The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-08-09

the border-ruffian, upon tho dark and gloomy
shores. 1t must have been a sort H Fourth of
July festival when the flustrfous three clasped
hands In the presence OF the assembled shadows OF
evil, fitting like bats and unclean things arodnd
the deities of Abolltlonlsfn, tanning them %ath
their wings, aud cheering them with defhoniac
concert III limitation of the FroanB OF dead and dy-
ing men, the walllng of widowed wonleh and the
cries of orphan children
There is a fourth wanted dorm bslo,r--three-
handed games are notinterestfng-th blunders of
a dummy spoil the best-nid plans; shades Of the
will be complete when Moxa Morton, the leprous
Indiana "loyalist, joins you! He IS coming
prepare place for him-get out new deck oil
cards-place another glass upon your banqueting
board, and let your first act be abumper to your
eternaltennion, q curse upon your country, and
double curse to those who will rescue 1t from the
misery and desolatiOn you have brought upon it
the Democratic Party.--La Crosse (WiS.) Demo-
crat.l - sNty~fJF
While'spcaking Of this good Demo
crat, "Brick Pomeroy," we are remind
ed Of what a correspondent of the Gin
cinuati Commercial says of him. 1t is
one of the huest pen pictures we have
seen. Here It is.
Correspondence CintiAhNa Commercial,
BRICK PoNERoY's o%N soLtLooUY.
LExsM4oN, KY, July 49, 1865.
The rebel papers Of Kentucky are publishing
various soliloquies written by "Bick" PomcroN
who edits dirty paper in the Northwest. Here
follows sollloquy spoken by Pomeroy himself
the last time he was sotJerI
'BKtUk" PoMEHoy's sOItLoouN
What liar AMI Humbdg cheat, toady,
knave liekspitte and sneak! | know 1t; the
people know it; God knows It, Great God; ichGt
a ROb
!, Northern man; yea, o Connecticut man,
constantly reviling my parents, my knfolk, and
every body whose bread | have eaten every body
who nursed me in helpless infancy! have lied
on all sorts of occasions in all sorts Of ways and
in all sorts of type From my own depraved
mind have pictured my opponents. With the
slime which exudes from my foul tongue, have
bcspattered my betters l have befouled my own
nest to obtain grin from the slaVe-driSer.
WHAT ADiRrY BIRD AM.
When NY country was in peril, reviled her dc.
tenders. and appABded her assassins. Too cow
ardly to become an active traitor discouraged
enstments in the Union ARMY. | traduced our
Generals and malighed our soldiers. l rejoiced
when the great and good men of the nation died,
and tlasphemed Gods holy name to win respect
from rebels,
DtD / wiz tTs
No! A thousand times, no. Every instinct 0l
my nature answers in thunder tones NO! They
despise me, and spurn me as dirty bird.
Every decent man, woman and child In the Uni
ted States must despise me. despise myself,
Give me some whisky; 1t itdrowns the Whispering
of conscience and deadens the stings of remorse.
Amt brickH Of course | am, Everybody
calls me Brick Pomeroy." I'm brave man!
do the dirty work which Others shrink from
aghast | am the volunteer seavenger of the
great Democratic party, | do Its lying, Its dirt
eating, and its pimplng. But am brayer than
common bagnio pimps, for they dare not publish
their own shame. | publish mine every day In
the Democrat, and people laugh at IT.
OIL IN 4 'BRtck."
| wonder what made Prentice call me "brick.
Ha ha! brick How peoplcare humbugged
They take my paper.
WHAT FoR2
know: They take 1t for Its monstrosity ant
indecencv. They take it on the same principle
that they go to see fye-legged calves and two
| headed babies. They want to see how deep
Connecticut Yankee can dive into the cesspool O
politics and bring up with his teeth what decen
man would not touch with pole. They want tC
read my blasphemous remarks about the death 0
the late President of the United States. They likt
10 see me crouch and crawl between the legs 0
Southern men, and lick the dust from Southerr
feet They like to read my articles about North
ern men, because they know write from cop!
indeliblv stamped upon my own black heart.
Bah what a sneak am. A"brlck, forsooth
Yes. am a brick that ought to be laid IN pave
ment so that all upright beings could tread upoI
me, and spit in my face. ought to be placed Ii
hue of a soap factory, or in the wall of a priv,
vault. | ought to be broken into bats to throw u
mad dogs. ...-t p.r.....
OIL! WHAT DETEsTADLE PTNfP AM
am libel upon mankind. am living re
proach to the mother who bore me.
am standing shame to the father who bego
me. -....... ....,. ....,
lam chronic disgust to the community il
which live. pimple on its nose. louise il
It's head. An ulcer in its ear. rotten tooth il
its mouth. stye in its eye. A pOlypus in 1T
nose. am its itch; It's piles, its eprosy, and it
dstlka IN dno. In short, am Brick" Pomeroy.