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Bell and Everett Meeting (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: On Aug. 11 (1860) a large Bell and Everett “ratification meeting” was held in Frederick, which included speeches by J. Dixon Roman, Alexander Cooper and E.H. Webster.
Full DetailsJames S. Carper, Esq. (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Carper, the Bell and Everett electoral candidate for the 5th Congressional district of Maryland will address the people of Jefferson. Let there be a rally of support.
Full DetailsParade Drill (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Junior Defenders, under Capt. John Ritchie, drilled, paraded and practiced skirmishing. The corps is well equipped and ranks are full.
Full DetailsGentlemen (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: In a letter, Robert P. Trippe, a politician invited to speak at the upcoming Grand Mass Ratification Meeting of Constitutional Union Party in Frederick, declines the invitation, but offers support for the cause and the Bell and Everett ticket. He says that if the Bell/Everett ticket is elected the result would be to impress the whole country with the fact that agitation is at an end, sectionalism is crushed, etc.
Full DetailsIndependent (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Independent Riflemen, under Capt. Walter Saunders, paraded in Frederick in their new uniforms.
Full DetailsUnion Ratification Meeting (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The paper reports on very successful Mass Meeting to ratify the nominations of Bell and Everett for President and Vice President. Many attended and paid attention to the speeches. Band played.
Full DetailsThe Libel Case (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Washington County Circuit Court has heard a trial for two editors of the Republican Citizen who were accused of libel against Hon. H. W. Hoffman in 1857. J. W. Baughman and J. L. Norris were found guilty and fined $500.
Full DetailsGrand Union Ratification Meeting at Frederick (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: This is the official report from Dr. Jacob Bear who presided at the Grand Union Ratification Meeting in Frederick. The results of the meeting for nomination of Bell and Everett for President and Vice-President are published, the party officers are named, and the resolutions made at the meeting are printed. Bear was chosen president.
Full DetailsUnion Club (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Petersville voters met to form a Bell and Everett club. Capt. Hezekiah Boteler was named President and H. C. Duvall appointed secretary. The article contains a list of all the resolutions which were passed at the meeting. The club resolved that the most important issue was the preservation of the Union and felt equally that the ideas promulgated by the Republican Party and the Southern Confederacy were equally deplorable. They felt that discussion of the slavery question in Congress was destructive to the harmony which should exist among the states. They resolved that Bell and Everett were men of "sterling worth" and their conservative party is the one to be elected. Report signed by Hezekiah Boteler, President.
Full DetailsAttention Linganore Mounted Guard (August 15th, 1860)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Linganore Mounted Guard is to meet in New London in winter uniforms for drill and inspection. By order, O. P. Harding, O. S.
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