The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-03-30
British Policy In India.

We published yesterday the decree of the British gov
general OF the East Indian Company annexng the
whole province Of Pegu to the British possessions in
Asia The language of the decree is stern and summary
The sovereign OF Ava has given offence the British
authorities, and has refused to accede to their dictated
terms Of reParaton Thereupon, British troops have de-
eated his armies and seized all the stronghold OF one OF
his richest and most popuous provinces That province
formally transferred by proclamation Of the Brit
ish authorities TO the dominion OF the British Crown and
the Indian ruler thus despoed notified that if he resist
complain, his whole kingdom will be seized in the
summary manner and himself and his race driven
forth into exile. II the whole proceeding be bare
faced robbery, attempt is made give any other
pect No specification is given OF the offences commit.
ted by the Indian ruler No effort whatever is made to
commend the proceeding of the British authorities the
appreciation of the civilized world. On its face the
decree OF seizure graspng populous province which
covers several degrees both Of latitude and longi-
tude is an avowed, high-handed &C, OF mere military
force The British governor perpetraes the quite
matter Of course-wi,hout hesitation justihcaon OF
apology II is just the thing if our government.
dissatisfied at the proceedings of Mexico about Tehuan
tepec or some other matter to make military oc
cupation of Sonora and Chihuahua, and two or three
other Mexican provinces and then place them under the
civil jurisdiction of the United States. and then say no
more about the matter, except TO tell Mexico ha, if she
did not keep quiet, the seizure should be forthwith ex
tended over every inch of her remaining territory!
Now it i. remarkable that this proceeding on the part
OF England is no Of astonsbment or surprise 10
anybody To the native powers OF India and to the res,
of the world it is only piece Of the old story Of British
power in Asiaan incident very common, wholly in the
al NJ nd
Bat while engaged in such proceedings itself, the Brit
sh government resoluey bestrs sef after some wha,
strange fashion to make aonement to the outraged
moral and public law Of the world Tha, govern.
proposes to the United States to spula,e never to
take possession of Cuba and the whole press of Grea,
Britain, under the lead of its government points 10 the
peaceful and voluntary OF Texas 10 the United
States an act of ruthless ,poliaon, and s,igma,zes
the American evacuation OF Mexico when fully conquered
and wholly in our military occupation by the result OF
just war; AZ being nothing less than most atrocious
robbery, because, by solemn treaty. aud for large pecu
mary consideration, the remote and thiny peoped
OF the Mexican provinces which Great Britain then stood
ready to seize for her,e, eeded to our jurisdiction
and to civilization and .ef-govenment a, the same time
The efforts OF Epgand protect Mexico and Cuba from
the United States. and the British denuncaops OF Amer
ioah aHKiees'oh On bis comment, VIII hereafter be
studied as the political cuoses of the nineteenth CEN
fury.
1t is now, suppose, conceded by statesmen every
where that the extensions of our territory which have
taken place within the last ten years like the previous
acquisitions OF Louisiana and Fonda-lncalculable ben.
ehts TO the territories so acquired country and
10 the world But THEIR most truly beneficial aspect that
which has been least insisted 1t to be ousd the
ample Of the Just mode oI,erora acquisition which they
present. and in the powerful bearing Of that example upon
the public law of Chrsendom Our acquisitions OF terri
tory one and all. have been the riumphs Of peace This
true Of California as OF LOUISIANA and Texas for by
the iriumphs of just such umphs evsr can
be-1the whole of Mexico was ours The ecssion ofl
California accepted and paid for in the ru. spri, of