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    348 ^ THE TOMAHAWK. [December 28, 1867. ...

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    DIOGENES' TUB TALK.

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    A waggish knave said that he thought pro...

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    LATEST FROM AMERICA.

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    spondent We learn at throug Washington h...

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    348 ^ The Tomahawk. [December 28, 1867. ...

    348 ^ THE TOMAHAWK . [ December 28 , 1867 . 1 , _ __ . . . -

    Diogenes' Tub Talk.

    DIOGENES' TUB TALK .

    A Waggish Knave Said That He Thought Pro...

    A waggish knave said that he thought prophets were all fools . " No , " said Diogenes , " but those who listen to them are . " lie Diogenes answered was , " I asked shall not if he be feared able to to hear die , what — " Wh my y friends should say I ?" of me . " of A borrowing certain author from , others Klepsippus said , th who at his was ideas somewhat came so over fast -fond they

    quite ran away with him . , " Nay , " said Diogenes , " but I , wonder Klepsi at ppus that , , for " To they cry oug * Stop ht to Thief run . after '" you . " " Why so ? " asked that Lawyers they soon have learn to invent to pardon so many it in excuses themselves for . crime in others , A certain fop who was arguing with Diogenes on the immortality of the soulasked him" Nowwhere do think I

    , , , you shall l go after death ? " " Wherever your tailor goes , " was the repy . When a woman confesses a fault , you may be pretty sure that she has committed a crime . A xx certain i / Ci iaiu doctor uuliui u asked -sts-cu . Diogenes l / iugcucs which vviin-ii . he ne thoug uiuugin ht the liic best ucsl

    much way to from die . your " Surel patients y , " he . " replied , " you might have learnt that Men hate liberty so much that if they can find no other tyrant , they make themselves the bondsmen of their own vices . A certain satirist who was at great pains to familiarize himself with ex ^ — " ¦ " pression ¦ ^ ^ ~| ~ the ^^ ^^ ^ - ^^ vices ™ ^ of ^ 1 F * flfc bitter r which I " * V ^ ^*^ ^~ contempt ^ P' he ^^* ^» ^ ^ V satirized ^ P" ^» ¦ ^ ^ " ^ P ¦/ . One , ~^ t ^ alway ^ ^ - ^^ blamed — f . H ^ s pV ^^^ when ^ P > ^ P ^»^ him ^^ ^ b ^ silent ^»^ *» ^ for b ^ Hp * ^ h , this affected ^ V ^^ H ^ ^ ^^ f before f f ~ " ^^ ^ h ^^^ an ^ fc ^^^

    he Diogenes is always , who thinking answered of — himself " Poor . " fellow ! He cannot help itbeing The cruel Government . that will never be severe is sure to end by hard The to Gods say which made of us the , and two we have make succeeded our Gods in . creating It would most be monsters . what If men trouble believe they they take are to prove superior the to contrary beasts , . it is astonishing

    It was told Diogenes how a certain notorious malefactor had that been we let should go . "Ah send ! " him said such he , " a Death scoundrel is too . " dear a friend to us The man who drinks to drown care—is like one who strives to quench a fire by throwing oil on it . depend ^ n ^^^^ When W ^^ ^^ V ^ F ^^ V . upon ^^ w any M ¦ * ^^ ^ ** one it ^ ^* they ^^ ^^ ^^ beg ^ P ^ W ¦ onl ins ^^^ ^ " ^^ ^ y M to want W W p ick ^ . ^ h ^^ to ^ f holes ^ . ^ r prevent ^ ^ v - ^^ ^ in - ^^ r ^ ^ p ^ p their your g ^^ r ^ v v ^ . b own finding ^ r ^> ^ v ^ b ^ . ^^ p ^* character ^ v ^ v h | a out ^^ j ^ g ^ ^^ of ^^^ p ^ ,

    what vile stuff it is made . During a discussion concerning the authors of the day , it was observed how certain of them had out-written themselves . of "Yes brains , " said , with Diogenes which , they " These try to scribblers fill a flagon have . " but a teaspoonful sition One , , when who was discussing a coward with , but Diogenes of the the most horrors mali of gnant war dispo , said - ,

    wonder " There at is one that thing , " replied I cannot Diogenes bear , , " and for that look is how cruelty easil . y " you " I bear malice ! " A young wit told Diogenes that it was woman ' s mission to p make hilosop fools her of , " men to find . " how How often vexed Nature they has must forestalled me , " replied them the . " ails Diogenes thee , friend one , " day he asked found . a man " Oh , weep good ing master violentl , my y . wife " What has deserve run awa that y from she me should . " come " Poor back wretch again , " . said " Diogenes , " you

    A Waggish Knave Said That He Thought Pro...

    suicide It is who an unfortunate are a plague thing to themselves that those , and persons not those only who commit are a plague to others .

