The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1856-05-21
PRESCRIPTIONS f . Il OPINIONS
SAKE--THE FUSION FREEBoOI'-
EEsS ABROAD--.ANOTHEE VIC
TIM WITHOUT A HEAD.

vas a Democrat. In lieu OF any remarks
of our own on the removal, we copy and
endorse the following spirited comments
from the Plaindealer.
The Fusion Guillotine in the hands Of
Gov. Chase, is still engaged in its bloody
work. All Winter, through the opera
tions of Secret Sessions of the State Sen
ate; a new political Star Chamber instl-
tuted for the first time in the history
of the State TODD in the dark what this
fusion party are ashamed to do III the
light, this work of be~le.Ling for PolItI-
cal ~offenses, has been going Oh from the
Professional mel in our benevolent IN
situations down to the boot black Of tic
Governor and the lock tenders upon u
Canals, every public agent suspected of
any nationality of feeling has been TO-
Eticaliy prescribed The State is o
flooded IN every department. with fusion
officials. We have now under pay of
the people several fusion Smelling Com
mittces, who are loafing about Column
bus, or lolling With Tom Ford, and
drinking mint julips in the shades Of
ashland.
Nc have a Fusion Warden in the
Pe~nitentiary, with Fusion Guards over
seeing Fusion eonyic.s, and feeding
them Fusion Beef. We have Fusion
Collectors on all the Canals, and Flu
sion Deputies aud Inspectors to collect
the tolls and keep the accounts. NO
Democrat or conservative Wing has
been found worthy in all the State, to
hold the most subordinate station under
this Fusion dynasty. Negroes arc much
preferred to either.
The last application of the knife, WaH
the decapitation of the Principal, DIR.
Firestone, of the Northern Ohio Luna
tic Asylum, at Newburg. This Institu-
ton had been organized, systematizcd,
and put in successful operation 10y the
Dr., under the appointment and direc-
ton of the Old Board. The building
was kept7in complete order, the Luna
tics were being kindly. ~humanely, and
successfully treated under the Doctor
regime, and there seemed no excuse.
yea, it seemed a cruelty, after the Doc
tor had ,tuken 50 much pains with the in
FAINT Institution, and had just got ac-
quainted with the pcculiRrities OF lii
Luhatie patients, TINT the spoiler should
be allowed to enter. But so it WAS
| The Board however did not cut off biz
head without first co:iplmenting him
like the Vampire that sucks out you
! life blood, but at the same time FAM
you with his wings. They sat on hi
case four DAYS, examined the InGtitu
ton in all It's parts and pronounced CIV
Crything XII right. They ten ballotet
tuentD-t4eo times before . majority o
them could be tr gait up TO do thii
deed Of m~artyrdom The execution
may have been thus prolonged purpose
ly on the principles of the Holy Iuqui
sition g that to torture the body is fol
the good Of the Soul They did be.
head the Dr., but gave him this pass
port to the realms of bliss
ReSokved, That while circumsta: C.
over VIII ca the Superin'en lent had no
full coutro Of, have in the opinion of thi
Board rendered it expcdient TO afpoin
0n2thcr peTSo51 10 that 06ice, yet we TAX
g5cH pkedsnrci in expressing our cHtfr,
confidence in the integrity 0+d ability o
DR.. l.. Firestoue. We realize fully thu
embarrassment under which he has Ia
bored in putting in operation and con
Quoting a New Institution aud We de
Sire to express our best wishes for his fu
ture success and prosperity.
The endorsement of the {" integrity
and " ability Of the DIR: by a Fusion
Board of Managers Mas a worse dos
THAI the dec~apitation. The latter onl,
deprived him of an Office the former
of his good name. Such an endorse
ment from such a source will stick 10th
DR.. like the. poisoned SHIRT Of NcsEu
unless lie repudiatcs it.
If these God. and Liberty " no-par
ty, !" peoples men did not profess BET
ter things, we would be the last to ca
them to an account for prescriptions Xix
this. We o@ly hold them to a little cor
%sistencg. believing that when a ma
ceases to be consistent, he ceases to b
honest To endorse a mans mig
rity y and " a55Lty," then turn him GU
of off &C. and claim it is not on r,o1itica
account is a falsehood on its face, au'
one SC. base as to stamp rascality upo'
the foreheads Of those engaged in it.
/ "A RELrc.-The Fremont Democ5a
tells Of the finding of a chain-shot-on
of the missiles hurled at Fit. Stepheusor
in the memorable siege of 1873. Tha
paper says, /" tt was picked mp on Tues
day, by one of the workmen engaged /
excavating the cellar for the new bloc
of buildings on Front ST. This inter
esting relic, which has bsen embedded
in the earth upwards of AZ years, is bu
little rusted, and the staple to which
the chain was fastened, is still frml,
. fixed in the ball
-GoL Bentonsis the most indus.r
Gus of men. Notwithstanding his adj
~vanced years, Rithin two hours ate
completing thelast chapter of his TLir
ty Years View of the Uoited States