Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-03-24
RICHMOND, VA.
c,,.s,,o, Morning, March "a, 1916.
scan such things be,
In CIV oo oUr onerial wonder I"

"Can such things be,
And overcome US Ike sums, ~,
Without our special ~ohuSi
As The mails convey 10 all portions oil lhe
Union the awful Intelligence oil the slaughter Oh
40 oOo natives ofthe Punjaus by British arms the
public mind will be amazed al me inconsistencies
and Injustice OF the English press IN in'e'sn'ns
against our peaceful annexation Oh texas 90 90
a,roc;ous and wanton acl OF sel-agsr andzemen'
I, ~ c,ss have The United States sought The ad-
dillon Of anv territory, save when It's acquisition
was to be source OF benehl 10 'he ihna''a"',
who desired 10 come into our Union. E'sidhu'
however. has prac,ised on different rue. She
sees country that may benefit hef commerce
sh. receives al once TO have il at any cost
She cares nothing for the wishes OF Inc inhaoi-
tants-ber voice is all powerful, and must be
obeyed. Under the fimsy gulse Of philanthropy,
she stretches her giant arm over the iated natIon,
strips The constituted authorities oil all power and
takes The government into her own hands She
holds forth her boas,ed mission Of peace and good
government. and, with fire and sword, suodues
all opposition. Thus il was, when she iorcea
CNlHd 10 dUIllll lHG Ppi'pHOuS PiaHA
The Puriaub whose natives made gallant resist
ance, but will be finally compelled 10 bite the dust,
before the imperial march OF the British cohorts.
Blu, human nature cannot much longer view
with complaceDcy these outrages upon right and
,uslice. The civilized nations Of the globe will
be compelled in seli-defence, 10 speak ou Eng
land cannot much longer, with impunity, lramp!e
down the rights Of nations and humanity. Ere
long, she will meet violent check, and her days
will be numbered. She will force all other ma
tons 10 combine agans, her, ana tame her haush-
IS and ambitious spirit She must change her
bearing, and do more justice 10 the natural lrel.
inss and rights o humanity, or she will raise up
combined opposition, that will cut down her
pride and raze her power 10 the ground. Alter
the infamous notoriely which she has acquired
BY This merciess massacre Of 10000 Sinks, who
fsl In defence of their counrys soil and their own
dear affairs and fresides. We hope never to hear
from The British press the slightest murmur
AGAINST our legitimate and mutually beneficial
annexation OF Texas
Since the news Of the bloody scenes in the
East, many persons have questioned US in regard
10 The country and the individuals upon whom
the stroke OF British power has fallen SO heavily.
A few facts may net be undressing.
The Punaub or Land Of the Five Rivers, has
a surface Of chou, $4,000 square miles, and is
bounded BY the Indus and the Sutlej rivers and
me Himmalaya mountains. lis most impoHan,
Town is Lahore II is country richly blessed BY
nature, BIZ, almost entirely neglected by man.
AS 10 its inhabitants, we gather the following
particulars from the New York Sun:
The SKIS, SEEKS on SlSGHs or INDiA.-These
unfortunate people, numbering nearly twenty
millions OF souls, were governed BY coniederacy
OF independent States presided over ny Sover-
eien whose residence was al Lahore, The capita
o. he Punjaub. Their religion is mixture OF
Mahomedanism ard Brahminism, teaching the
unity OF one invisible God and The equality OF all
believers in him, wthou, distinction OF caste or
color. Nanek Tor Nanacl Shah, The founder oil
their sect was horne at Lahore, a. d., l4h9.-
Having travelled through all the Asac countries,
becoming acquainted with The various religious
systems he returned home and became prophet
wrote took anu gave out new revelation, a Ia
Joe Smith The Mormon. Sikhs signifies disciples,
and Nanek gave this name 10 his followers
Arjun. Naneks successor published his mas
ter's wri,ings and compiled The first Tell-
eious book OF the sect, for which The Maho.
msdans put him 10 death. A Hindoo Cher
received and sheltered the little company OF per
secuted Sikhs, who were also called Sinshs Qions)
for their courage and bravery. They lived very
secluded ia The mountains Tor about TWO ccnlu-
ries. un, 1888, when Nadir Shah returned into
p1.sia, alter his invasion OF Lahore, which latter
they then subdued. They had religious belief,
like The Moimons that lucy were 10 re-occupy
all the tents OF their oppressors anu this belief or
prophesy so reasonable in the natural order OF
human events. was actually fulfilled. In 1902
lbey were nearly overhrown By The Afghans,
Mahomelan nation Of the Sunnite sect, but their
indomi,abIe energy surmonnied every obstacle.
In 1905 their Singh or King, who was firm
ally of the British government, had an army OF
one hundred thousand horsemen. Al his deaih, IN
1889 there was struggle for the throne,
and since then the confederary has been torn
BY dissensions arlluly directed BY The ennis
.aries OF the British Government. The present
nominal sovereign is 4 woman and IN ally OF
ENGLAND In All and science, the Sikhs are ex
celled bv few. This was shown in their late bat |
Tics with the English, in their manPuvering, in
their superior artillery and the destruction oil
British troops by exploding mines which had been |
worked before their entertainments. They calcn-
lated on the revolt OF the natives in the British |
army but only one regiment bengal cavalry |
refused 10 attack the Silks, for which they have
probably suffered The Sikh territories are now
annexed 10 the British domlnlons Oul OF De-
tween Sky thousand and eighty thousand Skins
in The field, thirty thousand are supposed 10 nave
persisted 10 The battles OF The iolh, 2ist and 22nu
December last. The British loss was $780,
|, seems 10 be confidently expected thai The