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Old & Young (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Urges voters to go to the polls next Tuesday to vote the Unconditional Union Ticket “from top to bottom,” regardless of weather.
Full DetailsFreedmen Arouse (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Urges Union men to turn out and see that only legal voters cast ballots, not those disqualified from voting by participating in the rebellion or encouraging it.
Full DetailsRemember (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Urges Union men of Frederick County to turn out on November 6 (1866) and defeat “the Copperhead Ticket.” Otherwise, the “rebels” would return to power in Maryland.
Full DetailsQuestions to Be Decided on the 6th of November (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Urges voters to cast ballots for the Union Ticket to prevent “traitors” from controlling government, citizens from being required to reimburse former slaveholders for their emancipated slaves, taxes from being raised to pay Confederate debt, and from pensions being given to former Confederates, among other reasons.
Full DetailsThe Mass Meeting (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Unconditional Union Mass Meeting which took place in Frederick last Wednesday was the largest political meeting ever held in the city. The procession numbered at least three thousand persons, led by Mobberly’s Brass Band, and was three miles in length. Col. Charles E. Trail was chairman of the meeting and speeches were given by Senator J.A.J. Creswell, Jno. Cessna of Pennsylvania, Congressman Francis Thomas, Robert Bruce and Edward McPherson of Pennsylvania.
Full DetailsFailures (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: “Rebel” meetings in Creagerstown and Mt. Pleasant last week were poorly attended. Supporters of the Johnson Party are learning that their campaign is failing and are staying home instead.
Full DetailsLast Grand Rally (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The last grand rally of the Unconditional Union party in the Frederick District will be held next Monday evening at the Court House, including a torchlight procession. Supporters are urged to turn out to help defeat “the hosts of treason.”
Full DetailsCivil Rights in Petersville District with a Vengeance (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Letter to the Examiner from "Burkittsville" telling the story of a white man who applied to vote and initially was refused because he once discouraged a Negro from becoming a soldier. The letter writer says the Register then took the oath of a Negro regarding the incident. The Register, after hearing the Negro's testimony, reversed his decision and granted voting privileges to the white man who had been denied them the year before. The writer is dismayed that Negro testimony has thus enabled another "rebel" vote and that the testimony of a Negro was allowed to supersede the testimony of the white man which would have denied that vote.
Full DetailsFor the Examiner… (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Letter to the editor from "Radical" in Urbana describes the failure of a recent meeting there of Johnson and Swann supporters. To have been numerous speakers, etc. but speakers did not show up and neither did crowds. No explanation, but perhaps the grand success of a recent loyal procession in Frederick may be the cause.
Full Details"Not Respectable" (October 31st, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The "Coppers" - male and female - were outraged at the inclusion of ladies in a grand procession held in Frederick and said it was "not respectable." Women were called names by "low and vulgar minds."
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