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The Mass Meeting (February 28th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A mass meeting held at the Court House to endorse Johnson Administration policy was disrupted by the “Copperhead faction,” which outnumbered the Union men. Madison Nelson chaired the meeting, but his remarks could hardly be heard over the noise and confusion. An overwhelming number of motions and amendments were proposed, but it was impossible to take action on them due to the confusion caused “by the rebel side of the house.” The chairman announced that a set of resolutions presented by Wm. P. Maulsby had passed, after which he adjourned the meeting even though other business remained. It is clear that Confederate sympathizers and returned soldiers had decided to take control of the meeting from Union men.
Full DetailsDemocratic Endorsement of the Registry Law (February 28th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: At the recent meeting to endorse the policy of the Johnson Administration, a majority of the attendees were disenfranchised citizens and former Confederate soldiers. The Union men, however, were thankful that the “disloyalists” had come forward to endorse the laws that exclude them from political power.
Full DetailsProceedings of a Mass Meeting (February 28th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: During a Feb. 22, 1866 mass meeting of the loyal men of Frederick County, the assembly endorsed the policies of Andrew Johnson’s administration, among other resolutions that were approved. Officers were Thomas Gorsuch, president; John Fulton and David J. Markey, vice presidents; John A. Steiner and Henry Clay Naill, secretaries.
Full DetailsThe Citizen (February 28th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The editor of the Frederick Examiner takes issue with the editor of the Frederick Citizen about his violent attack on the Examiner. It was apparently done to defend Godfrey Koontz, Esq., a rebel friend of the Citizen editor. The Citizen says that the Examiner "denies to the best men in the community their dearest political rights." The Examiner feels that the "rebels" have no political rights until they become loyal and law-abiding citizens. The Examiner says the Citizen, like a Richmond newspaper, only succeeds in widening the breach between the Union supporters and those who were Rebels or Rebel sympathizers. The Frederick Examiner hopes the editor of the Citizen will desist from his attempts to embarrass the work of reconstruction and spread bitterness.
Full DetailsUnion Central Committee (February 28th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: The Central Committee of the Unconditional Union Party for Frederick County will meet at the Court House on 3/10/1866 to transact important business. Signed: D. J. Markey, Chairman.
Full DetailsWe overheard a "Democrat"… (February 28th, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The "Democrats" of Frederick County are better known as "rebels." They say they do not endorse President Johnson and only appeared at a Union meeting to "divide the Union Party." The paper says, "Union men of Frederick County stand firm."
Full DetailsThe Republican Crisis (March 1st, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: The paper holds that the Republicans are in crisis and opines that the “party which could thrive best in the distractions of war, is not the party best calculated to pacify and heal”
Full DetailsThe Registry Law (March 1st, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Presents the Democratic view of the current Registry Law and its effects on the disfranchised, who want to vote now that war is over
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>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Local Republican meeting "tolerably well attended" but "did not succeed satisfactorily"
Full DetailsDemocratic Inconsistency (March 1st, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: "Sentinel" editor questions which party the editor of the "Democratic Advocate" really belongs to because he was a loyal Union man during the war but now sides with the opposition "democracy," characterized by its "hatred of the Union."
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