The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-08

Baron Humboldt who, you VIII pc giad 70 learn sun en-
Joys degree Of mental yigor truly wonderful in man
who has entered his eighty ninth He has recently
published the fourth volume of his Cosmos"
The War I'm India.
LORD ELLENBORoUGH ON INDIA.
The follow ing address to the members of the Winch,
comb Agricultural Association eng has been published
by Lord Peterborough
GEs1EMEN:-I much regret my not being able to attend
annual meeting today the more especially as was
DESTROYS Of speaking to you upon the subject nearest TO
my heartthe in India and Of urging you to assist AS
and all country gentlemen and farmers can most pow
cruly in bringing the country through the difficulties in
which 1t il involved.
Not having the opportunity Of addressing you otherwise,
now write 10 you.
AS to the itself need say but little. As to the
conduct Of the Ministers and Of the Indian government IN
this emergency shall say nothing. must soon have
ample and proper opportunities Of saying whatever
may think upon that subject.
tentemen-You may not have looked into all the de-
tails OF what has place India but you must know
thshat We have there great war forced upon us by
rebels who would deprive all countrymcn OF their
lives and England OF cmpirc-that where we placed
confidence VIC have boon met with neutrality-suspicious.
acted with kindness have encountered murder
murder not directed only against men. by whom ress
might be made and from whom might have
been feared, but extending equally TO unoendng help
less womeno the children at their knees and to the IN
ants at their breasts sparng nome and often infctng
death with torture upon the body where had already
more cruelty tortured the mind
We have seen there, in almost every instance OF mutt
NY one general deliberate design, not only 10 deprive
OF the dominion We have long held with honor but to
place us people under circumstances OF outrage and
Of ndgnty which If We submit to them must render ~
in the of all living and of all future generations
dies p ed and degraded race Will you submit to this?
You will say you will-you will have redress and
vengeance We will say nothing about vengeance; that
belongs only higher power; but 10 punish crime so
sgnay to all hereafter from ITS commission, and
Ia vndoae sovereign authority this IL no doubt our
found wanting in the performance OF it. But then what
will you dor Depend upon II, IL not enough to sit quiet
ly at home and to taxes nor 90 to public meetings
and pass resolutions expressive ofsympahy with the suf
fercrs of Indignation against their dcstroycrs You
do than this and will tell you what you
do what but those who in your position do
equally we'll and what YOU now all ought for the
honor of the country and for your own
You have heard Of the great achievements of troops
which have been recently sent are now gong out
TO India. You have been assured tina, VIC shall
have there larger army than we had
from the exeriions of this force early and complete
in the Everything that the nobcst of sol
dcrs can do has boon done and VIII be donc by ours in
India and they have a General who knows well what
is-thc lions al last led by ion-bH BE- assured
that this is not sudden temporary danper 10 Be REPEALED BY
sudden temporary ererti What at first ,cas yndiny Is
become revolution civil authority Is diff
cult than TO rcpress military resistance and / requires
force occupy than does to subdue, BE assured
that the military Institutions n this country, managed
they noar insufficient permanently 10 supply The
n nn sos " "r En"rs heg,ay y sev n 4 opy
through change in those institutions, which no Minister
would willingly propose or through great practical i'm
provemcnt the working OF them. which your opera
lion may supply that the necessary force be main
tanned. I am satisfied that the principle upon
enlistment, is the ono most acceptable 20 the
people and feel assured that militia maintained Mt s
ull complement, as may be, and can only be- by the
patriotic exertons Of country gentlemen and farmers Is
the best foundation Of our military system you and
such you will by your efforts keep the militia to it,
complement. the regular army viii take care or itself IL
may more draw the recruit for the army through
the militia hut the recruit obtained IN most cases
who would have been procured at all unless he had
first entered the militia and there acquired taste for mi
hary service Employ in the obtaining Of recruits FOR
the militia but hall the zeal you would display in getting
votes al election and YOU will certainly succeed. A
hundred Recruiting segeants could not do what each Of
you do within the sphere Of his personal influence.
from nv own cxperienoe when tho militia as now
constituted first established in 1883 took much into
rest the Of the measure and earnestly requested
several farmers was acquainted with to do their utmost
10 obtain recruits. Some zeaously exerted themselves
others more lukewarm but in every instance in
which influential farmer cordially undertook the duty
the result was uniformly the same: aud convinced
thnt II all who could have done had acted did.
