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    240 THE TOMAHA WK. [December 5, 1868 .

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    The Real Greenwich Pensioner.—Mr. Gladst...

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    MILITARY REFORM.

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    been Considerable felt in the ranks diss...

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    The Late Civil War! Where? In America? N...

    another to take those ordinary precautions to prevent a breach of the peace , which all subjects have a right to expect from the civil authorities . But after all , unless all elections are to be conducted by proxies , which is impossible , breaches of the peace , of a more or less serious character , must be expected as long as violence is the argument at once most congenial , and intelligible , to a mass of the population . How the Ballot is to prevent such crimes as

    JL A ¦¦ - have been perpetrated during the late election contests , we don't know . The Ballot will not reconcile differences of opinion , it will not abate the virulence of demagogues , it will not enlighten the ignorance , or refine the brutality , of the " roughs ; " it seems to us that the very fact of not knowing which way the electors are voting , will only exasperate those enthusiastic partisans who fi — g —t ht _— more _ for _ . their . _ colours __ , than for their op ^ inions . Make as

    strict laws as you like against bribery and intimidation ; even go so far as to shut up the public-houses on polling days , but there still will exist in the mobs the same elements of ferocity and violence ; and we can diminish these only by the spread of education and civilization . In other countries where the passions are quite as strong , if not stronger than in England , such -- scenes ---- of brutality - , as the papers M . * . were obliged fcrfto record *

    during the last two weeks , are not the inseparable accompaniments of election contests . America , the country most akin to our own , alone can vie with us in this disgraceful distinction . The Irish population there , as here , generally distinguish themselves , on all occasions when recklessness with regard to their own or of other persons' lives can be most favourably displayed . But it is not only the Irish who bruise and staband shoottheir

    oppo-, , nents . Greater alertness of the law to defend order , and greater severity in punishing any breach of it are necessary . And far greater earnestness and perseverance are needed on the part of all statesmen , and politicians generally , in endeavouring to raise the exercise of political rights out of the arena of faction fights . There is one section of the community , namely , the clergy , which may learn an useful lessonfromthelate elections , the county ones ,

    especially . There is no doubt that their influence has been very great , and now they have chosen to exert it to its utmost , has achieved , they may consider so , great results . They have probably succeeded in exciting more animosity against the Church of England in one month , than the enemies of that institution have in many years . They have made her foes ten times more bitter than before ; they have changed her

    lukewarm allies into earnest opponents ; they have destroyed the courage , and sickened the souls , of her noblest and her truest friends . Let them enjoy their triumph while they can . Let them gloat over the seats which they have won for the Conservative party by a shameful perversion of their holy office . We , in common with many other Christian subjects of this realm , ask the clergy this question : — " If you will do so much

    in the cause of politics , can you do so little in the cause of morality % If you can lead your sheep to the polling-booth , can you not lead them from the public-houses ? "—perhaps , in some cases , they were taken thence to record their votes for the maintenance of the Irish Establishment . There is no need of rich endowmentsand miehtv dicnitics .

    , and venerable honours , to procure the services of men who preach but the doctrines of self-interest and uncharitableness .

    240 The Tomaha Wk. [December 5, 1868 .

    240 THE TOMAHA WK . [ December 5 , 1868 .

    The Real Greenwich Pensioner.—Mr. Gladst...

    The Real Greenwich Pensioner . —Mr . Gladstone . The Step from the Sujjlime to the Ridiculous . — From South Lancashire to Greenwich .

    Military Reform.

    MILITARY REFORM .

    Been Considerable Felt In The Ranks Diss...

    been Considerable felt in the ranks dissappointment of the Militia , not to in say disatisfaction of , has the omission in the military toast at the Guildhall , consequence feast of all menteers tion of also the , but Militia no mention , the Army having having been been made ' toasted of the and Militia the Volun . It - accidental is of course ; possible if it was , nay intentional probable , no , that words the would omission be too was purely strong to reprobate so studied a slight upon the old constitutional priate force of for the such country a sli , g and ht than no place the could banquet have hall been of less the City appro of - London London , whose whose Tram Train - - bands hands and and City Citv Militia Militia havp have never npvpr failed faiierl

    to make , themselves felt in time of internal disturbance in this country . for As the far Duke as regards of Cambridge the reply to to introduce the toast , the it was mention hardly of possible a force not Militia mentioned rest in most the toast entirel for which assured he th was at answering their value ; and is full the recognised may and their zeal and loyalty y acknowledged by His Royal y gone Highness out of Commanding his way to express -in-Chief his , sense who has of the on importance many occasions of the Militia force as the first line of Reserve behind the regular Army of the country . M But ilitia , is at utilized the same to its time full , extent it may , or be put doubted into active whether operation the

    for for either aiding aidin by the the the Government regular reeailar forces forrtes or by as as the prominentl nrnminpntlv Militia themselves y as as it it mig mtcrht . ht be "hf . , op As inion regard that s the in sanctioning Government the , there plan can , some scarcel few y be years a sec ago ond , rities for militiamen at the War to Office re-engage took for a wholl a second erroneous period view the autho of the - object and aims of the Militia force . y Clearly the main object not serve of that comp in force time letel is y of , to trained necessity have young at hand , and men a further large ready number to to have form of an a partiall system active y Re , b if y - which a large number of the population shall have received the be rudiments the object of training of inducing and military by increased discipline . What bounties , then tens , could of thousands of trained militiamto

    being trained again ! Thus each en man re-engage trained for the cost purpose twice as of one much -half as wh he at need they have mig done ht have , and been the . numbers It is to trained be hoped were onl that y great among question the expected of an measures effective Reserve of military shall reform receive , and the when attention the once it so full put y a deserves stop to , . the There re-engagement is no difficulty of militiamen whatever may in filling be at certain are the under ranks number of restrictive the below Militia orders the Regiments quota not . to There . take In fact candidates can , most therefore of the beyond be Corps no a necessity for filling the school with pupils , who have , already leted their of instruction

    comp completed And upon tneir the course cours same consideration 01 instruction , .. there can be no reason why to much by enlist no greater means in the encouraged encouragement regular Army ; and . should yet At it present not is manifest be this given is that to allowed militiamen a militia ^ but - than man a with raw his recruit one who , two has , or three yet to years learn * the drilling goose , is -step worth , and more it would be worth while to allow such trained men to reckon the give whole every of their inducement Militia service to such as Army men to service go from , and the , in play fact ing , to at soldiers to actual service . adopt What so , manifestl then , can y be simp the le reason a plan why for feeding the Government the Army without do not the + !¦» *» necessity TlPrASCltv of r » f keeping " \ re * f * nincr iir » the frliA expensive Avnpnciiro machinery moriiinAnr of r \ f the fTi «»

    recruiting service ? The answer up is not a comfortable one . It votes is because in Parliament many Militia , and Colonels many Militia have Colonels seats in the object House to have and taken their reg in iments drilling " them pulled , " to and pieces " to after have their all the corps pains made they mere have p take ipes a for much supp less lying narrow the view army of . " the Som case e and Colonels ive free of leave Militia to their men to join the Army . They , recognise g the advantage and one of or establishing more regiments a close of connexion the Line , giving between the the Line Militia their veteran young men soldiers as as recruits sergeants , and and receiving instructors back , and from this reci the procal Line been tie has fairly uniforml tried . y been But found such to cases work are admirably the exceptions , wherever and it for has - ,

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Dec. 5, 1868, page 240, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_05121868/page/2/