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Large Secessionist Turnout in Anne Arundel Election

It will be seen from the returns that we publish to-day that the Union Ticket in our county, has been elected....The very small majorities given for the successful candidates indicate that Secession is rampant in Anne Arundel.

The Annapolis Gazette, November 7, 1861, p. 2.

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Posted on 11/1/2011 in The Annapolis Gazette, Arrests of Maryland Citizens, Union Troops in Maryland, Support for Right of Secession, Local Elections

Secessionists and Unladylike Women

Ignorant as we are of the plans of the Government in regard to our unhappy difficulties, we are not disposed to find fault with it for what seems to us to be unpardonable blindness....

The Annapolis Gazette, August 8, 1861, p.2.

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Posted on 8/3/2011 in The Annapolis Gazette, Women, Pro-Union Sentiment, Pro-Southern Activity in Maryland

Types of Maryland Secessionists

If we may believe the leaders of the Secessionist conspiracy in Maryland, there are no secessionists in our State. Inasmuch as the secession of the State is a sheer impossibility....

The Annapolis Gazette, July 11, 1861, p. 2.

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Posted on 7/11/2011 in The Annapolis Gazette

Governor's Message

The extraordinary condition of affairs in Maryland has induced me to exercise the constitutional perogative vested in the Governor to summon the legislature in extra session....

The Annapolis Gazette, May 2, 1861, p.2.
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Posted on 5/2/2011 in The Annapolis Gazette, Special Session of Maryland Legislature