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Freedmen's Bureau (June 20th, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: The “rebel press” disparages the Freedman’s Bureau as a political machine which uses the tax dollars of whites to “feed, clothe, and educate the lazy negroes.” But in fact the Bureau protects emancipated slaves from those who would harm them, sees that they are hired out and receive their wages, and provides for old and crippled blacks who were driven off their former plantations. It also provides for impoverished whites and takes charge of abandoned plantations.
Full DetailsTheir True Colors (June 20th, 1866)
>From The Herald and Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: A Funkstown resident writes that the “Johnnies” had a recent meeting that was addressed by James H. Grove who claimed to be a Union man, although at the beginning of the war his sentiments were otherwise. The assembly cheered for Confederate heroes, which showed their true sympathies. He also notes that a Johnson Club was formed in the District consisting of fifty members, all but six of whom are disenfranchised due to their support of the late rebellion.
Full DetailsMaking Treason Odious (June 21st, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Goal of Radicals to make treason odious - paper accuses Radicals of driving South into rebellion
Full DetailsThe Sentinel (June 21st, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: "American Sentinel" denies report by Gettysburg "Compiler" that people were kept away from a Carroll Democratic Meeting by threats of violence - Democratic Advocate stands behind the "Compiler's" report
Full DetailsElective Franchise (June 21st, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Reprint of portions of Maryland state constitution involving voting - who is legally disfranchised - also reprints Registry Law
Full DetailsDisabled Soldiers (June 21st, 1866)
>From The Democratic Advocate; Westminster, MD
Summary: Meeting of ladies of Westminster and Carroll County interested in starting a home for disabled soldiers - meet June 25 at Carroll Hall, Westminster
Full DetailsChange of Postmasters (June 21st, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: Change of postmasters at Hampstead from Francis A. Ebaugh, a Union man, to John W. Murray, a Copperhead who supports Pres. Johnson's policies.
Full DetailsDisabled Soldiers Home (June 21st, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The ladies of Carroll County invite citizens to a meeting in Westminster to increase support for the Disabled Soldiers' Home.
Full DetailsThe Conservative Party (June 21st, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The Sentinels characterizes Vallandigham and the "conservatives" in MD as actually the real radicals in their support of the Southern rebels during the war and their animosity now to Congress.
Full DetailsKeep it before the People (June 21st, 1866)
>From The American Sentinel; Westminster, MD
Summary: The issue in the upcoming election is not "Negro suffrage" but whether rebels and rebel sympathizers will be allowed to vote. Union men are urged to choose the right side.
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