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! T H E T O M A H A W K: i A SATURDAY JO...
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No. 28.J LONDON, NOVEMBER 16, 1867. [Pri...
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TO THE EARL OF DEVON", PRESIDENT OF THE ...
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the My Ministry Lord,— since The their m...
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! T H E T O M A H A W K : i A SATURDAY JOURNAL OF SATIRE . | , "INVITAT s CULPAM QUI ; PECCATUM PRETERI I " '
No. 28.J London, November 16, 1867. [Pri...
No . 28 . J LONDON , NOVEMBER 16 , 1867 . [ Price Twopence .
To The Earl Of Devon", President Of The ...
TO THE EARL OF DEVON " , PRESIDENT OF THE POOR-LAW BOARD .
The My Ministry Lord,— Since The Their M...
the My Ministry Lord , — since The their many accession changes which to office have , have taken occasioned place in your ship of promotion the Duchy from of the Lancaster inglorious to the sinecure onerous of the and Chancellor responsible - tunities office duties in of of the the distinguishing Government Presidency of himself which the Poor g , ives and -law the of leaving holder Board . behind greater There oppor him is no a - monument of his administration far more glorious than the memory m ^ mxjt y of is- * . a bloody kjj . \ sksk ± j y , xx if victorious vi ^^ vfiiv / uj j , war ** o , i , j and U . 11 U . far iai more niLfi t durable uuiauir ;
the than waves a treaty of , revolution which the may first fling unprinci on to p a led throne adventurer , can and , whom will certainly I have tear no desire to pieces . Lordto exalt to icuous height of incompetency , my , or , wilful neg you ligence any , above consp your pointed of fellows the department . to I the readily office as ad which you cnit , have that you enjoyed hold while with few , so so msn there much have are experience been few who aphave undertaken it with a deeper sense of responsibility , and with WILU d a # Li more . L \ Jl \*> earnest \* O * i . k * . K *~ 3 K , desire U \«^ itV to WV remed J . \^ A . i « w , \ -t y JF the bll ^ abuses Cl . i ^ U . ^^ O — lUUllw there CLLW are , y X I
believe saying , this such , My things Lord as , I abuses am a in fraid the I Poor bestow -law but Board little —but praise in upon President you of ; for this to Board judge b has y what ever thought they have it worth accomp his lished while , no to wage other than a most gentle warfare with the evils to which perfectl he can hardl y blind y , . however much he endeavoured it , have been placed If , in at this the letter head ? I of seem such to a assume department that the as yo Minister urscan who if he is choose making , be the head unwarrantable in AUAlbHiWtV something assumption more than but name at , , the I hope , I
time am CIAJ . X lIXa , I > AAil would £ no XiV be / M . * the A ' * u , last « to undervalue W ^ CUIJLAL / blUXl the enormous ; y 1 LS I 4 l , y C 4 . L . po klXW wer same SCllllW tor lies the obstruction in the hands of good of the , and permanent the maintenance Staff of of the evil Poor , which -law War Board Office . There , in is the a heavy shape reckoning of misery , p privation laced to , the and credit death of , our inbelieve flicted observe by that , are stubborn . the little Inspectors , if sloth any and , better of ingenious Workhouses than deliberate neglect have ; cruelty such which a , ; let bill but me to I private answer § V 4 I V GbfaW balance for U / U 1 MUUW in regard V of * WC earnestness * X of liVwIW these ^ V ^ -JO items and MiiU , humanity itUUiAUU as must need to l * KJ meet illl ^ a very * . large
had vehicle with Your been a for persistency predecessor ur the ^ ed introduction by an , which my influential Lord could of , gained a bill not portion , be the some denied chief of praise the . points That public by being in such which press the a , bill President would of ever the have Poor-law been Board spontaneously , even though produced several by years any information of office had on given the him subject the , opportunity is whit no of one obtaining but a person some of th « most vivid imagination would ever believe . Excuse ing me , to my the Lord sober , and if , though just demands you have of the shown public signs , I cannot of yield be - so on sanguine the subject as of to hope Workhouse that , were Reform not the to agitation be kept up of the with Press untiring the next energy again , next after that Session ( supposing —aye , or that the Providence next after preserves that , or to us the inestimable blessing of an enlightened Government
