New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-22

BRITISH RULE IN INDIA.

cially 10 those para OF Heni IN ""'~. a.
move Tia, the influence Of England in oehaa o. CAV.
ilizston and the general progress Of the word NOV
an Good as that of Russia; that Amer"a suo1"A
rather ,ympsibize with Russia than WIN tne
Powers: that Il would be better that turkey sn"1'u
be s~aliored mhole by Russia than be aosofoou =,
the Allies. &c. In endeavoring 10 MAKE ou'
your case, YOU frequently refer to India ss
an example of Euglsnd's influence. In your Issue Oh
the 4ih irst., you exclnim;
"a u, what has England done with her Indian pos.
SESSIONS but rob them, and keep them by an army Oh
900, ooo men, in subsection"
And again, OH the 5th inst, you say;
"IooLips 10 India, we see the decline OF freedom
as a con,equence Of English rule. Under the nauve
,o,,.,s there existed an immense number of small
ispdbolders. exercising to q wonderful degree the
noxer of .elf.covernment and carrying ON vast IN
fs,d commerce but under English rule all these nave
disappeared" L.. s.h,Io :, ro,,;cs
and roIitical economy, l cannot refrain from stat
inc few facts which seem to have bearing on inc
point In question. ,r.
- t,onion 10 The history of the English in that
country hive given me an entirely different idea from
H. one YOU convey in your editorials on the subject.
40 rot 6env that tie English have perpetrated vast
amount of injustice in India yet think your remarks
40
70 Freeud | believe India Is vastly better OIL
under En- lish rule than she under former Govern
mepts or than she would be under any o'ner
Cover ment But must give you TACT or TWO 70
Al ow . what England has done for India First, as
10 matters Of education. There Is a. EducaiionM
Poard for each of the Predencies and for the North
west Provinces. have before me the keports OF TWO
or tbree of these Boards from which VIII give an
item or two In 1.-The Report on ru1nG lnsuuoaon
q in the Lower Provinces Of the Bengal Presidency
FOR 1872 il stated that the whole cost OF TINS de
nertment is 526 $50 rupees, or about S2o3'Szo. vi
his sum 5O4 727 rupees or S252, 1863 are from Par
Elementary and Government erants ine remainder
entirely furnished by the Government sale OF prop
IL Tho Report for the Department Of Public 1nstruc-
ton in Il Northwest Provinces Tue whoie expense Oh
tie department is put down at 1874 63s rupees or about
se7 3le OF this about 1873 coo rupees, or S66oOo
are special grants Parliamentary grants and Govern
ment donations the remainder is from tuition fees,
interest Of funds, &c.
Government directly on the Department OF Education
il lea eco rureos or 500 600 year. am not able to
state the amount expended on the EdqcauonM De-
partmeut in the Presidency OF Madras is prooaoly
aIont The same as in the Bombay Presidency or IN the
North west Provinces. But saying nothing OF this,
we have IL the Presences of Bengal and bombay and
in lie Northwest Provinces (st1ctly speaking part
of the Bengal Presidency tie sum OF about ru-
ees or >il5 OOO directly given by Government yearly,
10 be extended on the Educational Department; and
beremainder of the sum expended GA this department,
about one half orethird OF this IN amount except
ing very incorsiderabe en- from tuition lees, Is
from sources entirely Governmental IN their origin.
Won say perhaps this is only paying back part OF
that Of which England has robbed INDIA: Supposng
this to lie admitted, il certainly shows England to be
The most generous robber the woria mas ever SEEN
Think YOU Russia is extending the sum OF hall MI
lion of dollors in educating her seris and should she
he peImitted to swallow Turkey, would she pay back
part of The spos to be expended in educating the
nasses Should the United States get possession OF
Cuba would there be yearly appropriation OF hun
drcd tIoussrd dollars to educate the negroes Ger
rainy il would be better for the world TO fall into the
LANDS Of England than into the hands OF any other
robber low on the stage. Far better TO meet the geu-
erous hghwayman who permits You to retain SUIT OF
cot es and little change for present wants than the
rut'ian WHO leaves Lis victim naked, wounded and
helpless. A.
magnanmity in the same circumstances that England
has shown toward her Indian possessions But L
have not done with my incts. Vast sums are ex-
rended in what may be called public improvements,
hch are adapted 10 bring out the resources OF the
country and better the condition OF the people. WIT
ress tie canals in The various parts OF the country for
lurI ofos of rrgation-(there Is one 800 miles IN
ienetb-the roads and bridges, &C.. these latter, in
that part Of India (which Ihave been resident were
almost entirely unkn0rR under those natsre porers of
which GU speak. Witness the telegraph, OF which
about COO miles in operation and open to the use
of ell. Wines railroads, of which tracts have been
projected to connect the great cities OF the country
With each other. am unable to say how many OF
ilese great lines have actually been surveyed-the
Ines connecting Bombay Calcutta Madras and the
great cities of the Northwest Provinces. But some
oftLem have actually been commenced aud portions
been COMPLETED Although the construction of these
ia es is in tie hands of private companies yet Gov
eminent has made guarantee of five per cent on the
capital stock for the period OF twenty-five years, as
without such guarantee private enterprise could not
lie enlisted. These railroads, when completed, will
be OF The utmost Importance 10 the agricultural inter
ests of the country
! could 90 more into detail to show what England
has done and is doing for India, which although it is
not what she ought to do, yet does the world present
another instance of much we-direced effort TO ee
vote The condition Of conquered people, have not
a word TO say in extenuation of Englands national
SINS but would give her creot for some magnaumity
hnixod l admit sometimes with meanne,s) and a
greater degree of magnanmity than any other nation
OH the iGce of the earth can claim-I say, than any
other nation. Our nation has not had the oppor-
tunty TO show herself TO any great extent but from
what we have seen there is not much reason to ex-
pect she would show any more justice or magnanmity
IL an her mother.
But must give more particular notice of the
ond sentence quoted above from your editorial viz:
Locking at India we see everywhere the decline of
freedom a consequence of English rule. Under
the native powers there existed an immense
number Of small landbolders exercising to q
wonderful degree the power Of selt-government,
and carrying on a vast inland commerce, but under
Enelish rule all these have disappeared" This SEN
teLce sounds very strange TO one who has some
quaniance with The past and present state of India.
AS applied 10 that part of India in which | have
spent rome IL or Is years il is, L think, absolutely
false; and far know of the condition OF other
parts Of the countryand have given little at
ention TO its pas, and current hisoryit does not in
dictate the ruth When existed that vast number of
small lsDdholdeIs, and that vast inland commerce
which have disappeared under English rule! | ven-
ture TO say there are greater number Of landhoders
and greater inland commerce now than ever exis'ed