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The Meeting on Saturday (May 24th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel reports on a Democratic meeting in Longwell's grove near Westminster, calls it a meeting of "Copperheads and Rebels of our County," notes the scarcity of flags and pokes fun at Parke, editor of The Democratic Advocate.
Full DetailsSoldiers Monument (May 24th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Urging Carroll County people to contribute money for a soldiers' monument proposed by the Soldiers and Seamens Aid Society; committee members are Wm. A. McKellip, Albert Billingslea and Lewis F. Byers
Full DetailsAttention Soldiers (May 24th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: In support of the effort to raise three or four Volunteer Companies in Carroll County, a meeting will be held in Westminster.
Full DetailsJohnson Meeting (May 25th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: A well-attended meeting of the Johnson Club of Frederick was addressed by W.H. Purnell and Francis Gallagher. The necessity of restoring the franchise to all citizens was emphasized.
Full Details[Communicated] (May 25th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Proceedings of the Johnson Association which met in Adamstown to express support for Johnson's reconstruction policy and opposition to Negro suffrage. Ezra Michael was elected President of the Association.
Full DetailsAgents Wanted For (May 25th, 1866)
>From The Republican Citizen; Frederick, MD
Summary: Advertisement of the National Publishing Co. seeking local agents to sell "The Life and Campaigns of General (Stonewall) Jackson" by Prof. Dabney.
Full DetailsRebel Meeting (May 30th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A meeting of the Johnson Club took place Tuesday evening at the Court House, which was an attempt to “disrupt the Union Party” and help the “rebels” obtain political power. Of the two hundred in attendance, about one hundred fifty were former Confederates and sympathizers. Speeches were delivered by Union men who gave the “rebel audience” very little to cheer about. Afterward, many Union men stated that they intended to withdraw from the club, not liking the company in which they found themselves.
Full DetailsSpeech of General Garfield (May 30th, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Gen. Garfield of Ohio gave a speech in Hagerstown on May 12, 1866, in which he urged Marylanders to keep political power in the hands of Union men who put down the late rebellion. The Union Party also proposes to only allow loyal men to have political power in the former Confederate states.
Full DetailsThe Reconstructed Rebels (May 30th, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Reviews a recent speech of Henry A. Wise, a former Confederate general, in which he proclaimed that their cause was not lost, denied that he was a traitor, and asked for no pardon. It suggests that Satan saved Wise from being hanged.
Full DetailsEqualization of Bounty (May 30th, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: On Friday the House of Representatives passed a bill to equalize the bounties provided to soldiers who volunteered early in the war, which is expected to receive the approval of the Senate and the President.
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