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Speech of Hon. John L. Thomas, Jr. (May 23rd, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: In a speech given at Hagerstown on May 12, 1866, John L. Thomas, Jr., said that the men who fought the battles to preserve the Union are entitled to rule the state and nation. He urges Union men to support the Registry Law, which excludes former Confederates and their supporters from the vote, and the reconstruction plan of Congress. He opposes Negro suffrage and of counting negroes for the purpose of determining representation in the General Assembly and in Congress. He supports the Civil Rights bill, which gives blacks specific rights, but denies that this gives the Negro equality with whites. He proposes to punish former Confederate officers and officials, such as denying them the right to hold federal office. He is opposed to paying Confederate debt and against providing compensation for slave owners for the emancipation of their slaves.
Full DetailsUnion Men Meeting (May 23rd, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: A primary meeting of the Unconditional Union men of Hagerstown met on May 19 (1866) and selected John R. Sneary, chairman, and Albert L. Levi, secretary. Ten men were appointed to represent the district in the May 29 County Convention, with instructions to not vote for anyone as delegate to the State Convention who did not favor the Registry Law in its present form.
Full DetailsAttention Loyal Voters (May 23rd, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Notice: A meeting will be held in the County Hall on Thursday to form a Loyal Union League. Soldiers and those “opposed to Negro or Rebel Suffrage and equality, and opposed to the repeal or modification of the Registry Law are invited to attend.”
Full DetailsUnconditional Union County Convention (May 23rd, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Notice: Unconditional Union voters of Frederick County are to meet on the 26th(?) of May at their usual district meeting places to select members of the Unconditional Union Central Committee as well as delegates to the County Convention.
Full DetailsMeeting at Hagerstown (May 23rd, 1866)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Mass meeting of the Unconditional Union men of Washington County in Hagerstown. Large audience listened to several speakers. Concerned with preventing "unregistered rebels from getting the ascendancy in the State." Some points from speeches published.
Full DetailsMass Meeting at Westminster - Great Outpouring of the People - the President Sustained (May 24th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: The mass meeting of "Friends of the Policy of Andrew Johnson" was a success
Full DetailsJohnson Clubs (May 24th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Paper urges people in all districts not to forget to form Johnson clubs
Full DetailsSoldiers' Monument (May 24th, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: A committee formed on April 19th to raise money to erect a monument to the "memory of the sons of Carroll who fell in the late war waged for the preservation of the Union"
Full DetailsA Search for Flags (May 24th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinel mocks the Democrats who are looking for US flags to fly at their meetings and recalls the "battle-torn" flag of the 6th MD Regt., and the Carroll Guards flag stolen by Rosser, and the flags flown in mourning Lincoln.
Full DetailsThreats (May 24th, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: "Unregistered Copperheads" of Carroll County are said to threaten violence to gain access to the ballot box. The Sentinel scoffs at such threats but says "we have a few boys who…will be happy to accommodate them."
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