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    October 31, 1868.] THE TOMAHA WK. 187

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    OJV TJRIAL.

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    A Prime Minister. very Since disgraceful...

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    October 31, 1868.] The Tomaha Wk. 187

    October 31 , 1868 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . 187

    Ojv Tjrial.

    OJV TJRIAL .

    A Prime Minister. Very Since Disgraceful...

    A Prime Minister . very Since disgraceful the opening facts have of the been Tomahawk brought to li Commission ght . Our readers , many have miserable discovered shams . the Still existence , we imagine of many what follows social sores immediatel —many y That will give them man in gr the eater State pain should than be anything bad is sad as yet ; but published that the . first any of the land should be iven over into unprincipled

    h with details and power s our . is worse report than , leav sad ing —it our is readers lamentable g to comment ! But we upon proceed its ten o ' clock Co . mmissioners The room was assembled densely this crowded morning , and at shortl a little y after after the examination commenced The first it was witness almost impossible moned to obtain he

    even said : — standing room . being sum , sider I am the what position is called a fine a one Prime . I Minister am not . — prepare ( Laugh d ter to ?) say I what conwould ire be but the I know ideal pretty duties well of what the Prime are the Minister actual advantage of a great s to emp be gathered , from filling such a post hest . In offices England the , where the

    road ing efforts has been of Tory thrown Administrations open to the hi , g very humble by men may unceas soar - articled above their to an initial attorney circumstances , and now I . flatter I was myself myself — , in ( the wi youth tness , , man who was and p his roceeding brother " with Commissioners a contemptuous was here smile sternl at the y rebuked Chairand reminded that he was called to g , ive evidence as a witness , poli and tical not to manifesto sing his . own The praises examination , as if he was were then delivering proceeded a

    wi th never . ) The witness any princi went p on les : . — It is to the absence of these encu great mbrances end and aim that . of I attribute a Parliamentary my success career . I to consider be power the . one By simp power ly , if mean you — require a hand me in to the give publi you c purse less . enigmatical This " power term " , — I the ( laugh statesman ter )—should who entered be secure the d a at rena any of cost public . As life to with consistency a moral , to be in

    weak The I can duties ness ive of them of that a Prime if sort mi Minister wish ght it . are said The simp , politicall first le in then the y , extreme that . which arms Yes , . he an owes equall g to y sol his emn own one you pocket ; it is . a The consideration second , is , naturall for , the pocket enough of , his relations . As to the third , it has no abstract beauty of its own sibility 1 ^ X 9 ^ r JU A , but V # : I ** refer ^^ ^ be ^^^ regarded to W ^^ the ^ ^ m ^& necessity **^^ as * ^^ - ** a ^^ ^ sort ^ w of ^ i ^ ^ of an ^ w ^ " contingent occasional ^^ ^^ ^^ »»^^^ ^ ^» ^^^ - ^^ " bribe ^ w ^ respon ^ - ^ ^^ to ^ - - enables to the

    political other two friends conscientiously , whose support and completely . one As to discharge any duty due natio to interested one n— ' s I country would in peop — ask that le the one is Chairman , does in other not if know words one can ?— , to ( be Laug the supposed mass hter . ) of to No the be I take no higher view of my position than that . How can I va take tive a hig and he Tory r view , they ? As are but the the terms differ , Radical ent dresses , Liber in al , which Conser a - worn clever them , actor all vuai plays —( Jt L the aughter »• sam ?) e part ¦¦ I do . not I a consider m proud b this to bbh say a lac I have e iar in

    programme which W ^^ A A A lr I I ft T _ l" should 1 A * , but . be » as ^^ W justified I * ' * ' am w '• ' ' » pr essed in giving w « ^^ on ^^ ^^ the w ^ a ny ^^ point ^«^ hi * ww n , I w can ^ m y say p j » c ^— oming — confi - — - ^ - dently of that course whatever I shall happens throw over I shall the stay Irish in Church power . . If I neces would - This as sary readil , is onl y y throw the result the of advanced lish Church " political after education it . —( Laughter , ' and it . ) the is quite followers sound who . At are the rall present ying ro moment und me , for in the instanc country e , I despi with s a loathing that may be faintly gathered from my early literary and efforts th . erefore I regard avail their support of , it however , as if useful to my pocket ,

    bring about a revolution myself in England . Yes . As j it necessar is , I int y end I to sho give uld the probably country be ple n exc nty eedingl of bloodshed y " merry ; but " Chri the stmas Government , and there , I flatter will sion mysel to f , introd know uce the them use of into dragoon the political s , if there question should be of any the occa hour - . My ideas on many things are expansive . I have been , I think m aptl an y , ter the med day by s h penny ould , i paper n . my , op " inion the man , move of the on with day . " it , The and one day , naturally enough , differs from another . { The

    Chairwas man here in his handed handw a riting paper , and to the he , -witness in a jocular , and asked tone him , readily if it r admit ough ted not that es jott it was down . Its , and contents which , we which re read consis out ted by the oj a order few of the Commissioners , were as follows : —) My Private Notes . The Crown .

