New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-14

tie Compapy's territories, where they find at least
security Of life and property. Despohc as the Com,
paby's government certainly II, ~ weil-regna,ed
despos and ts quiet and steady sway IS Tar pr efer-
able 10 the taprcious tyranny OF the native rulers
IL speGIs well for the Government that us military
service is popular among the natives. There is
.crption the SepOy regiments being raised entirely oy
voluntary enlistment, and could be increased to any
desired The military force amounts TO about
2,gCoC nen-lareer, one would suppose, than is actu-
ally needed since il entails great expense upon the
country. Tie men are well fed and clohel-with the
execution Of the tight coats and st leather stocks in
which thew are tortured daily-snd receive a lib raj
nav. They make excellent soldiers, and when placed
On the fenks Of q European battalion, march t. battle
as bravey 80 any in the werd. For discipline, drill
and soderly appearance, some OF the regiments would
be noted anywhere
TIE land revenue is Of course the main source Of
supply TO tie Government but there are some other
tsIes hich are almost severely felt By the pOpua-
tiop Tie manufacture Of opium is q Government mo-
nopoy which Yields net annual revenue Of $l50J0,-
eco Tie duty salt is enormous, aud as this is an
article Of universal consumption, is very severely felt
1t amounts in parts OF the country 70 two rupees
(S) the maund while in the territories Of native
princes tie article may be bought for SIX 90
cents) the mtund The internal customs which form
erly existed lave been abolished and gradual ameO-
ration of tie burdens under which the native popula-
tion has been weighed down. seems to be taking place
Though very slow to eXpend any money in public
works the Government still moves forward IN this di-
rectonanG lately, by guaranteeing 70 the holders of
stock in the India Railroad Companies i've per cent.
for twenty years, has given powerful impetus TO an
undertaking which will in time change the whole
uect Of the country. The Grand Trunk Road extend
Ing from Calcutta to Delhi, distance Of 90 miles,
and now being carried to Lahore one OF tie finest
highways in the world TIE Ganges Canal, which will
c0ft $l0CC00tO when finished, Will cover with per-
petua bryests TIC great pennsular plain between the
Gapces and Jumna and render famine impossible in
the north Of India. There is scarcely large city in
tie Companys dOminons without its schools, its col
leees and il hospitals, supported mainly b. Govern
nent bounty.
Tie moral changes which have been wrought within
the last hundred years or since the battle OF Passy
laid tie true foundation Of the present vast CONNER
cal appanace greater than the ply steal The
Civil Service though liable to objection, from the
fyorsm practsed in the appointment OF It's officers
and their promotion by seniority without regard to
talent or capacity still to the native far more
ius aud equitable administration of law than he could
obtain from magistrates OF bis own race The hOrrd
practice of sutitc or widOwburning has been totally
suppressed the confederation of Thugs or Strangers,
Which extended throughout all Central India has been
broken up, and the DacOts, or rObber bands, which
are still in existence along the Ganges, aud in the bill
country at tie foot of the Hmaayas gradually be-
coming extinct With few exceptions, order and Sc
curty reign throughout the whole of India and doubt
wletLer the whole, there has been less moral de-
gradatiOn and physical suffering az any time since the
power Of the MOeul EmperOrs began to decline.
There is one feature of English society here, howev
er which cannot notice without feeling dsgusted anl
indignant. alludc to the contemptuOus manner in
which tie natives, those Of the best and most in
telcent classes almost invariably spoken of aud
tr eed Social equality, except in instances,
is utterly out of the question The tone adopted to-
ward the lower classes is of lOrdy arrogance to-
ward the rich and enlightened, of cOndescensOn
and patronage | have heard the term niggers" ap
piled TO the whole by those high in office; with
the lower orders of the English il is the designation in
general use And this, too, toward those Of our own
Caucasian blood where there is instinct of race 10
their u ust pref udice Why that the virtue
of Exeter Hall and Stafford House tolerate this
fact without blush, yet condemn, with pharisac ZEAL
the social inequality of the negro and the white races
in America Since have witnessed the relative posi-
ton Of the conquerors and the conquered in India the
phanthrOpc appeals Of English to American citizens,
the rampant virtue which tendery mourns our faults
flls NE with nexpressible loathing Nothing but ino
rance can explain such selfcCmpacent attempts to re-
form as; they would be monstrous hypocrsies
otherwise.
leave tomorrow morning for Hong Kong iL the
steamer Pekin. The kindness of my friend and coun
tDman, Mr. Barstow. and of Mr.. Ashburner, whose
ospalty have been enjoying have rendered my stay
very agreeable and shall always have pleasant recO
lections of Calcutta. b. T.