Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-06

ed in that country Mr. MaCkay did not live to finish his
reports but they were in the hands Of the printer
and would be published before long Mr. Mackays Ira
yes N ne United States acquired his high reputation for
him; the work has passed fourth edition Measures
have been adopted by the Board Of Directors to open
BY the Godayery into the heart Of Berar
the cotton-growing district Of the Deccan Col Sykes
IN speech rich in statistics, said:
'tHe to the next accusation that India did
not produce cotton for the benefit Of Manchester Now
the proprietor the Of his own land and would
cultivate that article which he could to the best ad
vantage and he did cultivate cotton it was more for
his advantage send it to China than to England The
company had right to dictate the propretors
IN India the manner in which they should cultivate their
land than the Government of the country had right to
dictate Mr. Bright and his friends that oil the land
in their possession they should cultivate potatoes"
Mr Macaulay contended that utterly impossible
that India could be properly governed except in India
The home authorities could judge Of the past and approve
particular principles but not transmit precise nstrue
tons positive directions the future The local
authorities must survey circumstances they exist when
the instructions arrive, and their discretion He
and Sir James Graham said the real aad necessary ruler
the GovernorGenera and Sir James argued that tina
Administration must be less despotc. An idea
of its inevitable is conveyed in this passage Of Mr.
Macaulay
Many gentlemen know, Of course what are the func
tons Of collector of the in India; but have
been surprised TO find among persons generally
well informed strange ignorance Of the power and i'm
portance Of fnctionares Of this description They
imagine that they something like the Commission
ers OF Stamps ind Taxes here The truth is that col
seor :, NAM parts q India i The asp1s
bly, about the size Of Of the four provinces of Ireland
about the size of Leinstar Munster The population
may probably consist Of million Of human beings
all that district there is not vagethere is not even
single hut-in which the difference between good and
bad collector may not make difference between hap
bath and
bad collector to the people Of such district is infinitely
greater than the difference between the very best and the
very worst Government that have ever seem or are
likely to see in England, can be TO the people here.
been assured by those who have had the best OPP
portunes judging that you might read the character
of collector in the eyes Of the people IN the garb Of tho
population in the appearance Of the folds IN the appear
of the houses If they had bad, incapable,
naughty collector in district the country looked desc
late The private ornaments Of the women in which the
peasantry laid up their wealth. and which they greatly
priced, were taken TO market; they were sold Many
the fondness which the natives have for
the village wherein they born and they rushed to
emigration They grated by thousands the villages
left desoate jungle encroached upon the ground
and wild beasts made it their retreat But then you had
change from bad collector to good collector; and
mark the result The folds cleared. the jungle
moved, the tigers destroyed you Immediately witnessed
the houses rising again and the village population COM
ing back. Such power is scarcely to be found IN any
other part of the world possessed in India by this
class of public officers over the peoples and conceive
you might make the very happest cement possible
with regard to the Home Government and yet be render
ing very small service those millions for whom We
bound in the first place TO take thought we did not en-
deavor to raise the character Of the civil service"
Mr. DIsrae derided the idea of genera. Instruction
in vast empire like India which is larger than Europe,
and contains twenty-five different nations, differing in
race religion and language. Germany much less con-
siderable country occupied BY eight nations Of
the faith stock and tongue. could not be brought
into any enterprise after Of attempt
cd concert and combination Lord j. Russell was truly
eoqucn. in his exposition Of the benefits which the East
India Company have conferred on Hindcstan.
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