The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION TO THE NATIVES OF
DUDE.

Thu, following is the proclamation issued by General
Outram, at Lncknow, on the 7th of February :

By a treaty scrneleded in the year 1801, the Honourable
But India Company eegaged to protect the Sovereign of
Oade against every foreign and domestic enemy, while the
Sovereign of Oude, soon his pert, bound himself to establish
"such a system of administration, t, be carried let) 'Met

by his own cdicsrs, as shsuld he conducive to the prospe.ity
of his subjects, and calculated to snare the lives and proper-
tin of the inhabitants."

The obligstions which the treaty imposed aloe the
Honourable But India Company hies been emend by it
for more then half a century, faithfully, constantly, and
completely.

In all that time, though the British guernment has itself
bun engaged in frequent were, no foreign foe hu ever set
his foot on the soil of Bade; no rebellion Ins even thrsat•nsd
the stability of its throne. British troops have been sta-
tioned la slow proximity to the King's person; and their aid
his never been withheld whenever his power was wroogfally

On the other hand, ono chief and vita stipulation of the
treaty has been wholly diem/meted by every successive
ruler of Oade ; and the pledge which was given for the
establishment of se& s ',stein of administration as should
'scare the lives and properties of t►e people of Onde, and be
eondeeive to their prosperity, has from first to last been deli-
berately and systematieelly violated.
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By reason of ultn violation of the oomptet made, the
British goventutent might long since have justly declared
the treaty void, sad might have withdrawn its proteetioa
from the milers of Onde. But it has hitherto been reluc-
tant to have remorse M mnearee which world be fatal to
rim lower and, authority of a royal race, who, whatever
their faults towards their own subjects, bete ever been
faithful sad trite to their friendship with the English
naCoa.

Nevertheless, the Briti.h government boo not failed to
labour, durint all that time, earnestly and perseveringly,
for the deliveranee of the p opts of Gude from the grievous
oppression and vaienle which they have suffered.
Many years have pulsed sines the Governor General, Lord
William Bootlick, p.raeivier that every previous end's-
your to ameliorate the coad,tion of the people of Gude had
been thwarted or evaded, made formal decl adios tr the
Court of Lucknow that it would become noomeary that he
shield proceed to amass the direct managers's% of the
Oade territnles.

The weeds and the menace which were employed by Lord
William Bentiack were eight years ag3 repeated is pions
by livd Harding, to the Xing. The Sovereign of Osde wee
os that day soluasly bid remember that, whatever might
sow heppoo, " it woald he masifest tr all the world " that
►e " had received a !Weirdly sad a timely warniog "
But the !deadly iateations of the British goverunsent
have bees wholly defeated by the obstiesoy, or ineapsoity,
or op silty of the Tatars and Wags of Oede. Disinterested
oatmeal and indignant rossure, alleviating through mere
ass fifty ran with rep atml waning, remonstnare, sad
threats, have all proved ineffectual sad vela. The shied
condition of the treaty remains unfalailed ; the promisee of
the Kb( rest saperrorated ; and the people of Dade are
411 the victims of istompatesey,eorruptiess, and tyranny,
without remedy or hope of relief.,
It is asterisms throughout the lead that the Ring, like
most of his predominance, takes so real share is the direc-
tion of public attain.

The powers of government throughrt his dominions ere,
fcr the most part, abandoned to worthier favourites of the
soar, or to violent and corrupt Ines, unlit for Weir duties
end unworthy of trust.

The collision of the revenue hold sway over thin Mi-
nions with uniontrolled authority; eztorting the inmost
mimed from the people, wiihnt reference to past or me-
seat sogageoints. . .

The Hives troops, with rare iszeepticess, undiseipliaed
and diengasised, end defrauded of their Day by thus W
when it le entrusted, ath permitted to pleader the villages
for their own euppost ; so that they have become a lasting
seams to the country they are outplayed to protect.
' Osage of trashes:sten invest the districts. Lew end jet-
ties sue nalinewa, used violates aad bloodshed ax. daily
events, and life aad property are nowhere secure for an
hews.

