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¦ ¦-¦ I THE TOMAHAWK: A SATURDAY JOURNAL...
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t ;^_ , _ . No. 16.] LONDON, AUGUST 24, ...
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THE TYRANNY OF MAJORITIES.
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not We presu , of me course to have , li...
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TO DIZZY. I 1 BY A COUNTRY SQUIRE. j
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When Of v time otes now hath di bereft v...
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the Wood word) for contemporary Wooden ,...
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¦ ¦-¦ I The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal...
¦ ¦ - ¦ I THE TOMAHAWK : A SATURDAY JOURNAL OF SATIRE . _ ;
JJJ " INVITAT CULPAM QUI PECCATUM PRETERIT . "
T ;^_ , _ . No. 16.] London, August 24, ...
t ;^_ , _ . No . 16 . ] LONDON , AUGUST 24 , 1867 . [ Price Twopence .
The Tyranny Of Majorities.
THE TYRANNY OF MAJORITIES .
Not We Presu , Of Me Course To Have , Li...
not We presu , of me course to have , like either the greater political part or of any our other fellow princi -citizens ples and , do from opinions the of col our umns own of , the but leading get them journals , hot and . According fresh every ly morning we have , reason done our " with best which to feel the that Times wise has delig crowned ht at the the triu success mph of " of pure the limited Lords * - «^/* Wk ^ . a voti Our - ** r \** . J ng onl V ** X clause T doubt VtV / Mfb introduced abo C 4 > LyWVi ut V the VX 4 V into h ^^ lan t-VAJ . the isthat V 1 Reform . AWV A it * seems i ^ VVAAAhf Bill to bV by / have . ¦ . * . * - the *» w W , y p ***** , »
! J the that somewhat greatest is to say the , injury a character representation that of could a misrepresentation of possibl them y as be majorities done of to minorities them , which . We — is b want e satisfied the minority until princi the blow ple fairl that has carried now been , and struck we shall at the up grinding by its mono utter pol overthrow y of majorities , and in everything complete has be emanci en follow pation ed of * those who are now oppressed by it , and we shall not have perfect done eno liberty ugh until from we have our chains struck . one more blow , and achieved The monstrous belief thatwhen two inions are offeredthat
which is held by the greater , number of op men should be adopted , , is Let app us are consider nt throug a hout few of ou the r in instances stitutions , m in anners which , and the customs tyranny . the and Arts intoleranc for instance e of the . The majority majority is most has taken strong u ly pon shewn itself . to Take say the that same blue — is and one when colour a minority red anoth assert er s , that and they that are the the y ar same e not , that t >»* U > V *** m & ino . »*» V ^ A r . ity * W J is **¦» ** accused rl **\* *^ hj % *> - * , of VS & being ***\ s * . * . X £ y colour WAV / t * A > - Ulll blind * Vbl , | UaiiVd and * it . *• is ** - » o •**** n . * l .+ y J
ha afte s r obtained infinite lab the our admission and sacrifices that that black eve and n a T white ory Gover are n inter men - changeable terms . In Literature again , the majority will not allow that truth is artistic , and when a minority dares to utter it assertions that minority that is two denounced and two make as " low four . " an Or d th take at the Science earth is . The nd the depend greater upon number no other of noses foundation and if whatever to- , morrow than the the majority support were of ,
to decide that two and two make , fourteenor that the earth is the extinguisher new opinion -shaped would , the be minority stigmatized which as fools should , and refuse madmen to accept , and ve denying ry likel the y sh views ut up on in a these lunatic subjects asylum which , as many now happen now are to , for be prevalent The cruelty . of this tyranny is shewn most strongly by the ruthless *¦ % * y ¦ n f * fc . r * ij * r way IT *** ' _/ * in ¦»* which ¦? *** W »* it A to has ** fc *» J been | JVj yn t g . reduced Jb VW ^ M W W ^ fc to *«* . * a system ^* *^ ^^*** J , and fc-fc ••** - » .
world dignified . Here with in the Eng name land of it " is institutions especially " apparent throughout . The the acquisition of goods by informal transfer or " robbery , " whole gratification catalogue of of passion similar by acts what , for is instance called , have " . murder been , " stigma and a - tiz and ed they as crimes are constantl by the authority y visited , an with d by t a hat scal on e ly of of the punishments majority , fixed by that majority . The minority who indulge in these acts ,
the however however right , , denies denies to car that that ry ou there there t the is is vie inherent inherent ws of a in in majority any anv number number by imposing of of men men a .. the penalty dock for have their over non and -adoption over again . The trie murderer d to induce and jud burg ges and in juries vailed , to and adopt because their the opinions murderer , but and pure burg reason lar are has in never a minority pre-—and for no other reason—they are strangled , deported ,
impr being isoned given , or to otherwise their views disposed . Then of , in without religion the , it is slig as htest bad ; and ght minorities if some stand have shew has n been a tendency made here to change , it is onl relat y i because ve positions the n with oses their . But opponent at present s , and , we to are becom required e themselves to accept the any stronger dogmas in , and practise all rites and ceremonies ( and no others ) which the m re . a . -WA a s ist . ority ^* r is - * . * -r met AXl holds . Vt . by J to means XHVUli be of J of VSJl divine coercion V ^ V ^ WJL V / 1 institution U 11 < , vary V C-b-L V ing AAJ . CL , and from l-l V / lll any the blXW att infliction AAlllXVbliVlJ empt to
prop of the hecy names of a of final " heretic abode , " in " a infidel place , " the " pagan very , existence " and so on of to which the is There only supported is therefore by the the strongest same opinions reasons . for a rebellion against sentation m a full ajorities assertion of . minorities The of step the liberty which < was carried has which alread by should a y 7 been iiajority exist taken , . for is the scarcel should repre y - have accept preferred it with profound to see it carried thankfulness by a minority as an instalment , but as it of pro , we - gress ward , t o the we time now co when nsider artists ourselves shall warranted no longer be looking criticized for- , de eclectic rers hanged men of , or science schismatics condemned condemn , burg ed lars to impris flames on solel ed , y mur be- - cause they happen to be in a minority .
To Dizzy. I 1 By A Country Squire. J
TO DIZZY . I BY A COUNTRY SQUIRE . j
When Of V Time Otes Now Hath Di Bereft V...
When Of v time otes now hath bereft vine thee ; 1 When the boroughs have ; left thee , Nor counties be thine . W T he n th circle e face thee s shall now vanish , An And d the the groan groans s thou thou wouldst wouldst ; b banish anish .
Shall grow to a row . , In Then the hour think of thy sadn me . ess , And that thought upon shall be madness , ; Deceiver to thee . \ When Bright who could turn thee ,
From virtue and fame , Shall To sorrow spurn th and ee a shame nd leav . e thee , > W Th hen y brain y Gladston shall be e re stung quited ; , , ; When And th linked y nam with e shall " unhu be blight ng . " ed , ; In Then the de think pth of thy me sadn . ess , And that thoug upon ht shall be madness , Deceiver to thee .
The Wood Word) For Contemporary Wooden ,...
the Wood word ) for contemporary Wooden , the Heads Westminster . —Our dear Gazette ( in every , suggest sense s an of we app were lication to return of the the cudgel to liment the " talent we fear " of our the Tomahawk labour would ! be If in vain . If we wished comp to thrash the , " talent" of the Westminster Gazette , we should have to stick at nothing .
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 24, 1867, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_24081867/page/1/
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