like remedy the of present the ) frig , would htful see abuses any , which measure have introduced been shown for the to exist Inspectors in some , who of are our handsomel country Workhouses y paid by the by country those zealous to find obscure out such , sensational abuses—N writers o ! I emp humbl loyed y beg by mischievous pardon—by and certain prejudiced be allowed journals to serve . Oh for ! ever my Lord as a , text the for Poor caustic -law Board will hs not as a grim jest for those in whom the principles of paragrap laissez aller , ^
and anri poco finco curante curante--zsm ixm . when when carried carried to to their their utmost utmost develop develoo--ment but surel , excite y , throug a strange h the , species thick of sarcastic crust of admiration indolence . and Slowly self- , getting ishness , peop which le , the has stings grown of round conscience the souls awakened of this from money her - long sleep by the persevering din of those who will not sit by themselves and hold their felt tongues ; and ere while long evil , when is being the lingering done , are suffering making , the and revolting hellessand tortures the which diseased Ui have under been inflicted the mocking on the name weak of ,
Relief UllC 11 V . XLJ shall p 1 . COO , , come O . 1 J . U . home LiiV ^ to StaSV every -U j , , hale UHUV ! , and Hit strong . lliUbB hear . lilg t , such . HJV \ JX a p storm itiful , will pretences arise , as , and shall contemptible sweep away all shifts that , under noxious which cloud the of masterly degrading neg insensibility lect of officials ; and then has the attempted parrot cry to conceal of " We their did let what us others hope , and did before not Vengeance us " will , will avail demand no more that ; then punishment Justice , which WU 1 V > U the 1-li . G cegi IJtglO ' s \ of J 1 VUVUUU Government 1 V > UI > JtU now >» averts € a . v ^» i , i > , , thoug tuuugit h J it -l . v cannot ~ e * , *» . Liw < , , , as u . wl
long as men ' s thoughts and tongues and pens are free , avert the disgrace . am M not y Lord the , incarnation you may possibl of the y Poor say " Law What ; I is am all not this responsible to me ? I when for you all unfortunatel these these abuses evils y , happen have the growth gained to have of a publicity years come . " into which True power , my entitles Lord at a them , time but to and official thinking notice men ; and demand when some the outspoken action on voices the part of earnest of the department UuUAl L 111 CI 1 L which WlJi ^ U is IO responsible ICSMUligluib for iui such suv . u uuujv abuses medical . Ji . What officer » t ii » v ii has » of
been Cheltenham your course Workhouse my Lord , whose ? comp When laints the , though listened to were still disregarded , indulged in rather violent and dis- * demanded respectful language with a praiseworth to his official y promptitude superior , . his An resi enquiry gnation took was which place shortl the late y medical afterwards officer into was the rot abuses even allowed complained to introduce of , at a enquiry single friend so secret to , be of his so witness inquisitorial , or to protect a nature his , that interests no repre j an - sentative OClllallVC of Ui the LJ . iw press k / XCoo , ijux nor even wvui kjm of . the iuw know . ratepayers iaiw ^ of a ; wj this , j was m ? « , *> Had c allowed **» w * vwv *
read to be the present statements . Did you of , Dr my . Fleischmann Lord , 1 Surelthe offi you - cials of the Poor-law Board could not have deprived y , you were document of every found newspaper from habituall your y , giving they eager could foul enquiring and not unwholesome have gaze concealed . If a water groom every to but the superiors ; horses paupers would in are some not be deemed racehorses racing necessary stable , paupers , no previous secret are expensive committee to his dismissal animals of his ; that people minister who woul to no d like pleasure to know j still what , my measures Lord , there , if are any , some were taken tain whether at once his , on statement receipt of that Dr . the Fleischmann nurses of ' the s report sick , wards to ascer in - Cheltenham Workhouse subdued the immoderate thirst of their
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Nov. 16, 1867, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_16111867/page/1/
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