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    spondent We learn at throug Washington h the Atlantic , that Congress Cable , from having our ta S . ken pecial into Corre con- - the sideration advantages President of the Johnson doctrines ' s message therein , and advanced having , has recognised agreed the to the President following wants address : — , which it is hoped will be exactly what " May it please your Presidency , — peop nv - ^^ r " ^^ We v *^ ^ le ^ - ^^ 0 , ^ . , in k ^ v the ^^ Congress ^^^ - ^ ^^ r ^ Senators ^ ^ ^^ . Hh ^^ ^^ P ^^ P ^^ P * ^ assembled ^^^ ™ ^^ v ^ and ^^ p ^*^ ^^ ^^ *^^ V riV ^^ p Representatives * ^^ P ^ V , ^ M humbly ^^ ^* ^^*^ p ^^ ^^ * V *^^ P ^^ ^ W thank ^ P * ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ of your f ^ p ^ ^ the W ^^^^ fr Presidency ^^ P « American ^^ ^ S ^ ^^^ . ^^ ^^^^ h ^^ pr ^^ ^ b ^^ y

    for the Message which it has pleased you to communicate to us . cip " les We , which humbl a y long acknowledge study of political the correctness science has of the enabled first prin you - so satisfactorily to impart to us , and we receive with the truest from large are thankfulnes p . leased these We s to thankfull princi and lay highness p down les y follow and for of our axioms all mind behalf the , they and inferences , and require shall that , which - ever of the the axioms endeav you world draw you our at to leased follow to faithfull indicate y the According course of policy lwe which beg that your Presidency will receive is

    p our solemn adhesion . to the following y , set of opinions you which we humbly venture to think we can gather from the message you have " The been American pleased to Union deliver has to never us , that been is broken to say , : — or so much as cracked , either de j 7 ire or de facto . Union " The , and Southern the war States was , , therefore on our , part have , an always idiotic been , if in not the a wicked ^ States ^^ ^ pi v ^ iv v «^ , declared ^ kp ^ violation ^ pT " ^^ 4 > vpv >^ ^ pp > ^ V ^ b that VAAlfV of W the they v # 4 h ^ fa Union ^ Bp g had ^ Vw ^ P ^ P ^ . P ^ b compact * seceded . v ^ kr ^^ P ^ ^ P ^ b h ^ p ^ ^^>^ . from — - When — - — — —> the ^ ^ f--v the ^^ v Union ^ Southern ^™ ^ r- - ^ ^ — - — , we ^ - —

    their ducked ought assertion to our have heads by disbelieved firing and relied cannon them on - the balls ; and Constitution at us when , we they oug for ht defence supported to have . " We unhappily committed the egregious folly of going to war tution of ag Pil scious ainst grim blood ; was our and Fathers and never fellow we millions lost , or - contemp citizens and in any won , lated an way many millions event by provided bloody . the which of most treasure battle for we b warlike now y s , spent the and are Consti of rivers broke con the - - every engagement and tradition upon we were bound to respect , and all In fact in order as , we as now we said see , to we make tramp the led Southerners the Constitution respect in them the .

    dirt in , order to cram it , down their throats . " And when the war was over , so misguided , so wicked , so we ungenerous actually required and selfish the were South we— we we had humbl conquered y confess to it g — ive that us again some . guarantees We see now that that they as would the Union not revive was never the old dissolved grievances , so the I . A 4 V »> Southerners ^ VI * tiAvl 11 V * iJ were TT V ^ V ^ ever v V WJ . entitled W-1 J ViblWfr to V ^ -f « all - •** the wt . a .-b'w advantages ••»**• w w»— wwq — —¦ which - —

    as it has the alway war was s conferred over we upon should them have . We iven now see that claim as soon to the fruits of victory , and should have let g the up Constitution every and everything on one cheek else , and go on having precisely hit back as before pretty . hard Having , we been should smitten have p and Unhappil icked troubles our y man we of have the up question and not done turned . We this to have , and him done hence the a other good all the deal cheek difficulties towards also . tected putting in down the South Slavery those —we who will were now undo not abl it mtw all e . to We protect have them pro-

    -VW V * feW V-fc && -k ViiW t »^ W UVM W ** V * UW * T * . * N ^ ¥ » W & *»• - >»^»* ¦• ^^^ -m ^ w v JT selves—we will now leave them to protect themselves . We have appoint established a Day of negro Thanksgiving suffrage—we for will the now revival take in it away this con and - tinent of the great principle that neither one man nor one colour is " as We good trust as that another by . following out the course above indicated , tion we may they succeed had Clt before 1 in replacing the war *•** all began things which in exactl we ¦ y understand the same posi is

    same what North fefl > W IK W 41 your causes >^ # and Jf AJL Presidency ^ r the ^ should MVV Sout \* again W h W considers we * f lead shajl *> # to W ^^ « should the ' *•** endeavour , same »» . »«* be w «» quarrel done to »»» respect »•• ; between and w— — ——^ if in -- — —— the the all — — things the motives of the , latter , and to let the former take care of itself and the Constitution . " Tin ' s address we need hardly say has been adopted unanimously .

• Citation
  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Dec. 28, 1867, page 348, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_28121867/page/2/