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

House bad arrived 1t conclusion upon that point what
stances should be adopei That the state Of the Bengal
army had been unsatisfactory the House knew from the
Gerry criticisms Of the late SIR Charles Napier and the
the mutnecrs the Bengal native army were not'o much
The avengers Of their individual injuries sxponf
to uortez he ranged under three heads the various
causes which, In bis opinion has led 70 he general dis
content OF all oasse' With our rue-namey nra the for
cbie destruction Of native authority IN India BY our gov
euoment; second the disturbances Of the settlement Of
property thrd tam penns with the religion OF the people
Directly or indirectly, the principal causes OF The public
three beads Under the m head be referred what be
termed The policy OF the Of States on The
sdopon y. Sanctioned by the I Hnsoo a., ssS be
specined particular instances, including those OF the well
known Raah OF satarah aud he Rsjsh Of Berar These
violations OF the Hndoo law, he Observed shook the
1dence not only Of but Of &c and powerful par
ties This led him 70 the second head be argued that
s The av Of adoption applied 70 landed propretors, our
system touched al aghiredars and possessors OF
enam lands lnqusitons had slso been prosecuted ino
the titles 70 landed estates, and Ne b>i,ered hG Ne amount
s a ~ !. s"s a. sscs s ds
whk N bombay Ne had been asrrei N. annual amount
fs7oooo The government, had further reduced qua.
ranieed pensions By curt ulment aud into
nunes All thcse proceedings had he said ,estraugsd
numerous classes from our authority. He now proceed.
cd 70 the last hesd-,amperins with the religion Of the
people and here he hesitated In a,tribuiing any
Part OF this cause 70 missionary efforts 50
far from the Hlndoo looking with suspicion
on tne mssiOnary, ne was convinced that ne
ready 10 discuss any point Of religion. Bat wba,
the Hndoo did regard with dread and apprehension
the union Of missionary enterprise with the power OF the
government He was much mlsinformed n the govern
ment had not furnished ground for suspicion In relation 70
native education but there had been two &C passed With
in these few years by The Legislative Council of India
which had greatly dsqueted the religious mind In Hin
doean One enacted that should lose his property
opsc,oun, Of changing his religion the other permitted
hhooo widow 70 marry second husband. Both these
acts had spread the greats alarm and disturbance among
the Hndooe Mr. DnRAnI then advered 70 the startling
event. OF the annexation Of Dude, consequence OF
which, he said, 10 inspire the hahommedan princes
with apprehension, and 70 unite them In common cause
with the Hlndcoe He had been informed, be
sides, that in The Beng. regiments there we're
no fewer has seventy thousand natives Of Odde,
pho. IN rcuwsne 1r rldoss, would find >-n 4, posses
zion Of ne East India Obwpory, and those who ~sre
Of land would be subjected the hard and severe
system Of or land revenue after this event that
the circulation Of symbols In the forms Of cakes and lotus
flowers throughout the Bengal army proved the OK tenoe
Of general conspiracy. He thought II was I'M possible
the Indian government could have been liz uornut
the Bengal roogs OF chronic insubordIna
iiop and their duty scemnly 10 impress upon the
government ri hcme-and they must have done soihat
the time bad come when they must seriously consider the
state OF Indian army The grcasns OF the cartridges
". Dsrse dismissed with shs remark that nobody b.