    Work up its High Prerogatives . " The King can do no wrong . " King See Blackstone and the , princi & c . p The les Martyr of the speech Can ' t he . ? Get Good up idea Cromwell for Radical and Cavaliers . Rub them up . Appeal principles of ' 92 . to innate snobbery Useful of estate the Ang this lo- the N . B . —The not Crown the standard ought to be

    on Saxon eith race er side . of the question " . " the weapon Prime , Minister . A Prime of Minister should advise the Crown . Rather ! The House of Lords .

    ( when " Thank the O God pposition we have get a one ma ! " - set Often of fools in on the the way whole , but . If a useful likely jority headed trap here of Senators 6 . 5 Blood ) . Get , , Normans Rome up usual of , hoary clap old , - - dozen thered to prove or by two antagonistic the . creation Fine , drag to of be on a smo new the - & c , & c . Look over Alarcos . they Constitution don ' t upset . Must it next look session out that . N . B . —Think it would be a good

    popular House » - . move If -- things to abolish - ^_~ - don — _ - m ^ m ^ ' ww the r t go ^^ ^ U ^^^ ^^ pper ^ well ^ ^^^ T ^^^ f ^_^^ next session , certainly shall . The Commons . point Sick of of view the . Used subjec up t . from Perhaps this the The nation pith — , marrow and all , that backbone sort of of

    may pick up some novelties as to thing , their members dignity . Wonder from the , if new we Radical get a beggarl Priva y te , ill Note -conditioned A . —A wretched team , to , majority , how a " Large Borough be bought by the score , if there do Disenfranchisement ? Half a mind to " try Bill it . would Good were enough onl to y pay secre them t service . money

    sell for Bright . way Gladstone Private the elections Note at any B . — price are Find . going out Draw . which Do up a whole bill of abolitions . Church , thing State <^» , ! Lords , Commons ,

    anyever N . B ' s . — made Head of the . majority za / iat-The Press . and Flat does ter more it and damage pay it than . Stup good id , , vul Liberal gar . Respect papers , my some genius of all them the ,

    never Wonder can wh be y a g Conservative ht and telling paper . same one . of Flatter them . them Always too . p Say itching I'm Note . —Try and buy up a Radical into me as a man of no principle , one . sharp N . B . . — T Liberal imes , though Press , very is pretty thick- I headed I were going just now to stick . They to my talk colours as if !

    th Stic em k at their my own colours ? . I ' ll beat game The above notes having been read , the examination was again notes continued . They . The were witness not originall said : — y I meant certainl for y the jotted public down eye these , but 1 turn as I flatter they it have myself to account come I kno under . w I how a m , I to at decidedl catch this present the y do sp not irit moment repudiate of the hour intentl them and y . best watching p ^ J ^^^ £ ^ ^ 0 ^ account ^ ^^ ^^ 0 ^ f ^ the ^ ^ A W . 9 sp As irit ^ m ^* long ^ b of ^^ the &^ k * as VV ho I ur fill <¦* ¦•« , and the W ^^ ^ Br I office mean ^ r a . v ^ ^ v - ^ r of - to ^^ ^ turn Prime — " ¦ " — ^ — ¦ it *^ to Minister wm > mmw the at * 4 4 v . ' W very ^^ «* ^ I Bw to to connections

    and am not myself likel , y and they forget will my best duty my subserved country , my " keeping , the the in admit . " Channel I Fenians n shall try in , therefore go blood int to o war , Parliament stir keep with up civil in Europ . . strife It I e may am , , abolish pitch happy be the necessary th Constitution to e income say I to sh - deluge tax all into , be or prepare I mean to be Prime issue Minister —in short in perpetuity , eager to , carry and this any measure determi- . a nation Conse rvative es credit , a Patriot to me as , a a Churchman Poet , a Liberal , a Radical , a Di , plomatist a Christian , a , ( Gladstonite The witness , a here Tory stood , a Nonconformist down , and retired , and an convulsed Englishman with . laughter . )

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 31, 1868, page 187, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_31101868/page/3/