The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-10-23
The keUons~-~ a.. I~dia--Thc views oI
Rev. G.. T., Ilay ~ ~-.'.

Rev. g. T.. Hay. ~ So.
Rev. G. l.. Hay, who went from In.
dianoplis, Indiana, about seven yesrr
ago, 10 India, as a missionary of the,
Assembly's Board (Old School Prrsby =
terisn) and who was stationed in the
Northern Presidency when the rebel
lion occurred, escaped, ns onr readers
have already learned, with his family y,
and returned home BY way Of England.
He arrived in New York last week and
from statements given by him 20 the
New York papers We obtain the Iol.
lowing Us his views Of the progress and
OF the rebellion:
Tie causes Of the mutiny arc more
wide. .reachiug int,e Bengal Presidency
than in either ol the other two Bombay
and Madras. The principal of these il
10 bs fonni in the policy pursued by
the government in the construction oi
the army. While in Bombay anl
Madras the native forces are constitut.
ell OF more heterogeneous materials. in
Bengal caste has heen recognized, AMI
tie entire lorre drawn from homoge.
neous set Of mcG, who have nj oys
looked upon themselves as q superior
class, anl who never have nor never
will work. To be soldiers, aud q. 81, h
superior to other men, is their social
condition and pride. In thus attachin.
to itself the military caste, the govern.
ment believed that it was securing the
strength OF the country, and that il
would play of caste agains,castc with
security.
|, is lhi, pampercd pride Tint has
thus turned upon those who foslefed it.
Musselman ambition has Joined win
the Brahmncal teachers, and they
have usei every means 10 stimulate the
pride Of the Sepoys and their hatred for
any thing that mi 5ht tend 10 deprive
then OF their social superiority. So far
as regards the great mass Of the Other
, inhabitants, Mr.. Hey does not think
, they are deeply imbnei with the spirit 0
disoTociion. Tho administration o
Justice by the British officials has beer
equitable; and though some OF the ma
tive officers Of the government hov,
abused their power, snl ill.ueated til,
native population subject to them, ,b'
mass OF the people recognise in III,
British rule far better administration
than has ever been experienced unJs
native government They are there
fore not 'eeply interested in the sue.
cess Of the mulineers, except SO for q,
the excited fnnalicism Of some may lend
them 10 participate nit.
Mr.. Hay does not anticipate tlIat the
mutiny will embrace Central md
Southern India to any considerable ex.
tent, for the reason above stated; and
he thinks that Delhi cannot b. rciakcn
much before the close OF ihr year. II so
sooh. The re.conqnest OF the Norlhern
Presidency has TO be effected, and ii
will probably be SLOW operation; but
OF the ultimate success OF the British
troops there can be no 'loub,. The de.
struction Of vested interests, however
vii be great. and every thing in the
shape OF tcrprise must be commenc.
ell anew. As an instance, he states
that the entire esta blishment OF the mis-.
sion at,Allahabsd, his been destroy Ell,
and the Presby terrain Boarl Of Foreig',
Missions has incurred loss Of fully
two hundred thousau dollars. H. will
arrange soon to givo public aidrcisc'
on India. in the hope to bring back to
the Boar from the contribution OF those
interested in the subj CT, in this country
some portion Of the great loss it has sus
raincd. His own personal loss la.
been SO great az 10 deprive him Of al
the means hc posscsseI, AMI it wa! al
most n miracle that lie and his family
escaped with their lives, is his ia
tention 10 proceed shortly 10 Washing
ton 10 place the information in his poies
, sion before the government,