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Congressional Convention (September 6th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Meeting of delegates from Fourth Congressional District in Westminster - delegates will attend conference in Baltimore
Full DetailsGovernor Swann's Apologist (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel attacks the Democratic Advocate for its attempt to explain away Gov. Swann's efforts to iinfluence with some of the Registers in Carroll County through threats or patronage offers.
Full DetailsWhich is It (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel points to the differences between Lincoln's and Johnson's policy on reconstruction and the Copperheads-Rebels opposition to the former and support of the latter.
Full DetailsThen and Now (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel attacks Pres. Johnson for his "incoherent" speech to the Senate, attributed to his being drunk, and contrasts it with Lincoln's sober inaugural.
Full DetailsOur Rebel Friends and the President (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel points out to the Rebels and Swannites that Johnson is a proponent of limited Negro suffrage and is thus the "Moses" of the Negro,while at the same time the person championed by the Democrats and Conservatives.
Full DetailsThe Rebels and Negro Suffrage (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Slaveowners opposed the new Constitution of MD because they lost the right to extra votes based on the number of slaves they owned; now they are worried about proposed Negro suffrage.
Full DetailsExplanation of the Bounty Bill (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Explanation of the Bounty Law passed by Congress showing who is covered by it and warning that it will take some time for the War Dept. to work out the details.
Full DetailsCompensated Emancipation (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel warns that the Democrats are working to gain control in MD, hold a new constitutional convention and force the taxpayers of Baltimore and the western counties to pay compensation to the slaveowners of the lower counties.
Full DetailsTo the Boys in Blue (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: "Old Soldier"warns that office-seeking former Union men calling themselves "Conservative Union or Johnson men" are trying to win over former soldiers by raising fears of Negro suffrage.
Full DetailsA Word to Union Men (September 6th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Another message urging Union men to "stick to your party."
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