The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-10-17
For ~thesAsldand Union.l
Fusion Jollifcetion-Capt Ford's
G.ooa~h

Our Fusion fir lends had a jolliication
last evening, over the great victory gain
ed in this State on the 9th inst, at
which election the majority for Cover
nor was Gty thousand and for the bal
ance of the ticket nearly thirty thou
saudi less than the Fusion majority last
year. A subscription was raised du-
ring the week, and . free Supper served
up at the Sampscl House As we had
no right to be counted in," we cant
say anything about the supper, but we
heard several "~furriners," who voted
the Fusion ticket at the late election,
pronounce it "no great shakes" The
Ashland Gunners "blowed US up :"
eighteen times before dusk, and walked
up the juveniles of the town about IL
o'clock with I3 rounds more.
An old lumber Wagon was hauled up
in front of the Sampsel aause, in which
was fixed a high spring seat. His Hon
or JAMES W. SMITH, Esq, mounted the
scat, as President of the meeting, and
introduced "tte coming nan of Ohio"
Lieut.. Coy. FoKD. ALLISON called for
three cheers. ALLISON and GooDFEL-
Low gave the first round, MEIGs, the
Halter climcd in on the second, and
FAsIG uttered a faint groan at tho last.
Marshal HALL was appointed to keep
order among the boys who had surround
ed a burning tar barrel close by. The
I" bold barefoot Boy of the Buckeye
State I" then dropped his "6ar skin :"
and delivered himself, in substance, as
follows:
The Captain commenced by saying
that he was mighty glad to have a " big
ak " with his "6rcAcrin :" of Ashland
especially after the election was over.
He considered the late victory strictly
a triumph of the people, and not a VIC
tory for any particular party. He culogiz-
cd the Fusion movement, and said it was
one that would last for years to come.
The fight this year wasn't a circum-
stance " to the one that ste come off
next Fall. He also spoke of the charge
of Disunionism which had been prefer
red against the Fusion leaders. He
ridiculed the idea that there was any
danger of n dissolution of the Union
lie asked the audience if they had ever
thought of the fact that they were but
$4,000 Shareholders in the Union, and
only 10000 that were able to OWL
more than one niger apiece. He said
he'd like to see Maj Gcn.IBREcKINRIDGE.
of Kentucky, march up his 10000
shareholders to whip $4,000, 900 of the
freemen of the North. CHere the Capt.
got mad.l Let lin rip, boys. Wouldn't
l like to SEQ EN- come. Darnation to
golly gracious, wasn't l in the Mexican
War, and didn't even kill a dead Next
can I thirst for hLoOdI [Cotored Barber
said he did too. Htrrah Whose afecrdl
Let 'em come Il repeat n-LEr 'EN
CONE! Here the Capt. looked as though
he'd like to make a supper on some of
the poor Loco's present, aud we broke
for the protection of Marshal HALL,
commander-in- chief of the tar barrel
squad.
Captain getting a little calmer, pro-
ceeded. He said the Loco's called them
Know Nothings, He didn't deny it, nor
hadn't during the whole campaign. He
was proud to say that he was Il member
of the Order. He said, he would cx-
plain them what Know N~othingism was.
The Order was formed to correct abuses,
and went on to say what those abuses
were. Europe had adopted the policy
of sending criminals to America, instead
of furnishing and maintaining them at
home. He didn't want such men to
vote. why prescribe all foreigners,
Captain? Are all foreigners rascals?l-
He said there WASH Il man in the crowd
that would vote for Il Catholic. Lied
just a little therc.J He never would
vote for one, MOI even for Constable
He said he didn't go in for prescribing
foreigners, platform he helped make
i'll Cleveland does.l He thought that
foreigners should be satisfied with hav-
ing the privilege of coming here and en-
joying tho protection of our institutions,
without interfering i'll political affairs
[Isn't that prescription, Captain?] He
was willing they should ride in the
Wagon, but he'wanted toidrive the team
until they got acquainted with the road.
Mighty crooked road, that a foreigner
couldn't ;fget acquainted with" in five
years. He didn't feel like prescribing
protestant foreigners, if they only would
become thoroughly Americanized. Docs
that mean to vote the Wing ticket,
Capital y
After repeating over and over again
what he had said on the subject of Know
Nothingism, he commenced o b ,rr. n ,ue
on the Fugitive Slave Law. Told what
an awful sight of money it had cost
to reclaim certain fugitives, and said
that it made a Cuba blood hound of
every northern man. Next avowed him
self in favor of the Abolition of Slavery
in the District of Columbia, or removal
of the Capitol. Tie Captain then COM
menced a fine appeal TO the fusionists