Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1841-03-13

BRITIsn DEsP0rIsM.-If any ono can
read the annexed extract from q Lecture
delivered last September at Manchester,
Eng, by Mr., Thompson, without feeling
his blood boil, he is blessed with more
equabie temperament than we can boast,
or than we should desire to possess. The
crimes and enormities Of that most iron OF
despotisms, the British monarchy, IN It's
administration Of The affairs Of its colonl.
al possessions, has. reached unto the
very heavens. 10 the language of the
Rev. Mr.. Pierponl OF Boston. "the san
culinary wars by which Great Britain has
subiuga,ed the hundred millions OF India,
and the stern despolism with which she
rules and starves them, that her mer.
chant princes shall roll IN splendor and
wrap themselves 10 yoluptuousncss, have
voice, which the whole thickness Of the
globe canno, keep out Of our years." The
extract to which We refer is as follows
"Turn Your eyes backward upon the
scenes Of last year. Go with me into the
North west PROVINCES ofihe Bengal Pres.
idency, and l will show you the bleaching
skeletons Of FIVE hundred thousand human
beings who persisted with hunger 10 the
space of few short months. Yes, died
with hunger in what has been Justly called
the granary Of the world. The air for
miles was poisoned with the effluvia emit.
ted from the purifying bodies OF the dead.
The rivers were choked with the corpses
thrown into their channels. Mothers
cast their little ones beneath the rolling
waves because they would not see them
draw their last gasps and feel them stitfen
iE their arms. Jackalls and Vultures APP
preached and fattened on bodies Of men,
women and children before the life was
extinct. Madness, disease, despars talk
ed abroad, and no human power present
TO arrest their progress. And this occur
red in British India, in the reign Of VIC.
tora the First. Nor was the event ex.
+ raordinary of unforeseen. Far from it
Eighteen hundred and thirty five witness
ed a famine in the Northern Provinces
. Eighteen hundred and thirty three behelc
ono 10 the Eastern. Eighteen hundred
aud twenty-five saw one in Ocean. They
have continued to increase in frequency
, and exten, under our sway for more thar
halfa century. Under the administration
, of Lord Give, famine in the Benga
provinces swept of three millions: and a
r that lime the British spectators in indi,
had their granaries filed to repleton will
, corn. HorIid monopoly Of necessaries o
life! Three millions died, while ther,
) was food enough, and TO spare, locked u
. 10 the store houses together. To add Il
the borrow with which wehad been caIle'
: upon to regard The las; dreadful famine
, (lhat Of the last year,) we are made nc
! quainted BY the returns Of the Custom
8 House, with the fact that as much grail
r was exported from the lower parts Of Ben
/ gal as would have fed The half millio
E who persisted for whole year! Yet TN
{ awful oppression, and those desolatio
1 iomines must 20 on, that England ma
i extort 100 millions Of dollars ever
e year from her LOO millions Of Hindoos
u and peoples must grow Instead OF Whea
\ That At the cnnnon's mouth she may fore
J. her opium upon the three hundred mill
il ions Of The Chinese, while some solitar
/. Marshman, perhaps, IS TRANSMITTING the b
e BILE Of the christians, TO bring these count
i less millions 10 accept the religion Of nj
) ton that stands ready at this moment
% destroy one halfof them by war, that the
}, may destroy the other half by pcisOnw
! The National IntcIligeDcer ofIhc IL
!, inst, Gays: "Agreeably to appoInimen
!" General Harrison attended AZ the Ci
y Hall Yesterday, and received the visits
!. several hundred ladies in the course Oft
IT afternoon"