The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-11-16
The Fall of Delhi.

Ahriman and the Ormuzd of that social
universe which is made up of the various
politics here and there dominant upon
this planet. These two are, in all which
affects humanity as race, in all which
regards the larger and general interests
OF men, the powers respectively of good
and evil In the minor and individual
relations of mankind, we find, it is true,
that there is no social scheme, whether
civilized or barbarous, in which the good
and the evil are not practically intermin-
gled. On the whole, however, it will not
be found difficult to obtain the acknow-
ledgment that the common and historical
destiny of man is better advanced through
the selected means of Civilization than by
an abandonment to Barbarism--that the
tendencies of the one are forward and up
ward, while those of the other are back
ward and degrading.
Only few months ago, Civilization in
one whole grand division of the globe, as
represented by the British empire in In
dia, was menaced with overthrow. The
mighty but gross and material energies
of Barbarism in that densely populated
quarter of the earth, which European
diplomacy had been toiling for three CEN
turtles to bring into subsection to the i'm
perial authority that resides, of right and
by divine ordinance, in humane and en-
lightened social plan, seemed to be reused
in all their fierce virulence, malignity and
tremendous strength, and to threaten not
alone the utter obliteration of the Eng
lish rule in India, but, close upon that re-
sult-drunken as the victors would sure
ly be with greed of vengeance, and han
kering for further conquest-an aggres-
sive foray more irresistible than any inva-
sion of Visigoth or Hun, and whose end no
man could see-upon the very integrity of
human civilization, in Europe-its chosen
and regal seat In this posture of affairs,
with these direful possibilities before him,
his moral organization must have been in
deed perverse, who could allow any ira
ditional hate of England, or jealousy of
her ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, to bring him into
sympathy with the revolted Sepoys.
For many bloody weeks this portentous
struggle had engaged the eager attention
of all Christendom. At one time it SEEM
ed as if the English supremacy, so fear
fully shaken, could never be reinstated,
as if the moral power of that nation We're
entirely shattered. Beaten back as she
was from foothold after foothold, it APP
peared more than probable to human rea-
son that not only the rebellious Bengal
Presidency, but the whole immense terri
tory Of India would be speedily won back
from the dominion of a civilized and christ
ian power land be remanded, for many CEN
turies if not forever, to the melancholy es-
tate of barbarism-that thus, by one sud-
den and unforeseen mischance, the devel-
opement of Providence in the concerns of
men was to come to a dead halfway, to
suffer an ignominious relapse which
should wound MORALLY our hitherto
cheering faith in the divine agency in His
tory.
This abiding faith has, however, been
treasured by the issue of the siege of Del
hi-an event not at all less important
than the downfall of Sabasotpol. The
18th, 10th and Goth of September will be
dies .fest9 hereafter in the calendar not on
ly of England but Of mankind. The glo-
ny which the exploit attaches to the En-
glish arms is as nothing before it's larger
consequences for the substantial veal and
| progress of the whole human race
Henceforth Civilization has the upper
hand, for she can never lose the sceptre
she has maintained so stoutly in the fierce
encounter out Of which she has just come
victorious. Never can the rude adversa-
ny whom she has vanquished again claim
to be her peer, and ask an equality of
privilege. Barbarism, upon this repulse,
shrinks back to its only real position of
subordinateness and obedience.
We give the following summary &C