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Will Meet To-Morrow (May 11th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Unconditional Union Party is to meet in Frederick to elect members of the Executive Committee to replace "defectors" who support Pres. Johnson's reconstruction policies and oppose the Radicals who want to put the Southern states "into the hands of the negro population."
Full DetailsJohnson Association (May 11th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: A Johnson Association is being formed in Frederick by conservative Union men who support Pres. Johnson's reconstruction policies and seek to restore voting rights to the disfranchised.
Full DetailsElection of Directors (May 11th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Citizen objects to efforts to pack the board of the Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Frederick with all Union men, purging it of political opponents. The old board, it reports, was re-elected. Bothe the old and proposed new members are listed.
Full DetailsHorrible Accident (May 11th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Milton, son of William Keller, of Frederick Co., was killed when he picked up a loaded shell in his father's field and it exploded.
Full DetailsRemains Removed (May 11th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: The body of Confederate Dr. I.E. Riddlemoser, who was killed at Forrestville, VA, was reinterred in the Catholic burial ground in Frederick.
Full DetailsJohnson Association (May 11th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Proceedings of a meeting of Union men in Frederick to support President Johnson's reconstruction policy. L.S. Clingan, M. Keefer, and J.C. Killingsworth, officers.
Full DetailsThreats (May 16th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The "unregistered Copperheads" of the county threaten violence if Union men prevent them from voting in the fall election
Full DetailsNegro Suffrage (May 16th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial discussing the issue of "negro suffrage." The Examiner says that Union men are all against Negro suffrage. They would rather see a Negro who shouldered arms against the Rebels vote than see a white former Rebel vote, but it does not follow that they would support Negro suffrage. The Copperheads have the same attitude about Negro suffrage. However, the Examiner feels that if either party were to change its attitude, it would be the Copperheads because they would like to wrest control of Maryland from the Union men and having the Negro vote might help them accomplish that goal.
Full DetailsGov. Swann's Card (May 17th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Gov. Swann "has cast his lot among the supporters of the policy of the President"
Full DetailsAbout Scarecrows (May 17th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: "Union" people insist that they will not return voting rights to the "disloyal" after five years of war "at the sight of a scarecrow"
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