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Collection of Claims (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Herald of Freedom & Torch Light; Hagerstown, MD
Summary: Advertisement: Attorney George French advertises that he will handle the collection of claims against the U. S. including quartermaster receipts, bounty money, pay arrears and pensions. His office is located at the foot of Prospect Street.
Full DetailsWhere Are the Copperheads (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: A poem describing the Copperheads, whom the author describes as being absent from such places as battlefields, hospitals, and the decks of gunboats.
Full DetailsThings to be Remembered (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial urging Union citizens of Frederick County to remember to vote for the Unconditional Union candidates and to think of why it is important to vote.
Full DetailsThe Election (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial stating that there is only one party which can be supported in the upcoming election, the Unconditional Union Party and that people should not countenance the fragmentary opposition which calls itself "Conservative" but is really the repudiated Copperhead party. The political importance of a full Union vote cannot be overemphasized, so that even minimal support for the Conservatives isn't visible. A vote for the Unconditional Union party will "vindicate the escutcheon of Maryland from the TAINT OF TREASON."
Full DetailsElect H.H. Goldsborough… (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial encouraging Frederick County to elect H. H. Goldsborough as Comptroller. He is truly loyal. Remember "how he fought that bill of Secession in our Legislature." "Elect him, and you defeat the Rebellion at the polls in Maryland."
Full DetailsCopperhead Calculations (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The editor of the Maryland Union is the Copperhead candidate for Register of Wills and thus the opponent of the nominee of the Unconditional Union Party. Some friends of Union Party nominees for the Register of Wills were disgruntled when their candidates were not chosen as the official Unconditional Union Party nominee. It appears that the editor of the Maryland Union is trying to play upon the dissatisfaction in the hopes he will be elected to that office.
Full DetailsName Them (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Editorial discussing the Conservative Party in Frederick County and its actions at the recent "Convention" to nominate candidates for office. How did the initial number of representatives to the convention (7 in number) multiply and then come up with 2 members of the party's "Executive Committee" from each district? "There's something rotten in this business." It appears as if the party's candidate for Register of Wills actually constitutes the entire "Executive Committee." The Examiner challenges the Maryland Union to publish the names of the thirty-four members of the Executive Committee of the "Conservative" Party.
Full DetailsQuery? (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: Martial law prevailing in Frederick County could make it appear as if casting a vote for the "Conservative/Copperhead" Party is a treasonable act and that anyone who casts such a vote could end up in Fort McHenry or be sent South.
Full DetailsIn the present contest… (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The Examiner says that everyone should appreciate the magnitude of the issues being voted upon in the upcoming election and that Gen. Goldsborough should be elected. "The hour for motion has arrived," and people must get out and vote.
Full DetailsWhat would be… (October 28th, 1863)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD
Summary: The effects of electing the Copperheads in the upcoming election would be prolongation of the war, more drafts and the rebels would be encouraged to hold out.
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