The thee has Gene whew the British govenmeet eat so
linger tolerate is °ads these evils and abuses ; while its
pareitiee under the treaty serves iedireetly to sesta* or eee-
Base to the Boverrga that periodos width aloes upholds
the power whereby such evil' are hilicted.
Fifty years of sad @apothem have I rived that the
tnay of 1801 hes wholly fe.led to Hears the happiness
sad prosperity of Ode, sad have seaelesivsly shows,
that se effectual nearly cat be had for the release et the
people of that wiestry from the grievous oppri sirs t►y
have bee minted, *alive the missive atheiaistraties of
the ureteric' of Oade shall be permaseutly traesferred to
the British Goversmest.

To t►at wad ft het bees declared, by the special authority
I sad omelet of the Hon. the Court of Birettas, that the
treaty of 1901, disregarded and violated by *soh sateeediag
@overage of Oade, is henteforth wholly mall and void.
Eh Majesty Wajid All Shah was invited to seta late a
sew tappaut, whenby the painuest of the territories
of Owde sbeeld be 'feted aaeleslvely and for ever la the
Hesearable East Ladle Caspany ; while snide provides
should be made far the dignity, sidasinert, and honour of the
Kiss sad of hie fealty.
• Bat Ms Mrjeety the Bag nested to enter into the
maia►le agreement whSh was offered for his awe pasts.
Isaias* t►ae, as ►ie Majesty WOW Ali Shah, is com-
mon with all his produessors, bee armed, or 'ruled, or
segleeted to NM the obtiptiost of the twisty of 1801,
whereby he wee bound to establish withla damisioas
sash a system of &data/station at ahead be andacive to the
pirtoperity and happiateaof his subjeo s; sad inersauth as tke

1 treaty he thereby violated bee been declared to be null and
void; cad Jammu% u ►ia Majesty has reflood to enter into
ether eirnesataatl which were offered to him in lieu of inch
treaty ; and Inasmuch as the terms of that treaty, if it had
been maintained in force, forbade the employment of British
officers in Oude, without which so efficioat system of admi-
nistration could be established there ; it is manifest to all
that the British government had but one alternative be-
fore it.

Either it mug altogether desert the people of Oude, and
deliver them up helplees to oppression and tyranny, which,
acting under the restrictions of treaty, it has already too
long appeared to eounteneace ; or it must pat forth its own
great power oa behalf of a people for whose happiness it
more than fifty years ago engaged to interpose, and must at
one ammo to Resit the exelnaire and permanent adrainir
tration of the territories of Oude.

The British government hu had no hesitation in ehoming
the letter 'Bernet vs.

Wherefore proclamation is herr by made that the govern-
meet of the territories of °ode is henoeforth vested enclu-
'lively and for seer in the Honourable East India Company.
All mils, anima, chuckedars, end other Invents of
the Berber, all officers civil and military, the soldiers of the
state, and all the inba..itants of Oude, are required to ren-
der henceforth implicit and exclusive obedience to the ca-
lcore of the Beitleh government.
If any officer of the Hahn, jageerder, reminder, or
other penon, shall refine to render such obedience, if he
shall withhold the payment of revenue or shall otherwise
dispute or defy the authority of the British government, be
shall be decayed a rebel, his person }hall be seised, and his
jageers or l►nd, shall be coolly:aced to the ante.

To those who shill inautedia'aly sod quietly submit them-
selves to the authority of the Britieh government, whether
smile, public oflicen, jogeerdart, reminders, or other lobs-
►ittate of Oude, fell esturance is hereby given of plots°•
tion, consideration, end favour.

The revenue of the districts *hal be detrrenined one fair
end settled buil.

The gradual improvement of the °ode territories 111111 be
et• &lily pursued.
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Jute; shall he measured out with as equal baud.
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Protection shall be given to life and property ; and every
men shill enjoy henceforth his jolt right., without fear of
molestation.

By order of the Most Noble the
India ht Council.

G. F. EDMONSTONE,

SI cretary to the G3vermaieot of India.