1864 newspaper MARYLAND OUTLAWS NEGR0 SLAVERY Constitution Emancipates Slaves

Description: 1864 Civil War newspaper with a back-page report announcing that MARYLAND OUTLAWS NEGR0 SLAVERY as a new Constitution Emancipates Slaves - #1S-066 Please visit our ebay store for printed on the front page other FANTASTIC Americana, Antiquarian Books and Ephemera. SEE PHOTO-----COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Friend (Philadelphia, PA) dated November 5, 1864, with compelling Maryland and African-American Slave history! Perfect for framing and display! The 1864 constitution was largely the product of strong Unionists, who had control of the state at the time. The document outlawed slavery, disenfranchised Southern sympathizers, and reapportioned the General Assembly based upon the number of white inhabitants. This provision further diminished the power of the small counties where the majority of the state's large former slave population lived. One of the framers' goals was to reduce the influence of Southern sympathizers, who had almost caused the state to secede in 1861.The language in the constitution that outlawed slavery in the state was contained in a "Declaration of Rights", and it said, "That hereafter, in this State, there shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except in punishment of crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; and all persons held to service or labor as slaves, are hereby declared free."The convention which drafted the document convened on April 27, 1864, and completed their work by September 6. The constitution was then submitted to the people for ratification on October 13, 1864.This was a very controversial result, since the state, though part of the Union, still had many Confederate ties and sympathies.A majority of the voters who voted at their usual polling places opposed the Constitution, by a vote of 29,536 to 27,541.[a] Soldiers from Maryland serving in the Union Army voted in favor of the Constitution, by a vote of 2,633 to 263. The total vote was in favor of the Constitution, by a vote of 30,174 to 28,380 (52% to 48%).On October 29, 1864, Governor Augustus Bradford issued a proclamation that the Constitution had been adopted. The Constitution went into effect on November 1, 1864.Very Good Condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper. VINTAGE BOOKS AND FINE ART stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is original printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description, unless clearly stated as a reproduction in the header AND text body. U.S. buyers pay calculated priority postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL. We ship packages daily. This is truly a piece OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN! Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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Location: Oxford, Maryland

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