The country could IN that year have raised not between
so, 600 and 60 900, but not lcss than 100 900 men
No doubt you would be greatly aided In your cxcrions
TO obtain recruits II the militia Of the county should be
embodied Men will more willingly enlist in regiment
they marching, with all the pomp and circum.
stance II than IN corps which remains invisible,
and Of which the existence y only TO he found IN Official
records But, let others do a. they may i for you 10
do your duty. Where You lead others will follow, and
while YOU do much good by Your individual efforts, you
will do vet moro by your example.
ask you only 90 do what know you do, and what
feel YOU ought TO do for the assistance Of the country in
this critical iunciure ot our affairs
II u impossible estimate It's importance There
l. nothing holds dear for which have not now ~
fight II we should no; bear ourselves manfuy IA the
contest thus forced upon Us we should not succeed IN
be content only IN lose the nohlcs empire
ia the world. but 20 make the name OF Englishmau by
word 81 shame among nations.
The wives and daughters Of our coun,rymen have been
publicly violated. their children have been put 10 death
with circumstance Of cruelty surpa ing All We read Of ~
history as tho punshmrnts inflicted by God upon the nf
Tending Jews II has been deemed sufficient ~ de-
siroy We were drt 10 be dishonored, aud this in
country through which We have proudly-pcrhas too
NO yor suppose that " We could submit 10 this IN India
We should not he threatened with EnglandS DO ym
incgic that ne great military P0ces u Eupe, ouys
prepared far ,fendcd Nv otr PRIDE, reseuvsf n or
orm rories ami oOrsfig present realth MOULD long
rp snjoy in Toce tho Iururis icc cling b and the
dreams n irrsstille strength in which fd,uoysy in
dgl ~ assured that II under the strongest necessity
eyer IMPOSED upon people va ~ ~, rs - one man 70
empire the horrors read o. with shudderng perpe
ated Mccrut and at Delhi viii not forever be avered
from our Island home.
counsel you therefore. 20 give at your cordial
assistance you best give u 70 the country In the
prosecution Of this contest which cannot avoid-the
greatest and the most difficult in which have been
engagcd-n will not do % confnc ourselves 10 a cold com
plance with what may be required from Us by the law
E1IENBOROuGH.
RUSSIAN OPINION or THE INDIAN NEWS.
lsrin oct lsl correspondence q me london IImcs
The fnruid Ruse points ont that the latest news from
nda " anything but coUieur de rose and seems 10 Justify
the doubt which had lately been expressed some per
sons thought prcmaturely to whether England would
succeed IL "rcconquering" India. While modcstly re-
framing from pronotcing upon tho future In anything
like an wacuar tone proceeds to take exception TO the
term rcconqucr," and 10 show that what England now
possesses II India particularly her acquisitions made be
tween 1851 and the beginning u this century she did not
- much conquer by force Of she bought them up
bt Wy BIZ. twill not deny that England has had able
generals valiant armies aud has earned plentiful laures
IN India hut the whole It's empire there is the produce
rather Of arts th Of The here alluded 10
explained 10 have been the diplomatic Of the resident
agents ~ the East India Company and the time when they
were most successful THAT period OF general dsunion
ana dstrust among the native Pnccs which cnsued upon
the al Of the Great Mogu The Tnroiide will not pass
any Judgment upon the pursued by the Eas, India
Company under Give. Warren Hastings and Wellesley
but docs not Al the time imply that that rule on
The whole injurious 10 India II points out however that
lord tanning and Sr Colin Campbell have totally ollie
rent task 10 fulb and must set about II in different man
ner from that In which thew predecessors went about
theirs There are longer any nabobs and native princes
who can Ne bought over 10 sell their own country such
NJ are still alive Of the old either In the receipt
Of subsidies OF arc confined In fortresses and have no
Influence with The native population india has