The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-06-14
OF THE 4TH.
ORDER No. 2.

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Since it is manifest that we must exert
ourselves against q joint celebration of the
coming 4th Of July Of all shades of polit.
ical opinion, sect and creed, and confne
our efforts to an exclusively partisan chan.
mel, lest harmony and good feeling may
again be restored in this community, it
behOoves us to get up a loyal celebration,
from which all Copperheads are invited
to remain away, and to this end it is or.
dered-
]. That we have u faces turned
against ANY UNION Of our citizens on
that day, and that a committee be appoint
ed'to make arrangements to defeat any
attempt at union, consisting Of Major
Sap Head, CsPt. BullcAlf, and Judge
Lantern Jaw.
2. Having defeated the COpperheads
in their efforts at Cancellation, on the
morning Of the fourth, our procession will
be formed thus;
"Big Nasty" crowned with a large
military sugar Loaf addressed in a long
morning gown, on which will be printed
in conspicuous letters on the front-"The
Soldiers Friend" -" Bounty JEFF
"Death to Traitors" - $4,000 Stolen
from the Volunteers'-All honor to a
Thief" On his back will be placed in
similar harGoters--"Land warrant JEFF"
-"Swindler of his old Mothsr"-"A
Confessed Liar before a Grand Jury of
his Country" At the same time he will
bear aloft upon a long pole, a huge black
flag, occasionally shouting, hurrah for
Sambo.
8. Judge Lantern Jaw, dressed with
great dignity, and Miss Nancy. adorned
in her best balmoral and fancy slippers,
who is requested occasionally, by way Of
variety, to kick up her heels and squeal
as of old; while Lantern will audibly So
liloquize thus: "The d--nd old Dem.
-
ocratic party is dead, and I am glad Of
it'-"True, it fed and clothed me about
twelve years, but who cares Pei want
another division of spoils"-"We will get
up a new party, and I will have the first
cut"-"Ab, alas! 1 have tried it on, and
it cont cut-sour grapes-d-mn the
Copperheads."
A. Rev, Hafkey Sleek, scented and
oiled fer the occasion, with Miss Dinah
by his side, exhibiting her ebony, and
her ponderous bosom swelling with ad-
miration for Harkey.
s.. Jacob Snort and Blow, agent of
Uncle Squeeze EN- Tight, in coat of mail,
and implements for smelling, with Lizzie
Dumping by his side, who will tickle his
olfactories by carrying a bucket full of
sour krout, and occasionally presenting it
to jacobs snout.
6. Melvin Snatch EN- Sly, armed with
the "fxins' of his Office, walking erect,
and assuming an air of "royal descent"
with Mother Pork and Fat by his side,
who will have a bottle Of choice cologne,
or sulpher water fresh from Delaware,
for the benefit of Mr.. Sly.
Z. Mr.. Snap and Bite, with o printed
exhibit of his share Of the corruption fund,
the price of soldiers blood, and Mrs. Tat
tie Much, tongue well oiled, to blacken
the Copperheads.
6. Dandy Jim,-head erect,-neck
slightly curved-mouth primped-hair
perfamsd, and boots Of ject, with Mrs.
Trotter Tail, who will amuse herself by
splitting upon and making mouths at ev-
cry body she passes.
8. Johnny Greedy Grab, with a bask-
ct full Of wooden nut megs, and the unc-
ton Of q Puritan, accompanied by Mrs.
"Whistle through her Teeth" who will
have q basket containing one small pie,
but who will manage to get three large
ones in the place OF it,
10. Erastus Blackberry, armed with
a can Of sour tomatoes, and muttering as
he passes along, "Hang the darned Cop.
perheads'-"Put 'em down" -hGet a
rope"-"Curse the Traitors"-with Mrs.
Riggle Rickety, who will assume to faint
occasionally over the name Of Copper.
head, while Blackberry will regals her by
a smell Of bis sour tomatoes, exclaimiug
alphabetically, smell, my dear, smell,
IL 'willfelisve you.
IL. .Baaty Roll and Stand, who will
repeat, BY way. Of ,ariety,-"We arc The
boys that carry the briOkss-nwe upsel
Capt. Dave and his cart"-awe mad,
em howp'-"Capt. Bill can't have th,
Up. O."-"He must wait till his cake