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Public Speaking (August 3rd, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Ulysses Hobbs, Esq. of Frederick City will address the Union Club of Middletown; the Bolivar Band is expected to also be there. On August 18th, J. Mortimer Kilgour, Esq. will address the Club.
Full DetailsThe sum of $6,150… (August 3rd, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: The sum of $6,150 contributed in the U. S. for the support of John Brown's family was distributed to his widow and various other family members.
Full DetailsMaryland (August 3rd, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: A large Union meeting was held in Boonsboro at which J. M. Kilgour, M. Cooper and J. Wooten, Esq. of Frederick spoke. A Douglas ratification meeting was held in Hagerstown at which Col. Wm. P. Maulsby of Frederick and J. D. Bennett, Esq. of Hagerstown spoke. The Cumberland Alleganian in Allegany County and the Evening Star in Baltimore have both endorsed the Douglas-Johnson ticket.
Full DetailsUnion Meeting (August 3rd, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Proceedings and results of a meeting of the friends of the Constitution and Union who gathered in Middletown to form a Union Club. Stephen R. Bowlus was elected president. Those assembled said that the candidacy of Bell and Everett best represented their views because the other 3 major candidates were "sectional" ones. "The Union, the Constitution and Enforcement of the Laws" is the platform which the group supports and they heartily endorse Bell and Everett, the choice of the National Union Convention held in Baltimore in May.
Full DetailsDemocratic (August 3rd, 1860)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD
Summary: Proceedings of a meeting of the "democracy" of this district at the Academy in "pursuance of a call of the central Committee of Frederick county." Delegates were appointed to the county Convention in Frederick on the 11th. The object is to "unite the democracy of the State." An aim is to bring about a union of all the conservative elements for the defeat of the sectional disunion of the Republican party, and endorsing Breckinridge and Lane as the representatives of the democratic principles and the nominees of the National Democratic Party."
Full DetailsUnion Club at Mount Pleasant (August 7th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD
Summary: Officers elected at meeting of the Mount Pleasant Bell and Everett Club: Houck, Diller, Perry, Lease, England
Full DetailsUnion Meeting (August 7th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Herald; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: Minutes of meeting of Mount Pleasant Bell and Everett Club to elect officers andmake plans to attend the ratification meeting in Frederick
Full DetailsThe Presidential Election (August 8th, 1860)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Expresses concern that, with the exception of those at Boonsboro, citizens haven’t turned their attention to the upcoming election. There is now a great necessity for a change in leaders, as President Buchanan isn’t even supported by a majority of those who elected him.
Full DetailsThe Campaign (August 8th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Examiner looks at the political position of the Citizen paper. Citizen says neither Douglas nor Breckinridge was nominated by two-thirds of the delegates at the Democratic conventions. Examiner says Bell and Everett are the only "national" candidates.
Full DetailsBell and Everett Club (August 8th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The friends of the Constitution and Union Party of Mt. Pleasant District formed a very large Bell and Everett Club in Mt. Pleasant. John Houck, Esq. was chosen as president. Also a very large club was formed in Middletown with S. R. Bowlus (sp?) as president.
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