"The Montgomery Meeting."

Full Title

"The Montgomery Meeting."

Description

Resolutions adopted by a meeting of citizens in Montgomery, Alabama, regarding reconciliation with the United States after the end of the Civil War: "Resolved, that we hereby pledge to the Government of the United States our earnest and zealous co-operation in the work of restoring the State of Alabama to her proper relations with the Union, at the earliest practicable moment..." The group also states that the attacks on President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward "are acts of infamous diabolism revolting to every upright and honest heart." Published in the Alabama Beacon on May 26, 1865.

Source

Excerpt from the Alabama Beacon, book number 33.0010. Catalog record for this title is available here.

Rights

Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact the Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Tags

• editorialist

• denunciation: conspirators

• future speculation

• reunion

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

Alabama Beacon. ""The Montgomery Meeting."". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 22, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/194

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

Alabama Beacon

Date

May 26, 1865

Region

Confederate states