The treason law . . .

. . . passed at the last session of the Maryland Legislature went into operation on Thursday. It punishes with death or with from six to twenty years imprisonment all who levy war against the State, adhere to or give comfort to its enemies, and fines all persons furnishing rebels with goods or any assistance, raise enlistments for the rebel army or display Secession flags.

– Published in The Athens Messenger, Athens, Ohio, Thursday Morning, April 24, 1862