The Vigilance Committee
Summary
The Mail is accused of attempting to disparage two Union candidates because of their involvement, apparently, in a notice sent to George Julius just after the war warning him to get out of town. It was done "as much for his own safety as for the preservation of the peace and good order of the community." The notice was sent after a public meeting which included both Radicals and Conservatives. Maj. F. D. Herbert, now a candidate for the Legislature on the Copperhead ticket, was among those at the meeting. The Herald and Torch Light then recounts the story of two local boys who, when crossing rebel encampments to reach their homes during Lee's occupation of Frederick in 1863, were arrested and put in Libby Prison. The boys were Joseph Saylor and John Munday and they were accused of being spies. Munday was released after 6 months, but Saylor was held for 21 months and died soon after his return home.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Herald and Torch Light
Publication Date: October 30th, 1867
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Hagerstown, MD
County: Washington
Subjects
- Aftermath of War / Reconstruction
- Politics
