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    56 THE TOM AH A WK . [An/rust 13, 1870.

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    THE LTTTLE FRENCH PRINCE AND HIS CRITICS...

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    has Perhaps pained and nothing shamed in...

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    The Cry For War First Raised In This Pap...

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    inwill will very venture venture ug to to affirm affirm that that this this . paragrap Daraeraoh h which which ., sickened say , we and have disgusted cut from nine the out pages of of every the ten Pall peopl Mall e to read it : — never ght seen have fighting supposed before , however , would , that have the felt boy some prince emo- ,

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    56 The Tom Ah A Wk . [An/Rust 13, 1870.

    56 THE TOM AH A WK . [ An / rust 13 , 1870 .

    The Ltttle French Prince And His Critics...

    THE LTTTLE FRENCH PRINCE AND HIS CRITICS .

    Has Perhaps Pained And Nothing Shamed In...

    Perhaps to has a pained possession than the have not of that the in present any that sort of tions anonymous ? - —¦ - —w w are »* w mhesitated

    . . Emperor very of significantl the French y the has direction been shamefully of a particular abused influential and and this this organs sort sort of of of animus animus the British is is the the press traitorous traitorous , from the stuff stuff Times that that cordial or our later proof best , bring all of y his ; us and sincerity into onl a y the bloody and other friendship conflict day . has with It given is him the . know for , what to cry reason up the beyond Prussians that , German and howl infidelity down and the Catholicism more and agreeable witwe to do British not know blundering . than are events , whatever , be our sympathies , or on whatever

    Has Perhaps Pained And Nothing Shamed In...

    Mr . Gladstone to its cause . It has been said of the" One can honourable gentleman , that "had he been a worse man he with a fence which for been has a been better too Minister great , his "— desire quite so to , ag his re fo e rgiveness with the a recognises far braver marked too strong , his . love He has of his proved neighbour himsel and f a st his atesman neigh- more was confronted than a policy , a leader without a conscience , a patriot without and which ¦ the fc imposed |/ %%

    pride . He has changed his opinions as frequently ^ regard ri ^* K ^^ ^ b s ^^ with &^ , , and as his his first last though consideration t has alway has s ever fixed been itself the upon honour his of the coat army and , in of the Treasury liench . I of at seeing the Tuilerics him of our Minister has its comic side . Lord Gran- its theatric guilty p actuall of a reall y comp y diverting lained joke that onl the y the country other evening did not . the episode memory not confidence in him and his colleagueI Con Prince better

    men who any had deceived the Nation into false **" security s , - Saarbrii It would ck the the pretence means of that protecting the political ; ourselves sky was from clear the , had fast the even ruler though p , tempest had actuall ! Confidence y destroyed in men our Army who , knowing and ruined of our the dearl agony be y-beloved it the in Lordshi who p actuall had shown y grieved themselves that we to had be lost helless our questioned * may ¦ VI ^ W V m ^& m m VVt

    reckless men knaves ! p rial legitimists not one be as well that the mighty sneers of Disraeli , and with sweetness , which contemptuous Party m \ should tone of be the translated Liberal into and plain Conservative English . Anti The - feelings does so boldl reflects Cabinet matter . is Go this where , England you will has ( it matters lost all respect not what for is the the on and and the admire perfect lishman and speakers his crew ) , and are you the will very hear mountebanks but one opinion of the Senate —that . turned Eng Eng lishmen to the

    y felt that in entrusting the fortunes of Englandstance stance . . We We Barnum we have , but made worthy the of government no one else of . the country a job we who Gazette regret chanced , to that the Nation should speak out , and plainly too . " One mi pardon a job here and a job there , we can pass over a who had this matter , or a fault in that , but the policy of antion ; but Ministry word must be straightforward , gentlemanly , above moved as well ( as

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    with Royal equal Prince the The event extract ; nothing in the sad history of the last few weeks where specimen . We of and shamed of the feelings all Englishmen of Christians who can and lay gentlemen any claim , Mall the appearance Gazette dastardl led y to abuse heap certain the organs French of the English and press all ¦ good ducted service as

    scrup way has concerned upon him since the Emperor commencement , conjecture ^ ^^ w ^^^^ ^^ F ^ r ^ m V * ^ V ^ insult press war writers . which Not satisfied , appears where political to with be recklessl the MMmm or common -WW international y flinging property at ques him of - pressure copy Our of readers his and involved mm to -wa descend v V ** , W som ^*** to ^ e of V the * the »««^ very a > English -m—dM m ^ lowest MM ^^ M * n depths ewspapers m ** P * + ^^ of m \ * 7 mali have **** V gnant ^ **** not mr this straws little indicating with We difficulty write strongl find y words because to we convey feel strong the disgust ly . Indeed with , by wind many . The read certain comments on the little episode in thedownwards downwards ,

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 13, 1870, page 56, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_13081870/page/4/