, Wm. B. McAtee and J.D. Price. The committee approved the first four resolutions prepared by a recent Hagerstown meeting, amended the fifth one, and disapproved of the sixth one. Among its own resolutions, it declared devotion to the Union, that the Cotton States acted too hastily, and urged that all parties avoid acting out of passion.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light
Publication Date: January 23rd, 1861
Page/Column: 2
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Pre-War Events
- Politics
