, 1863-09-30
TEE FIRE ON TIE PRAIRIES.
The Union Leaguers in Council
4 C0ppEgHEAD PROCESSION, ASD How IT
F1ZZiED OCT.

Some two weeks since, some Of the Union
Leagre1s'' Of Pontiac conceived the sides Of
hasing' grand horseback procession OF the
Union League Of Livingston county, on the
25th Of September, it being the last day Of
our county agricultural fair. AL Hncondi-
tional Union ladies and gentlemen were In
ecetasies All things prospered remarkably
weu, for some four. or five days, WHEN It sud-
denly BECAME nolsed around "toHn" that
the Coppe1heads we're making extensive pre-
parauons for horseback procession on the
Fame day that ne had arranged for ours, and
in direct opposition to us Some Of the less
4xso{ute Union nen were In favor Of backing
square OFF the track - In lear that the pro:
cessions might come In collision The oppo-
fltion that re we're to hare, inspired the
more regolute to renewed action. They re-
solved that We know no such word as fail.
The Coppe1heads we're strainlng every nerve
to outnumber us. Money Has freely offered
for riders.
The day on which weWere toassenble drew
near. The 25th dawned upon us as brightand
lovely day as we could hare desired. With
preparations for the Fair and professions,
Pontiac was the scene Of unusual hustle and
conipslon. Eleven o'clock, (the hour for the
Coppe.head procession to moye,) at length
arrived, and With the hour came the soft;
gushing sounds Of distant music. At this
particular time there might have been seen,
"Littl Knots" OF men congregated at differ
ent points Of the torn, all awaiting with
anxiety depicted upon their countenances,
tie appearance Of the much talked of Cop.
pe1head procession. At length they came,
moving around Court Square SO as to show
their numbers to the best advantage. 1t WAS
at this particular time that the Union feeling
was the most Respondent, with those who
were not posted.
fashion, their numb, rs having given them
confidence In their "prestigc," !" their counte
sances were distorted with those expressions
which are 80 peculiar to their 'sslimy race"
A death. like stiffness perYaded the air, wher-
eyer they went: All scented conscious Of the
poisonous pestilence they brought. Little
dreamed they in their enake.1ike simplicity
OF the telling rfbuke which was shortly to fol-
low. After having scrnwled'' around the
It Ct ts erhaps az hour they st,aightened their
eliny hng:h1 in the direction Of the County
Fair grounds, distant from town about half
mile. It had been previously arranged that
each Of the professions, lin turn should visit
the Fair, at Thirty cents per couple. From
this procession the Fair realized Ttcenty-faco
dollars. Here ended the Copperhcad pro-
cession, they having taken to their !" holes"
procession to lssembie. Reader, pause and
20 with me to the residence of Thos. Wing,
Esq, who resides in the grove In the out
skirts Of our town, and witness with me the
!, Elk hundred true, loyal and brave hearts there
does rot throb with pleasure at the grand
sight you hare before you. Af1er abort
+ | pause the command from the Chief Marshal
is heard, "Form the procession" First In
lie comes the Pontiac coronet band {1n mu-
tic second to none in the State, outside OF
CL:cago). Next, drawn By six White horses,
the "Gcdde6s Of Liberty" seated upon her
tribunal, surrounded By guard Of children
representing the thirteen Federal States
Next in line, the United States colors,
6y ooRee ooTea eaeS ey
Of the original States, with badges, escorted
BY thirty four gentlemen.
Next in procession, drawn by six white
horses, decorated with white flags trimmed
With black, eleyen ladies representing the
eltven seeded States, dressed in black, car.
+ ring. white flags, escorted By nationa!
euatd Of twenty -four, one fIom each loyal
State (mou1ted.) Next In order came the
MOUNTED procession, all being under the d.
!. 1ectien Ct one Marshal and ten assistants.
5 Tie procession enters town; ard after
moving to the principal part, surrounded
} three entire blocks. The procession was hal
. ted ard faced inHn1ds ut sn open order. Thl
Union 1adiek in the early part Of our arrange
I mente, had &eclded upon adopting the color
U Hence 1t vas dcubly eudeared to US, and re
4 quIred a nf1ita1y guard to escort it betwee,
4 lis lines TO Its post Of honor In the advance
r We saw old men md ladies standing upon th
!. Ha1ks, weeping with an overflow Of joY, an,
+ frequent we're the EXPLANATIONS, "God bles
/ 9htea 10Hf aan,
E In blue; Zouave cap and feathers, dress thick
II studded With golden stars: one in entir
rcd dress, the other In entire white: all suit
ably mounted. In advance Of the colors Wer
n.5 nEsh's ill., 4p Gp sla RatrT Ts9; &C. %de & f 1se
o Bottoms Battery, in military dress. In rea
d Of the co1ors were the guards, three In NUN
Der, with drawn swords and In military dress
= all being mounted on selected horses. Whe
l. the colors had reached the head, the rank
IS town, receiving the applause OF the assemble
thousands.
Il The next place to be visited was the count
It fair grounds. Hero We had m opportunity t
= noureed by all to be the grandest affair The
), had ever seen. Remaining upon the ground
Il come half m hour, the procession was jolne
d BY 4. A.. Mennier, Of FaJctte county. Pr
i, ceeding from thence to = suitable piece (
- common, the procession was f9rmedfn hollo
II square, to Listen to one Of those truly 10y
J. and patriotic speeches which he 70 well know
r bow to make. After listening half an honri
l. the speakers noble effort, the processio
again repaired to the faIr grounds, and fro
'e thence 10 town, from whence the multitui
!. departed quietly to their homes, vel satis6e
r. that the Union csuse Ind not suffered, Al
= , that the Copperheads Of Livingston count
l. had received blow from which they new
I can recover. From this procession the ia
: realized about seventy dollars. ......-
USIoS LEAGUE.