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Strong Game (July 4th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Johnsonites of the Mt. Pleasant District are deceiving men into signing a recommendation for Gov. Swann to appoint a conservative as Register. They ask men if they are opposed to negro suffrage and negro equality, which elicits a positive response. They then ask them to sign a paper that contains no heading. After the paper is filled with signatures, they add the heading to the paper indicating support of the recommendation.
Full DetailsSpeech of Ex. Gov. Thomas (July 4th, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Ex.-Gov. Thomas gave a speech at Hagerstown on May 12, 1866, in which he urged support of the Civil Rights Bill. As a result of the emancipation of the slaves, blacks need rights in civil affairs that were formerly the responsibility of the slave master. Congress is not proposing to give blacks suffrage. Also speaks in favor of the Reconstruction policy of Congress over that of President Johnson, and of Maryland’s Registry Law, which denies the franchise to former Confederates and their supporters.
Full DetailsRanaway (July 4th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: Geo. F. Gallion advertises that Edward Brown, an African American boy who is an indented apprentice, ran away from Gallion. Readers are warned not to harbor the boy or trust him on Gallion's account.
Full DetailsNear Westminster, MD. (July 5th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel copies from the Advocate a letter complaining about a white man being handcuffed to a Negro woman on the way from Westminster to prison and explains the circumstances.
Full DetailsAn old colored woman… (July 6th, 1866)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: An “old colored woman” died at the residence of Lewis A. Brengle in Frederick. At “about 100 years” of age, she was “believed to be the oldest inhabitant of the County.”
Full DetailsTwo of the "loyal" justices… (July 6th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: 2 justices of the peace - Tice and Cook - from Hagerstown have been indicted for violation of the Civil Rights Act because they refused to issue a warrrant of arrest of a white man accused by a Negro woman of an outrage on her.
Full DetailsCivil Rights Bill (July 11th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: An African American man was shot by J.M. Freshour, a white man. Freshour was tried in court and found guilty although he objected to the fact that the judge accepted testimony from Negroes. State's Attorney E.Y. Goldsborough represented the African American man. This was the first application of the Civil Rights bill in Frederick County.
Full DetailsCivil Rights in Maryland (July 12th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Report of decision handed down by the Chief Justice Bowie of the Court of Appeals of Maryland declaring that the U.S. Civil Rights Law nullified MD's law denying Negroes the right to witness against a white person. The case involved Dr. Somers of Rockville, defended by Democratic lawyer George Peter.
Full DetailsCivil Rights (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The first case under the Civil Rights Bill at Frederick involved a charge against a white man who shot a Negro. The white man objected, but Justice Mahoney held the man to bail for appearance at Circuit Court
Full DetailsThen and Now - If they have changed, we have not - If they can stand it, we can (July 13th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Citizen accuses supporters of Bell - a slave holder - in 1860 of hypocrisy for their current support of the Abolitionist Radicals promoting Negro sufferage.
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