Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-03 00:00:00

what musts be donvr at Lucknow, if no relief has taken
place, there its noticing on earth left but for the man in
command with, his own hands to destroy his fellow cowl-
' trymen, women; and children. It is a horrible thought,
an awful thing to• think of, that with our own hands we
must apply the match to destroy our women and children
to rescue them from the horrid barbarities that were
practised at Cawnpore, and will be practised again at
Lucknow if the rebels succeed. But I will say if the
Government were rather slow in beginning, I myself
and other members of the • House of Commons
did all we could to urge them to send troops
out with more vigour than they were using ;
yet after they had once begun they have gone on with the
greatest energy possible. Seventy-seven transports have-
now sailed ; 35,000 men are gone, and 4 000 or 5,000 more
are ready to embark Elie moment we have the means of
sending them. But it will take three months before they.
can arrive in India. When they have arrived, there
cannot be the smallest doubt that the reb Ilia; will be put
down ; and I hope the cause of the murdered will be most
severely avenged. lam not of a barber )us nature
myself, but r know-no punishment that can possibly be
inflicted on those wretches that will be sufficient Putting
them to death is nothing—it is almost mercy; hut though
I would save their women and children, not one other
human being should live there if we .had the power 'of'
puttieg them to death. I am• sure there is not one, not
even the most kind and most religious in the world, that
for one moment would be mealy-mouthed enough to say'
that, one of theirs should be saved. (Here, hear.) the
horrors of which we have read in the newespapers
have never been ecaualled in any country in the world
and I do hope we shall go on pouring troops into
India.. But even if you put down the rebellion, there
is a great deal to be done before you can organ:se-
en army sufficient to restore our power in that
unfortunate and unhappy. country. I call it unhappy and
unfortunate because even tha inhabitants themselves
must suffer degradation and infamy from the conduct of
their soldiers. We hare not yet done enough. in ply
opinion, for India. We have c died out only 10,000 of the
militia. We must call out the whols of the militia of
Great Britain and Ireland;. and we must send every man
who can carry arms to India as fast as we can. We must.
give up China altogether ; it is a flea-bite in comparison
with India, and we can settle that any time at our leisure.
(hear, tvar.) Let us pour troops into India as fast as
we can, and I do trust, though we cannot expect it by the
next mail, that every successive mail will bring naws of
the arrival of fresh reinforcements in.a2l pArts of India, to
prevent further massacres taking place. (Haar, hear.) I
cannot express to you my gratitude far the exertions
the Government are at list malciag. We have a minister
at the head of th, Government; in Lard Palmerston, who,
I am happy to say, I am glad to think that we Must look.
upon as a most energetic minister. Neither years nor
anything else hive any efbct upon him, I believe. He is
a good deal older than I am, and Gad knows I am old•
enough—(laughter)—but I believe that man is a fit man to
be the mini,ter of this country. and if he is well sup-
ported, as I think he is, by his assistants and colleagues,
he will b able to bring this,war to a successful termina-
tion. (Hear, hear.) . .