The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-01-17

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song of--"Poor old Ned had no wool no
dc top OBJ his head was sung with great
gusto in "ehorusn BY Deacon Hook, Miss
Nancy, Snort-aud-blow, Dandy Jim and
Erastas ; and then came 4. favori.e jig by
Small Beer and Bounty Jeff
8. "The Army Contractors and the
thieves Of the late war. r,s..,
Response by Bro NASTY:
Ny Friends-I am but too happy to
be permitted to respond to the noble sen.
timent just announced. The annals Of
time furnish no better evidences Of skill
and s~tupendous robbiBg of the peoples
money than by myfriends aud colleagues
Of the army, during the late war. In my
opiBion they are entitled to great credit
for thor success. (Gheers.) While de-
%nounciug slavery and the wickedness Of
those who held human beings in bondage,
and while we pretended the war was got
ten up to liberate and benefit the niger,
we were robbing the South, laying waste
the country, and making slaves Of white
men. While this good work TO be brief)
was going on down in "Dixie," (immense
cheersl I was doing. all I could 10 my
humble way, to sWindle the poor soldier
out Of his bounty at home-on which SUI
ject became much deranged, in order
to escape detection,-pay--that 1 might
equal the very valiant thieves of tho
army, who were rcbbing old women and
burning their cabins,-I engaged in a lit
tie slight-of-ha nd upon my grandmother
(cbeer0 for tho ObtainenCe Of q certain
land warrant l very much coveted. (more
vehement cheers. | also tiled the same
game on a certain Eastern Insurance
Company, but, | am sorry to confess, |
did not succeed as well as I had expected
and hence, made but little by that opera.
tion, save the reputation indicated 10 our
excellent toast. (Cheers.) My Friends,
If l have not succeeded as we'll as some
others | might mention, it is not because
Of a want Of disposition on my part, but
because my opportunities have not been
so good as theirs. l will add, however, il
there is any stealing to be done vet,
unattended with danger to my ponderous
stomach and cowardly person, l am in
for it on the shortest notice. (Cheers.)
My friends, l hail the day when you will
be with me in sentiment on the African
question. l know by experience that it
will improve the white race to miscege.
nate and knowing this, l speak fearless.
ly. bOldly--witbout scruples, (cheers) it
is a good thing to be of negro mixture.
Try it! Try it!
4. "Tbe Constitution a League with
the Devil"
Response by FULLY CIcERo:
My Fricnas--When 1 was a Copper.
head thought | was better than a MIA.
ger, and re"ered The good old Conshtu-
ton, (hisses) but now, | think the niger
down South superior in intelligence,
physical developement and morally to the
white race. 'As for the Constitution, the
sooner it is kicked overheard, the better
fer all concerned. tremendous cheers
| mean wha, | say. Cheers } | am done.
5 "The Niggers are free"
Response by A. LoSa, Esq.
Ladies and Gent-R -n,en--I am glad
the nig-gers arc free-they will be free
to work for chips and Yankee whet-
s~t-On-es. thank you for your kind
attention. n
6. "Moses was a buster in his time"
Response by Col. W.:
My Frisads-Moses was q nigger--he
was. DR.. Adam Clark in his Com
mon-taters says go, and | believe him.
So you see, my friends, Noses wa a mig.
ger--and a niger he was--I have
forgotten the balance, so you will excuse
me
Z. "The Constitution torn to tatters."
Response by LAGER BEER
Yes, it is oil torn to fragments. call
on the muses. Of high Olympus to help
me sing its death knell. 7 am glad the
old tyrant is gone, Andy johnson is the
Government. (Cheers.) What do we
want with a Constitution nix-com-
arouse. (Cheers.)
8. "The Public Debt" By &C. W:
May they get it if they can, is my sen
l nm done, my friends.
After which the speckled crowd dis.
persed to their several homes, some of
which were found in a ditch or around a
post.
TIMOTHY WIsEACRE, Preu.
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